The recently-concluded fight between Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto could be the lowest pay-per-view (PPV)-generating fight for Floyd Mayweather in relation with his $200 million six-fight contract with CBS/Showtime
According to Boxing Scene’s Jack Donovan, the Mayweather-Berto fight which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada last Sept 12 would likely land in the range of 550,000 to 600,000 PPV buys when all numbers are tabulated. Mayweather has been a consistent PPV top grosser since 2007 when he and Oscar de la Hoya broke all PPV records as of that year with 2.4 million buys. Since then, Mayweather had figured in 10 PPV events leading up to the the Pacquiao fight which generated 4.4 million buys, the highest in PPV sales history. Mayweather’s lowest sales record after the Dela Hoya fight was 900,000 buys for his first fight against Marcos Maidana on May 3, 2014 at the MGM Grand. When all numbers are tabulated, the resulting figure could be Mayweather’s lowest in his PPV fight history. Mayweather has been a consistent PPV top grosser but his widely known marketing expertise has been compromised with his selection of Berto as his last opponent. Boxing fans have clamored for a tough competitor in his weight class so he can retire on a high note but he chose Berto who was a 40-1 underdog days after he made the announcement. Mayweather did everything to promote the fight but. fans did not find Berto a worthy opponent, having gone 3-3 on his last six fights. Meanwhile Mayweather has reportedly been stripped of his title as the Pound-for-Pound king by The Ring Magazine on account of his announcement that he will retire after his Sept. 12 fight against Berto.
