Top 10 Fights With the Highest TV Ratings in Germany

1. Axel Schulz vs Francois Botha, 09.12.1995
TV rating: 18,03 mio, market share: 68,00 %

2. Henry Maske vs Graciano Rocchigiani, 14.10.1995
TV rating: 17,59 mio, market share: 73,20 %

3. Henry Maske vs Virgil Hill, 23.11.1996
TV rating: 17,52 mio, market share: 59,60 %

4. Henry Maske vs Virgil Hill (rematch), 31.03.2007
TV rating: 15,99 mio, market share: 63,10 %

5. Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye, 02.07.2011
TV rating: 15,50 mio, market share: 67,00 %

6. Henry Maske vs Duran Williams, 17.02.1996
TV rating: 15,03 mio, market share: 64,20 %

7. Vitali Klitschko vs Shannon Briggs, 16.10.2010
TV rating: 13,29 mio, market share: 57,20 %

8. Henry Maske vs Graciano Rocchigiani, 27.05.1995
TV rating: 12,93 mio, market share: 57,90 %

9. Wladimir Klitschko vs Ray Austin, 10.03.2007
TV rating: 12,89 mio, market share: 52,90 %

10. Vitali Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora, 18.02.2012
TV rating: 12,88 mio, market share: 56,50 %


Mind you, there's no PPV in Germany. These fights were all broadcasted by free TV station RTL. You won't find any Ali or Holmes fights because of different times zones. Fights in the US are usually between 3 and 6am in Germany.


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EDIT: Germany's population is roughly 82 mio. So that you can view these numbers in the grand scheme of things.

 

Surprisingly, he does have quite a following in Germany. The domestic BILD newspaper rendered him a "villain" which had quite an unexpected effect as there is apparently a fairly large groupe of people who were/are tired of the Klits.

ARD even broadcasted Haye vs. Harrison with a decent TV rating of 4,17 mio on average which is extraordinary considering there was no German or German-based boxer in the ring.

I don't know about Europe in general, but yeah, in Germany Haye is basically free monehz.