Also, Hatton only did 120k buys vs Maussa, are you telling me, Hatton was just able to randomly pull in an extra million PPVs out of nowhere because he was fighting, or was it also because he was fighting Floyd?
if you really have to ask the question over and over again then those peolpe you are trying to prove wrong have succefully played you:rofl :rofl :rofl :woot
It wan't becaue he was fighting Mayweather it was because of the advertising and publicity that was put into the fight . If that same effort was put into the Maussa fight he would have got the same numbers , if the same effort was put into a fight against a tree he would have got the same numbers . But it costs a lot of money to make money , so they can't put a big build up on every fight and it takes fighter with a big reputation in America and hence carry American tv money, whose networks are prepared to spend big on advertising/hyping fights/series such as 24/7 to sell fights within the UK too .
Noone does PPV buys by himself. Why is Oscar vs Forbes not on PPV? Even Oscar needs a good dance partner to sell big on PPV. Its not black or white. Either it was all thanks to Hatton, or it was all thanks to Floyd. Its very grey. My opinion is that the amazing promotion methods had more to do with the amazing numbers for both ODLH - PBF and Hatton - PBF than the fighters themselves.
Rafael Ruelas 1995 330,000 $5.9 million Genaro Hernandez 1995 220,000 $6.6 million Miguel Angel Gonzalez 1997 345,000 $12.1 million Pernell Whitaker 1997 720,000 $28.8 million Hector Camacho 1997 560,000 $22.4 million Wilfredo Rivera 1997 240,000 $9.6 million Julio Cesar Chavez 1998 525,000 $23.6 million Ike Quartey 1999 570,000 $25.7 million Felix Trinidad 1999 1.4 million $71.4 million Shane Mosley 2000 590,000 $29.5 million Javier Castillejo 2001 400,000 $16 million Fernando Vargas 2002 935,000 $47.8 million Yory Boy Campas 2003 350,000 $17.5 million Shane Mosley 2003 950,000 $48.4 million Felix Sturm 2004 380,000 $19 million Bernard Hopkins 2004 1 million $56 million Ricardo Mayorga 2006 925,000 $46.3 million Totals 10.44 million $490.6 million Note: Excludes 1996 fight vs. Chavez, which was exclusively on closed-circuit TV. Source: HBO Sports Note: Excludes 1996 fight vs. Chavez, which was exclusively on closed-circuit TV. Source: HBO Sports
found a better list 1. Rafael Ruelas (5/95) 330,000 buys = $9.9 million 2. Genaro Hernandez (9/95) 220,000 buys = $6.6 million 3. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (1/97) 345,000 buys = $12.1 million 4. Pernell Whitaker (4/97) 720,000 buys = $28.8 million 5. Hector Camacho (9/97) 560,000 buys = $22.4 million 6. Wilfredo Rivera (12/97) 240,000 buys = $9.6 million 7. Julio Cesar Chavez II ( 9/98) 525,000 buys = $23.6 million 8. This content is protected ( 2/99) 570,000 buys =$25.7 million 9. Felix Trinidad (9/99) 1.4 million buys = $71.4 million 10. This content is protected (6/00) 590,000 buys = $29.5 million 11. Javier Castillejo (6/01) 400,000 buys = $16.0 million 12. This content is protected (9/02) 935,000 buys = $47.8 million 13. Yory Boy Campas (5/03) 350,000 buys = $17.5 million 14. Shane Mosley II (9/03) 950,000 buys = $48.4 million 15. Felix Sturm (6/04) 380,000 buys = $19.0 million 16. This content is protected (9/04) 1 million buys = $56.0 million 17. This content is protected (5/06) 935,000 buys = $46.3 million 18. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (5/07) 2.15 million buys = $120.0 million Totals: 12.6 million buys = $610.6 million