The Tyson-Jones PPV Pulled In Over 1 Million Buys!

[Enlightened-One]

This sparring spectacle was also a PPV event in the UK, but the buy-rates for that territory haven't been disclosed yet.

Thoughts?

[Perseus]

That many buys means there will be more of these shows soon.

[Boxing Prospect]

Good!
Now maybe we stop pissing on things with cross over appeal and instead prospects throw themselves at the promoter to get on these shows and get eyeballs on themselves.

Like Tyson and Paul lead the way on the cards in a double header combination and stack the card with 3 or 4 prospects

[Enlightened-One]

It’s a bit of a double-edged sword in my mind.

One could easily argue that circus/novelty spectacles help gain exposure from the mainstream media and casuals.

But there’s no evidence that this promotes the sport itself because the same people that watch these extravaganzas rarely view genuinely competitive marquee bouts.

I also feel the success of these novelty shows will be short-lived. They’re just a fad.

And finally, as we witnessed with the disgraceful Nate Robinson knockout, boxing is a dangerous sport.

I’d hate to see the competitors (i.e. novice celebrities or elderly Hall-of-Famers) suffer any serious injuries.

I don’t want to sound like a glass-half-empty type of guy, in other words, a “hater”, because I want the sport to succeed, which requires sizable viewing figures, but it’s just that I have my doubts as to whether these novelty events will ultimately benefit boxing in the long-term.

Put it this way, a lot of mainstream casuals tuned into the May-Mac mismatch, which attracted 4.3m PPV buys, but the same casuals that watched this novelty spectacle, actively refrained from following the sport immediately afterwards.

Think about it like a Venn diagram, where there’s only a tiny overlap between mainstream casuals (that are enticed to watch famously controversial Hall-of-Famers or celebrities) and boxing’s genuinely hardcore fan fraternity.

[adislav123]

so 50 million ppv revenue. how was that split up eo?

[Ruthless-RKO]

so 50 million ppv revenue. how was that split up eo?

Apparently, Jake Paul got a split too..

[cormack]

that just shows that there are a million idiots willing to spend money drooling over Mike Tyson .

[margaret thatcher]

Just shows how big of a draw Jake Paul is

[squiggy]

It’s a bit of a double-edged sword in my mind.

One could easily argue that circus/novelty spectacles help gain exposure from the mainstream media and casuals.

But there’s no evidence that this promotes the sport itself because the same people that watch these extravaganzas rarely view genuinely competitive marquee bouts.

I also feel the success of these novelty shows will be short-lived. They’re just a fad.

And finally, as we witnessed with the disgraceful Nate Robinson knockout, boxing is a dangerous sport.

I’d hate to see the competitors (i.e. novice celebrities or elderly Hall-of-Famers) suffer any serious injuries.

I don’t want to sound like a glass-half-empty type of guy, in other words, a “hater”, because I want the sport to succeed, which requires sizable viewing figures, but it’s just that I have my doubts as to whether these novelty events will ultimately benefit boxing in the long-term.

Put it this way, a lot of mainstream casuals tuned into the May-Mac mismatch, which attracted 4.3m PPV buys, but the same casuals that watched this novelty spectacle, actively refrained from following the sport immediately afterwards.

Think about it like a Venn diagram, where there’s only a tiny overlap between mainstream casuals (that are enticed to watch famously controversial Hall-of-Famers or celebrities) and boxing’s genuinely hardcore fan fraternity.

Oh, it isn't "hating" at all. Events like that one barely even require actual boxing. They bring the sport a step closer to being a WWE style entertainment spectacle rather than a sport.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

50mm revenue
Half to providers

25m left to split. Huge number and good for the old broke guys conning rubes to make money. Im all for it

[emallini]

Tyson will be back then

[H8Usernames]

I'f like to see David Tua vs Mike Tyson. I'm a cheap bastard but hell I'd be tempted to buy the ppv.

[THESURESHOT]

Does anyone know if the Tyson vs Jones Jr. fighters, ref, and corner guys were supposed to be quarantined in a "bubble" for a few days at the very least before the fight?

[Onetimeonly]

Incredible number. Good for them. This must embarrass the hell out of fury and wilder.

[tigermoth87]

Proof that theres lots of saps out there.

[margaret thatcher]

Incredible number. Good for them. This must embarrass the hell out of fury and wilder.

more than their 2 fights combined lol

[Onetimeonly]

Incredible number. Good for them. This must embarrass the hell out of fury and wilder.

more than their 2 fights combined lol

That's turrible. I mean they didn't have a Paul brother dropping bombs on their cards, but still....

[Evander]

Jones Ruiz was only 525 or something like that.
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