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SeikanJudanski · 05-09-2007, 03:10 PM

HBO: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather sets the record!

May 9, 2007 – NEW YORK -- HBO Sports reported today that 2.15 million pay-per-view buys and $120 million in pay-per-view revenue was generated from last Saturday’s mega fight showdown featuring Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with MGM Grand Hotel & Casino..

In a fight that set the all-time pay-per-view record by eclipsing the previous mark by a sizable margin of 160,000 buys as well as establishing a new mark for revenue from a pay-per-view telecast, Mayweather scored a split decision victory and captured De La Hoya’s junior middleweight title. The showdown, which featured boxing’s two biggest attractions, produced 1,225,000 buys from cable systems and 925,000 buys from satellite homes throughout the 50 states.

“De La Hoya vs. Mayweather was a record-setting event from the moment the fight was announced,” said Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports. “We are delighted that sports fans recognized the greatness of these two future Hall of Famers and tuned in for their showdown. It’s satisfying to see that boxing still connects with sports fans throughout the country and we are determined to continue to present high-profile fights that capture the public’s imagination.”

Mayweather, regarded as the sport’s pound-for-pound king, now possesses a spotless 38-0 record. The 30-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan native now lives in Las Vegas.

De La Hoya, 34, who has won titles in six weight classes and is the industry’s all-time top pay-per-view performer, has now participated in each of the top six non-heavyweight pay-per view events in history -- including the industry record-setting 2.15 million buys vs. Mayweather; the 1.4 million buys for the Felix Trinidad fight in Sept. 1999; one million buys for the matchup with Bernard Hopkins in September 2004; the Sept. 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley, which generated 950,000 buys; and the Sept. 2002 showdown with Fernando Vargas and the May 2006 encounter with Ricardo Mayorga, both of which registered 935,000 buys.

The De La Hoya vs. Mayweather junior middleweight championship fight will be replayed this Saturday night, May 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/ PT & 9:00 p.m CT on HBO.

The rebroadcast will include a studio show hosted by Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant with new interviews of Mayweather and De La Hoya, plus highlights from the groundbreaking “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7” reality series.

The program will be replayed on HBO2 Sunday, May 13 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, May 15 at 11:30 p.m. Both times are ET/PT.

MTKrav911 · 05-09-2007, 04:19 PM

This is not a surprise. Being that the fight resulted in a split decision likely PO'd a nice % of those buyers of the PPV. It'll be interesting if that "High PRofile Fight" they like to talk about in the future will do as well.

SeikanJudanski · 05-09-2007, 05:47 PM

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This is not a surprise. Being that the fight resulted in a split decision likely PO'd a nice % of those buyers of the PPV. It'll be interesting if that "High PRofile Fight" they like to talk about in the future will do as well.

I don´t think a rematch would sell as well. The viewers basically saw that Floyd´s and DLH fighting styles pretty much make a stalemate. Either DLH comes in next time throwing that jab more often, or it will be the same fight all over again.

GSPALLTHEWAY · 05-09-2007, 06:47 PM

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I don´t think a rematch would sell as well. The viewers basically saw that Floyd´s and DLH fighting styles pretty much make a stalemate. Either DLH comes in next time throwing that jab more often, or it will be the same fight all over again.

agreed... a ton of hype lead to those sales, not the fight itself... but they did what they set out to do.. make cash!$!$!$$

Harms · 05-09-2007, 07:33 PM

Would have been foolish if Dana had put an UFC event against that like alot of people on here were calling for.

cujo · 05-09-2007, 08:03 PM

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Would have been foolish if Dana had put an UFC event against that like alot of people on here were calling for.

I agree but im looking foward to the first ufc/pride event. Wonder what the numbers of that would be.

PINOYPRIDE · 05-09-2007, 08:15 PM

I am not surprised of the record it set in sales but again I was dissapointed of the fights that was with this PPV and the main event was not good also.

If there was a rematch I really don't think people including myself will not really be interested. If there is a rematch I will watch the re-run on HBO after the actual bout just to save my money......BUt in all reality I don't think there will be a re-match.

Dirty Fighter · 05-10-2007, 10:27 AM

MMAweekly.com has an article on this also. I like what they have to say about the myth that boxing is dying. It's good to see that a mainstream MMA site recognizes boxing is alive and well and that the two can coexist.

MMA WEEKLY - Your #1 Source for Daily MMA News, Interviews, Multimedia, and More

THE MYTH OF BOXING AS A "DYING SPORT"

Much like Jim Lampley's thoughts on the subject of mixed martial arts, the whole notion of boxing as a "dead sport" or a "sport that needs to be saved" is based largely on ignorance of the facts. The facts are that last year was the second-biggest year in boxing history at the pay-per-view box office, with $177 million in gross PPV revenue for HBO.

It would also be inaccurate to say that boxing can't draw decent PPV buyrates without Oscar de la Hoya. While De la Hoya vs. Mayorga was boxing's biggest event in 2006, it only generated $42 million out of the $177 million in HBO's gross PPV revenue last year. The remaining $132 million in gross PPV revenue was drawn by fights that did not feature De la Hoya.

One of the reasons for the existence of this false perception about boxing's fortunes is the dramatic rise of the UFC on the PPV landscape in 2006. Even with boxing having its second-biggest year ever in 2006, the UFC surpassed boxing for the first time ever in 2006, with gross PPV revenue of $222,766,000 generated by UFC PPVs in 2006.

The drastic increase in the UFC's pay-per-view buyrates did not appear to negatively affect boxing's PPV buyrates. In fact, a major boxing PPV and a major UFC PPV aired at the same time on PPV last November, and neither event suffered any significant ill effects as a result of the head-to-head competition. There is some crossover between the two sports' fans, but nowhere near as much as one might assume.

Though many hardcore MMA fans hate the pro wrestling industry with a passion, the fact remains that MMA's audience overlaps much more with pro wrestling's audience than it does with boxing's. It has been pro wrestling, not boxing, that has seen its United States PPV buyrates collapse as the UFC's PPV buyrates have increased. It is pro wrestling, not boxing, that shares a similar demographic breakdown with the UFC. The #1 demographic for boxing is people over the age of 50. The UFC doesn't draw particularly well among 35-to-49-year-olds, much less people over the age of 50.

Bull · 05-11-2007, 02:55 AM

SeikanJudanski · 05-11-2007, 09:27 AM

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Two good ones from Floyd.