Thursday, March 1, 2012

Boxing: What's Hot Now: Top Boxing Pay Per View Events

Boxing: What's Hot Now
These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week // via fulltextrssfeed.com
Top Boxing Pay Per View Events
Mar 1st 2012, 11:03

Top Live Gates in Boxing History

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

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com.

If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions

No comments:

Post a Comment