I just read this Ali-Frazier had more buys than Mayweather- De LA Hoya

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  1. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    On another forum site there was discussion of all time PPV buys. The guy who started the thread posted that Ali vs Frazier I in 1971 had 300 million closed circuit customers for the fight and blew DLH-PBF out of the water. When he was challenged about such a claim he offered PROOF!
    Wow!....and we have been led to believe that popular boxing events didn't even begin until De La Hoya started on PPV. Whats all of the arguing about who is bigger Mayweather or Pacquiao in comparison to these numbers?



    http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/story/6011662

    http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20841622/ ... /7279844//

    http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/croisdale215.html

    http://www.muhammad-ali-boxing.org.uk/f ... entury.htm
     
  2. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    the first article says 300 million watched it on closed circuit television around the WORLD. And probably many of those people in other countries didn't pay a dime.


    i didn't bother reading the rest.
     
  3. PATSYS

    PATSYS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Did it say 300 million people watched it or total of $300 million buys?
     
  4. The Mighty One

    The Mighty One Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If people went to theaters and arenas to watch on closed circuit do you think that it was offered to them for FREE? It is your opinion that they did not pay a dime?

    Even if 300,000,000 watched for FREE that is more than De La Hoya, Pacquiao and Mayweather combined in all of their fights.
     
  5. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    now a days fights get shown in 100s of countries as well, its only north american PPV that the likes of HBO count, you cant sell fifty dollar PPVs to poor countries at 5 am

    LOL

    PPV as such didnt even exist then the radio numbers were probbly 500 million though
     
  6. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    it says thats how many viewers....i would say mayweather de la hoya had alot more than 2.4 million viewers... i had over 100 people at my fight party for that fight
     
  7. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    frazier-ali was the biggest boxing event in history
    2 undefeated world champs against eachother, summin that will probably never happen again
    ali was world famous
    he was able to get a whole country behind him in ziare when he faced foreman and no one knew who was gunna win the ali frazier fight
    it shuldnt b hard 2 believe this many people watched the fight as it was shown in theaters
    thats what they did wiv the mayweather marquez fight 2 generate more ppv buys
     
  8. Alcaldemb

    Alcaldemb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To think that Valuev vs Holyfield had 450 million viewers world wide.
     
  9. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    "i would say mayweather de la hoya had alot more than 2.4 million viewers... i had over 100 people at my fight party for that fight"
    yeah thats true but for it to equal 300 million people it would need about 150 people watchin for every 1 ppv buy
     
  10. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pac has a whole country watch his fights, and who knows how many more all over the world. Im pretty sure he's accumulated over 300mil views of his fights over his career..
     
  11. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Doesnt closed circuits include places such as bars? I mean if theres 300 people watching at the bar that would count towards the 300mil right...
     
  12. oibighead

    oibighead G.O.A.T. Full Member

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    in america...other countrys showed it for free, not on ppv
     
  13. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    PPV is a different beast today.

    Not everyone could just call up and order PPV, you had to go to a theater and watch the closed circuit fights.

    Of course way more ppl watched Ali/Frazier than DLH/floyd.
     
  14. HENDO

    HENDO Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    WTF?

    You rich? What the hell you do?
     
  15. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    haha...I always send invites to my fight parties on esb...i have had some awesome parties..usually get 2 kegs and a bunch of carne and pollo asada with that cali kush and we do it big...:good

    u ever n sd for a big fight man send me a pm n ill hit u up with directions to my place...as long as u dont mind the cali green :hat