The PPV event that won't be equaled

[actjac]

Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier held on March 8, 1971 was witnessed live via PPV to 300 million ticket buyers in theaters around the world.

[Jip]

How much money was made.

300 million tickets buyers around the world. You talk nonsense.

Most countrys in the world are poor, a lot dont have money for enough food and u want to tellme that 300million people bought tickets for a fight.

This 300million is a joke number. Like when some say elvis sold more than 1 billion albums but nobody can truly math the numbers cause of all the copied album films etc..

[squiggy]

There are other parts of the world outside of the United States.

[Jip]

Yeah...and most are poor countrys who wouldnt buy a ticket for a fight

[Jip]

~300 million people watching on tv

Not 300 mill tickets sold for Theatre

[actjac]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hea ... -1.2980524


300 million paid for tickets in theaters. . . .that = PPV.

[tiny_acres]

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hea ... -1.2980524


300 million paid for tickets in theaters. . . .that = PPV.

If 300 million paid to view and both participants only made 2.5 million bucks each. They were the worst businessmen in history.
I do not believe for a minute that 300 million paid to see it

[actjac]

In those days that purse was the largest sports or entertainment payout in history to any individual. . . The promoter however became a billionaire.

[mohamedamedi]

unlreal money...

[FastestHandsInThewest]

This is a joke right?

[actjac]

This is a joke right?

No joke. . . 300 million paid viewers in theaters around the world at a time before cable television. This is a PPV record that will never be equaled. For anyone who says Mayweather-McGregor will set the all the PPV viewer record is lying.

[tiny_acres]

This is a joke right?

No joke. . . 300 million paid viewers in theaters around the world at a time before cable television. This is a PPV record that will never be equaled. For anyone who says Mayweather-McGregor will set the all the PPV viewer record is lying.

I think you are lying to yourself if you believe this

[actjac]

This is a joke right?

No joke. . . 300 million paid viewers in theaters around the world at a time before cable television. This is a PPV record that will never be equaled. For anyone who says Mayweather-McGregor will set the all the PPV viewer record is lying.

I think you are lying to yourself if you believe this

http://www.ibhof.com/pages/archives/alifrazier.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hea ... -1.2980524

[Jip]

Come on guys. Lets relax calm down. If he thinks 300 mill were sold than it is true.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Come on guys. Lets relax calm down. If he thinks 300 mill were sold than it is true.

I'm not sure why anyone would question that 10% of the world paid to watch the fight closed circuit.

[Ilya Muromets]

This thread should be on the Boxing History board.

[BAD INTENTIONS]

Yeah...and most are poor countrys who wouldnt buy a ticket for a fight

Damn. You must be American.

[FastestHandsInThewest]

This is a joke right?

No joke. . . 300 million paid viewers in theaters around the world at a time before cable television. This is a PPV record that will never be equaled. For anyone who says Mayweather-McGregor will set the all the PPV viewer record is lying.

Naw I don't believe this.

[Tomasino]

The Ali-Frazier fight was unprecedented: Two unbeaten heavyweight champions squaring off. Making more money for a single performance than any athlete in history, an outrageous $2.5 million each. Drawing a record-setting Garden crowd of 20,455 and a record-setting worldwide closed-circuit TV audience of 300 million.


For those who struggle to read, the above is taken from an early paragraph in the NY daily news article that was linked to.

[Tomasino]

Come on guys. Lets relax calm down. If he thinks 300 mill were sold than it is true.

I'm not sure why anyone would question that 10% of the world paid to watch the fight closed circuit.

Just look at how many idiots posted without even fact checking

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Come on guys. Lets relax calm down. If he thinks 300 mill were sold than it is true.

I'm not sure why anyone would question that 10% of the world paid to watch the fight closed circuit.

Just look at how many idiots posted without even fact checking

Oh, I don't believe that figure.

[Jip]

I have a question.

What does close-circuit TV mean?

[Tomasino]

I'm not sure why anyone would question that 10% of the world paid to watch the fight closed circuit.

Just look at how many idiots posted without even fact checking

Oh, I don't believe that figure.

It's quoted on a few websites, seems reasonable to me. What did it cost to get into theatres in those days?

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Just look at how many idiots posted without even fact checking

Oh, I don't believe that figure.

It's quoted on a few websites, seems reasonable to me. What did it cost to get into theatres in those days?

I was 2 years old, I think the Holmes/Weaver and Duran/palomino was my first closed circuit but it was at the Baltimore Arena, not theaters. I'm going to say $20. I don't know the world could satisfy 300 million people in cinemas. It was definitely the biggest fight ever, but 10% of the planet? No way.

[Tomasino]

Oh, I don't believe that figure.

It's quoted on a few websites, seems reasonable to me. What did it cost to get into theatres in those days?

I was 2 years old, I think the Holmes/Weaver and Duran/palomino was my first closed circuit but it was at the Baltimore Arena, not theaters. I'm going to say $20. I don't know the world could satisfy 300 million people in cinemas. It was definitely the biggest fight ever, but 10% of the planet? No way.

It seems some articles are taking the 300,000,000 estimated total viewers as PPV numbers. Like you say it's unlikely there were theatre seats to hold a third of that number