For the past few months fans and insiders have argued about who yeilds more economic clout, Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather, and pay per view revenue is definitly the dominant factor in determining total fight revenue. Most of these figures were released by HBO, but a few of them were found on numerous websites through out the net.
Manny Pacquiao Pay Per View History
Opponent Date Pay Per View Buys 1. Erik Morales I 03/19/05 350,000 Buys 2. Erik Morales II 01/21/06 360,000 Buys 3. Oscar Larios 07/02/06 Unavailible 4. Erik Morales III 11/18/06 350,000 5. Jorge Solis 04/14/07 200,000 6. Marco Antonio Barrera II 10/06/07 350,000 7. Juan Manuel Marquez II 03/15/09 400,000 8. David Diaz 06/28/08 250,000 9. Oscar De La Hoya 12/06/08 1.25 million 10. Ricky Hatton 05/02/09 850,000 11. Miguel Cotto 11/14/09 850,000 12. Joshua Clottey 03/13/10 700,000
Floyd Mayweather Pay Per View History
Opponent Date Pay Per View Buys 1. Arturo Gatti 06/25/05 340,000 2. Zab Judah 04/08/06 350,000 3. Carlos Baldomir 11/04/05 320,000 4. Oscar De La Hoya 05/05/07 2.4 million 5. Ricky Hatton 12/08/07 850,000 6. Juan Manuel Marquez 09/19/09 1 million
Later next week I will dissect the numbers and anaylze various factors which influence fight revenue such as international broadcast revenue and live gate revenue. I couldn’t find figures for Pacquiao’s fight with Oscar Larios so if you have information on the pay per view buys generated for that fight please e-mail me them.
