For those not aware, Manny Pacquiao will be taking on Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. Without much buzz, Pacquiao returns to the ring which makes one wonder how many in the US will buy the PPV? There are several factors that contribute to the general disregard for […]
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Alvarez-Smith draws 459,000 HBO subscribers
The HBO replay of the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith fight drew 459,000 HBO subscribers on Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The replay was the only fight as there was no live event to go along with the fight. It drew another 216,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Alvarez stopped Smith in the 9th […]
Report: Canelo-Smith draws less than 300K PPV buys
Lance Pugmire of The LA Times reports that the early information for the buy rate of the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith PPV last Saturday drew less than 300,000 buys. Alvarez stopped Smith in the 9th Round before a packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Canelo drew 450,000 PPV buys against Amir Khan this past May. Prior […]
Top Rank to distribute Pacquiao-Vargas PPV
The Sports Business Journal reports that Top Rank will not seek a distributor for Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Jessie Vargas on Saturday, November 5th. There will not be shoulder programming (i.e. HBO 24/7s) to help promote the fight. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, could lose out on rights fees from the rebroadcast of the fight. According […]