Can anyone post the best and worst PPV sales on here? Mixture of being curious and how it has affected boxing on TV.
The Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather fight has shattered all previous pay-per-view records. In the process, The Golden Boy has become boxing's all-time highest grossing PPV attraction. Boxing's Top Pay Per View Attractions 1. Oscar De La Hoya - $610.6 million on 12.6 million buys (18 events) 2. Mike Tyson - $545 million on 12.4 million buys (12 events) 3. Evander Holyfield - $543 million on 12.6 million buys (14 events) PPV Records eclipsed by De La Hoya - Mayweather Highest Revenue for a Single Pay-Per-View Event New Record: $120.0 million for the May 5, 2007 Oscar De La Hoya - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Old Record: $106.9 million for the June 8, 2002 Mike Tyson - Lennox Lewis fight. Old Record (non-heavyweight): $71.4 million for the Sept. 18, 1999 Oscar De La Hoya - Felix Trinidad fight. Most Purchases for a Single Pay-Per-View Event New Record: 2.15 million purchases for the May 5, 2007 Oscar De La Hoya - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Old Record: 1.99 million purchases for the June 28, 1997 Mike Tyson - Evander Holyfield "Bite Fight". Old Record (non-heavyweight): 1.4 million purchases for the Sept. 18, 1999 Oscar De La Hoya - Felix Trinidad fight. 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 Totals: 12.6 million buys = $610.6 million http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm
Date Fight Result Buyrate 4/19/1991 Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman Holyfield wins by UD (116-111, 117-110, 115-112) 1,400,000[10] 6/28/1991 Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock 2 Tyson wins by UD (113-109, 114-108, 114-108) 1,250,000[11] 8/19/1995 Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley Tyson wins by DQ in the 1st round 1,550,000[10] 3/16/1996 Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno 2 Tyson wins by TKO in the 3rd round 1,370,000[10] 11/9/1996 Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield 1 Holyfield wins by TKO in the 11th round 1,590,000[10] 4/12/1997 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker De La Hoya wins by UD (115-111, 116-110, 116-110) 720,000[12] 6/28/1997 Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield 2 Holyfield wins by DQ in the 3rd round 1,990,000[10] 3/13/1999 Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis 1 Draw 1,200,000[11] 9/18/1999 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad Trinidad wins by MD (115-113, 115-114, 114-114) 1,400,000[10] 11/13/1999 Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis 2 Lewis wins by UD (116-112, 117-111, 115-113) 850,000 6/8/2002 Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Lewis wins by KO in the 8th round 1,970,000[10] 9/14/2002 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas De La Hoya wins by TKO in the 11th round 935,000[12] 9/13/2003 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley 2 Mosley wins by UD (113-115, 113-115, 113-115) 950,000[12] 9/18/2004 Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya Hopkins wins by KO in the 9th round 1,000,000[12] 5/6/2006 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Ricardo Mayorga De La Hoya wins by TKO in the 6th round 925,000[13] 5/5/2007 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Mayweather wins by SD (116-112, 115-113, 113-115) 2,400,000[10] 12/8/2007 Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton Mayweather wins by TKO in the 10th round 920,000[14] 12/6/2008 Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao wins by RTD in the 8th round 1,250,000[10] 5/2/2009 Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao Pacquiao wins by KO in the 2nd round 850,000 9/19/2009 Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez Mayweather wins by UD (120-107, 119-108, 118-109) 1,050,000[15] 11/14/2009 Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto Pacquiao wins by TKO in the 12th round 1,250,000[15] 03/13/2010 Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Pacquiao wins by UD (119-109, 119-109, 120-108) 700,000[16] 5/1/2010 Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley Mayweather wins by UD (119-109, 118-110, 119-109) 1,400,000[10] 11/13/2010 Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito Pacquiao wins by UD (120-108, 118-110, 119-109) 1,150,000[17] 05/7/2011 Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley Pacquiao wins by UD (119–108, 120–108, 120–107) 1,300,000[18] 09/17/2011 Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz Mayweather wins by TKO in the 4th round 1,250,000[19] 11/13/2011 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez Pacquiao wins by UD (115-113, 114-114, 116-112) 1,450,000[20]