anybody knows his pay per view history? Here's De La Hoya's for example: Oscar De La Hoya's Pay-Per-View History 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. Ike Quartey ( 2/99) 570,000 buys =$25.7 million 9. Felix Trinidad (9/99) 1.4 million buys = $71.4 million 10. Shane Mosley (6/00) 590,000 buys = $29.5 million 11. Javier Castillejo (6/01) 400,000 buys = $16.0 million 12. Fernando Vargas (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. Bernard Hopkins (9/04) 1 million buys = $56.0 million 17. Ricardo Mayorga (5/06) 935,000 buys = $46.3 million 18. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (5/07) 2.15 million buys = $120.0 million anybody knows similar Floyd's history?
vs De La Hoya - 2.4mil (is what most places say) vs Marquez - Reports saying its above 1mil, could be higher than 1.5mil vs Hatton - 900k vs Baldomir - 325k vs Judah - 350k vs Gatti - 340k
btw way Mannys are Pacquiao-DLH = 1.25 million Pacquiao-Hatton = 850k Pacquiao-Marquez = 408k Pacquiao-Morales 1 = 350k Pacquiao Morales 2 = 360k Pacquiao - Morales 3 = 350k Pacquiao - Barrera 2 = 350k Pacquiao - Diaz = 250k Pacqioap = Solis = 200k so in mannys last 6 fights he has done 3.3mil buys, and in total has done 4mil. and Mayweather has done at a minimum over 5mil in 6 fights Mayweather 100% deserves the bigger purse agaisnt Manny. 65% - 35% at best for Manny on those figure. Manny needs to do 1.9million buys (the 2nd biggest in hostory) to equal Mayweather on there last 6 fights.
Boxing's Top Pay Per View Attractions 1. Oscar De La Hoya - $610.6 million on 12.6 million buys (18 events) + Pacquiao 2. Mike Tyson - $545 million on 12.4 million buys (12 events) 3. Evander Holyfield - $543 million on 12.6 million buys (14 events)
i would imagine lennox lewis, gatti, barrerra, morales and mayweather and pacquiao make up the top 10. btw if Mayweather had done 1.6mil plus as being reported, Manny vs Cotto needs to break the PPV record for his to be ahead on Mayweather.
Interesting, Lewis-Holyfield II actually had bigger gate that DLH-Floyd after inflation: Top Live Gates for Boxing Matches in Nevada Fight | Gross | Gross in 2007 dollars adjusted for inflation 1. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., May 5, 2007 $19.0 million | $19.0 million 2. Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield II, Nov. 13, 1999 $16.8 million | $20.7 million 3. Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, June 28, 1997 $14.2 million | $18.1 million 4. Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson I, Nov. 9, 1996 $14.1 million | $18.4 million 5. Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley, Aug. 19, 1995 $13.9 million | $18.7 million 6. Felix Trinidad vs. Oscar De La Hoya, Sept. 18, 1999 $12.9 million | $15.9 million 7. Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya, Sept. 18, 2004 $12.7 million | $13.8 million 8. Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno II, March 16, 1996 $10.6 million | $13.8 million 9. Shane Mosley vs. Oscar De La Hoya, Sept. 13, 2003 $9.8 million | $10.9 million 10. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas, Sept. 14, 2002 $8.8 million | $10 million 11. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga, May 6, 2006 $7.6 million | $7.7 million
The US PPVs of the Pacquiao-Hatton fight was 930k not 850k. 850k was the post-fight initial PPV estimate.
I think Tyson was the king, if you look at the stats, Tyson had way less PPV events than Oscar. Unbelieveable that Tyson's fight with McNeeley is so high :huh