Fight delivers staggering numbers

Omnisports Pulse 05:31 - 12 May 2015

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The "Fight of the Century" generated 4.4 million U.S. PPV buys and more than $400million in domestic revenue, shattering previous records.

Floyd Mayweather Jr's showdown against Manny Pacquiao was expected to generate monster pay-per-view buys and huge total revenue sums " and it did.

The numbers are in and the Fight of the Century delivered.

Official PPV buys in the U.S.: 4.4 million. Total domestic revenue: more than $400m.

That makes the fight, which Mayweather won by decision, the highest-grossing pay-per-view event of all time, HBO said in a news release.

Add to that, the all-time live gate record of "more than $71m" from the sale of just more than 16,200 tickets at the MGM Grand.

The previous records were:- PPV buys: 2.48 million for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Mayweather.- Total domestic revenue: $150 million for Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez.- Live gate: $20,003,150 from Mayweather vs. Alvarez.