Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:30 pm EDT
It turned out that UFC brought a pistol to its Sept. 19 pay-per-view war with boxing. In the first head-to-head pay-per-view battle of the year, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight appears to have crushed UFC 103. According to HBO, Mayweather lost zero sizzle in spite of taking 21 months off:
The one million buy total represents the highest performing boxing pay-per-view event in 2009 and generated $52 million in pay-per-view revenue. The million buys include 525,000 from cable homes and 475,000 from satellite homes. It is only the fifth time in boxing pay-per-view history that a non-heavyweight event has attained the one million buy mark. [Mayweather] has now participated in two events that have reached the one million buy mark.
HBO PPV chief Mark Taffet was fired up:
"Sept. 19 was an event that connected with sports fans across the country. Floyd Mayweather has clearly reinforced his standing as a top attraction and fans are excited about his return to the sport."
Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole told Cagewriter that his sources said UFC 103 finished in the 450,000 range. The UFC does not release its PPV buy statistics.
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We can't find out if Mayweather is even the top welterweight, how can we even get the idea he best P4P if he's not even the best at his own weight!
Quit buying the hype and realize that Mayweather is an illusion behind good salesmen!
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Demonloc is being a perfect example of someone confusing PBF for the P4P CASH COW SYSTEM....!!!!!.....And every decent cow has an " utter " with several teets for ALL the MAJOR PLAYERS to share from....PBF is just one of the MANY MAJOR PLAYERS.....PBF is NOT the SYSTEM...!!!!.....PBF cannot suck from all the " teets " simultaneously "..!!!...To say that PBF is the CASH COW is like saying that PBF is the USURPER of the THRONE....!!!....It cannot be done....It is impossible......You might as well be eating dollars bills and expect a nutririous diet from it...!!!!.....
The P4P CASH COW SYSTEM deifies PBF just as the CHURCH deifies Christ by way of
" pedestalization through sensationalization "....SELLING THE DRAMA...!!!!....Corporate Swine and High Church Officials are like partners in crime.....The church controls the laity (flock of sheep) just as the corporations control the (consumer zombies).....BaaAAAHHH....People are like Sheep because most people are STUPID...!!!!....
SUCKAS WALK and MONEY TALKS....cause ya'll just bought into the OKY DOKE....in another words....ya'll bought into believing in the " corrupt " P4P CASH COW SYSTEM!!!!!....SUCKAS...!!!!....
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great boxing skill shown by mayweather. his defense is second to none, and he has a very underrated left hook. it was refreshing to see two guys handle their business on their feet. no need to twist your opponents arm, and lay on top of him for a full mount. there has been great free boxing cards on espn, hbo and showtime. cofield, go back to the ufc site. we all know your heart isn't in boxing. your posts on here every six months or so are not appreciated.
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