Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that “The One,” the fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr and Canelo Alvarez will do about 2.2 million PPV units in the U.S. for $150 million making it the highest grossing boxing PPV ever. As a result, its believed that Floyd Mayweather could make $70-80 million while Alvarez will make well over $10 million.
Another 26,000 fans watched the fight on closed circuit for a gate of $2.62 million.
According to the Iole article, in Mexico the fight airing on Televisa received a 41.1 rating and 71 share equating to 22.1 million viewers.
While Showtime believes that Mayweather will pocket almost double his guaranteed $41.5 million, Leonard Ellerbee believes Mayweather could make $100 million.
Payout Perspective:
The price of the PPV and the added ways to watch were likely culprits of why it was not going to surpass the PPV buy record. Still, 2.2 million PPV buys is an incredible number considering the hefty $75 HD price. The strong numbers from Mexican fans means that Canelo Alvarez has arrived. While we reported that he was guaranteed $12 million (he actually was guaranteed $5 million), it now looks like he will probably surpass that $12 million figure.
Regarding Canelo’s purse he was guaranteed “only” $5 mil with the NSAC for fight night but was supposedly guaranteed by Golden Boy no less than $7 mil for his share of the ppv and would get more if it did over something like 1.5 mil sales. In the end, if the revenue numbers are accurate, he’ll should get $15 to 20 million.
Wow! Yea boxing is dead lol One fight that drew as much as all the UFC ppv numbers for a year. And the smaller named opponent making more than all the UFC world champs combined for one fight. And a fighter promoting his own fight and getting a lion share. I hope one day MMA will see fighters doing the same. Until then we have our undisputed UFC champion and mega star Dana White to worship. lol
And here is the actual check sent to Floyd via Darren Rovell twitter.
Saldathief, curious as to whom you think will be bringing in those numbers when may weather retires in three years tops. You are comparing a s sport that has been around a decade to a sport that is over a century old. And if you compare the overall ppv sales of both sports most years mma ends up ahead. Anyway, you are illogical so no point in continuing. Have a good one.
It’s events like this that shock MMA fans into reality.
“WTF…why don’t UFC events sell that many buys….I though boxing was dead and the UFC was taking over the world?”
wrong on both accounts. It actually turns out there’s a bigger world out there then just white America, Brazil and Canada.
Jason, the same was said when De La Hoya was king, and so on, and so on. How is stating the facts Illogical? Maybe the UFC can bring back Lesner, oh wait he’s busy wrestling or something.UFC has lost its numbers in recent years, why? New superstars will be born in boxing, maybe not as big as Mayweather at first, but there will be others like him and Pacquiao with world wide fame and popularity. Maybe Dana can give up the UFC title and let the fighters be the stars! Most UFC fighters are small footnotes in sports, I really hope that changes, I”m a fan of both sports. Ive been watching and studying boxing for 30 plus years and MMA since it conception I call it how I see it. Maybe more MMA fans should be more realistic about the truth and not a bunch of hype fantasy. More and more we see UFC fighters speaking out but I guess you know better then them thanks Jason for your useless input
Well said….MMA fans should stop being followers of Dana hype machine hahahaha
Saldathief,
Who is this “we” business? You have a Japanese gaming console in your pocket? I don’t think anyone would confuse your for an MMA fan. So enough of the “we” business. This was basically the second boxing match in modern history to have a second fight worth a damn on it. The only reason it was on there is because the pressure put on boxing by the UFC. Ask any boxer and they will tell you what MMA has done for boxing. Yet take a look at many UFC events. Multiple main event worthy fights by boxing standards. Look at tonights PPV. The 5th fight is a 20-0 prospect that a lot of people are high on. 2 title fights and a HW fights that would be a good headliner on a small to medium card. You don’t see those cards in boxing because without a promotion like the UFC to for the fighters to spread the wealth. They never do it. FMJ had to make almost 100 million for him to splurge and put a decent fight on his card. He doesn’t do it when he ONLY makes 25 million. He wont part with a little ol’ million dollars. Then UFC 166. 3 more big fights. Cain/Santos Melendez/Sanchez/ Nelson/Cormier. UFC 167 stacked with 7 great fights. UFC 168 has 3 huge fights.
So you call yourself a MMA fan and in the same breath say you want MMA to be like boxing knowing those kind of cards will never happen again? Also notice that in those 4 events I mentions 16 big fights involving 32 top fighters. Boxing doesn’t even have that many stars. Because the top guys wont share the spotlight. They could create many stars in boxing but their own greed wont allow them to do it.
I will take Dana White over your Don King and Bob Arum’s any day of the week.
That 41 M announcement made headlines around the world….you can see the negative reactions came from a low paying sport hahaha…..Envy
Hahaha describing 166 to 168 UFC……b.s…..that’s what you call hard selling ….they look like little events right now
It made headline for FMJ not boxing. No one else will ever gain from this and they never have before.
UFC 166-168 look like good cards, but UFC 165 is a shitty card. The only fight that matters is the Jones v Gustafsson fight and it is still not exciting because most people don’t think Gustafsson is much of a threat. Gustafsson’s only chance is luck, which against Jones is probably not going to work, although I’m sure Rogan will mention how Jones is susceptible to an armbar or something equally stupid.
The Barao v Wineland fight isn’t a real championship fight, it’s that bullshit interim belt which is unimportant. The UFC’s dumb decision to hold up the 135lb division for two years was stupid, because none of the fights in that division are important since no one can really win the belt and someone’s “earned” title shot disappears the next month for no explicable reason at all.
The rest of the fights on the card, including the heavyweight fight are garbage. They might end up being entertaining, but they don’t mean shit to their respective divisions. Especially the fights that were made due to training injuries. Bellator 100 fights were more important than the fights on UFC 165.
The ufc put pressure on boxing??? bs is a moron through and through.
Brain Smasher, let me make something clear I really dislike Arum for a lot of reasons, I have a ton of respect for Don King however, at least you know what you are getting when you deal with him. Most of your points are true but it still doesn’t change any facts! The UFC stacks cards, big deal! Every trick the UFC tries to do boxing invented 100 years ago, who are you trying to kid lol The UFC tries to get people to watch the UFC boxing fans watch specific boxers. “we” are the fans that are expected to pay $50 and up on both sports to be entertained, sometimes it worth it most times its not. I will never defend either sport when something isn’t right, both are loaded with problems, however the facts that I sated comparing the two are true.
A culinary union is able to stifle the ufc, maybe white was just tired of looking like a fool and decided he liked boxing again.