Sky Sports PPV sales figures for Anthony Joshua and beyond (1966 - 2018)

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  1. MD2013

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    Headed by Sky Sports Box Office, PPV is becoming big business in Great Britain - spearheaded by current heavyweight king Anthony Joshua.

    Since the very first paid contest in the UK way back in 1966 when Muhammad Ali came to Highbury Stadium in England for a fight with Henry Cooper, fans have tuned in to see their favorite stars in action.

    The biggest event on British soil happened when Anthony Joshua took over the top division by defeating Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017, a fight which drew over 1.5 buys on Sky Sports Box Office.

    Joshua also holds the second spot after almost matching that total against Joseph Parker in 2018, whilst the only other offerings to break the 1 million barrier where held outside the UK.

    Floyd Mayweather v Ricky Hatton was purchased by 1.15m households in 2007, whilst David Haye's failed attempt to dethrone Klitschko in Germany four years later drew just a few less than that total.

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    (Photo: HBO)

    During the 1990's, Frank Bruno, Naseem Hamed and Lennox Lewis had their successes on the platform before Pay-Per-View struggled between 2002 and 2014 with the exception of Haye.

    Tony Bellew jumped on board the Haye train successfully with his two attempts recently, whilst Mayweather had further impressive showings with Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.

    Kell Brook hasn't been able to establish himself in his appearances without a huge name in the opposite corner, whilst the newest addition in Dillian Whyte did good numbers when headlining his own event with Parker this summer.

    An ill-fated clash between Haye and Audley Harrison in 2010 did it's best to cool things for a while, although the controversy between Carl Froch and George Groves brought the format back to the big time in 2014 and Sky Sports Box Office haven't looked back since.

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    (Photo: Ed Mulholland)

    Here's the full list of Pay TV figures:

    (only including Sky Sports and Primetime (excluding Ali v Henry)

    21 May 1966: Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II - 40,000
    16 March 1996: Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II - 600,000
    8 February 1997: Naseem Hamed vs. Tom Johnson - 650,000
    28 June 1997: Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II - 550,000
    13 March 1999: Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis - 400,000
    29 January 2000: Mike Tyson vs. Julius Francis - 500,000
    8 June 2002: Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson - 750,000
    8 December 2007: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton - 1,150,000
    18 July 2009: Amir Khan vs. Andreas Kotelnik - 100,000
    7 November 2009: Nikolai Valuev vs. David Haye - 469,000
    3 April 2010: David Haye vs. John Ruiz - 177,000
    24 April 2010: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler - 50,000
    18 September 2010: Kell Brook vs. Michael Jennings - 15,000
    13 November 2010: David Haye vs. Audley Harrison - 223,000
    11 December 2010: Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana - 164,000
    16 April 2011: Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey - 200,000
    21 May 2011: George Groves vs. James DeGale - 43,000
    2 July 2011: Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye - 1,143,000
    25 May 2013: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler II - 32,000
    23 November 2013: Carl Froch vs. George Groves - 47,000
    31 May 2014: Carl Froch vs. George Groves II - 355,000
    30 May 2015: Kell Brook vs. Frankie Gavin - 139,000
    2 May 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao - 876,000
    28 November 2015: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury - 545,000
    12 December 2015: Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte - 420,000
    27 February 2016: Carl Frampton vs. Scott Quigg - 304,000
    9 April 2016: Anthony Joshua vs. Charles Martin - 500,000
    25 June 2016: Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale - 512,000
    10 September 2016: Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook - 500,000
    10 December 2016: Anthony Joshua vs. Éric Molina - 450,000
    4 March 2017: David Haye vs. Tony Bellew - 890,000
    29 April 2017: Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko - 1,532,000
    27 May 2017: Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. - 275,000
    26 August 2017: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor - 874,000
    28 October 2017 - Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam - 887,000
    31 March 2018: Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker - 1,457,000
    5 May 2018: David Haye vs. Tony Bellew II - 775,000
    28 July 2018: Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker - 474,000

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    MD2013, Aug 22, 2018
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  2. Patter983

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    Kell brook Michael jennings?! Was that the main event no chance!!! I'm surprised it did 15k !!
     
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  3. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't see why Amir Khan seems to think his king of the castle. His ppv numbers are nothing to shout about.

    That jump between froch v Groves 1 and Froch v Groves 2 is mental.

    Scary to think how many buys Naz would do now. He would do ridiculous numbers.
     
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  4. Scissors

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    Absolutely mental the numbers Haye Bellew did.

    Absolutely comical the numbers Khan and brook did/do. Why they think they’re superstars is beyond me.

    What I really want to know is where are the figures for Parker v Fury and Eubank on itv PPV that time against opponent I’ve forgotten.
     
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  5. Scissors

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    Sorry just seen it’s only sky sports and prime time numbers. I would still like to see those two figures though!
     
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  6. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Brook v GGG was very high. I even think the Brook v Spence number was ok but yes you are right both of them need to be to realise they ain't on no superstar level. A fight between them would still do big numbers though just neither can be making silly demands on the other. At best Khan can claim 60/40
     
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  7. T_S_A_R

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    Was Khan vs Medina really on PPV?

    I can remember watching that on my TV but I doubt I bought it.
     
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  8. uppercut_to_the_body

    uppercut_to_the_body Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Numbers for Cleverly Bellew 2?
     
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  9. Gatekeeper

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    It's all about hype and charisma/personality for selling PPV's and I've got no problem with that, I'd rather watch Dillian Whyte and Bellew on PPV than a couple of bland plodders like Canelo and Golovkin.
     
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  10. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There's a few fights missing from that list, Tyson-Holyfield 1 was PPV as was Tyson-Savarese and I think the Golota fight was too.
    Also I think more of Hatton's fight's were on PPV than that list shows, was Hatton-Magee PPV ??
     
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  11. Patter983

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    The Magee fight wasn't but a lot of his post Kosta fights were ppv that are not on that list.
     
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  12. kobashi

    kobashi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    60/40 is too high on the splits. No way brook will accept that and he shouldn't. 50/50 is the right split for both fighters
     
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  13. Sphillips

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    There’s a lot missing from that list.

    Dozens,where’s the rest of the Naz bouts for starters.

    Then some of the figures are off,Froch v Groves and Froch v Kessler 2 to name a couple.
     
    Sphillips, Aug 22, 2018
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  14. Sphillips

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    The headliner was Macklin v Barker if I remember correctly and Barker? Pulled out very late.

    It was a really good card of boxing,a ‘stacked’ card.
     
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  15. Patter983

    Patter983 Active Member Full Member

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    Yes I can vaguely remember it mate ! A lot of decent British match ups
     
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