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 wish they were lying but II don't think they are. Tonight's crap is closer to Ali-Inoki than Frazier-Ali 1,
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
That's pretty much the point. It would not of been possible for nearly 10% of the planet to PAY for it
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
Arenas were also opened to closed circuit showings and held multi-thousands
actjac wrote: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.
It was a figure quoted by a journalist that made no attempt whatsoever to quantify the validity of his claim.
I have £6.5bn in the bank and you HAVE to believe me, because I said so... and I don't have to PROVE it!
You see what I did there, you seem to believe things without requiring the need for validation. So according to your mindset, you must feel compelled to defend my claim against those that have the sheer audacity to challenge me.
actjac wrote: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.
It was a figure quoted by a journalist that made no attempt whatsoever to quantify the validity of his claim.
I have £6.5bn in the bank and you HAVE to believe me, because I said so... and I don't have to PROVE it!
You see what I did there, you seem to believe things without requiring the need for validation. So according to your mindset, you must feel compelled to defend my claim against those that have the sheer audacity to challenge me.
actjac wrote: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.
It was a figure quoted by a journalist that made no attempt whatsoever to quantify the validity of his claim.
I have £6.5bn in the bank and you HAVE to believe me, because I said so... and I don't have to PROVE it!
You see what I did there, you seem to believe things without requiring the need for validation. So according to your mindset, you must feel compelled to defend my claim against those that have the sheer audacity to challenge me.
