It was a rematch that wasn’t in high demand. The supporting cast paled miserably—on paper—in comparison to the undercard for the first fight in May. A sea of bad publicity preceded a Pay-Per-View show that demanded upwards of $75 from subscribers wishing to watch in High Definition.
Yet the sequel between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana managed to surpass their more anticipated bout in May in becoming the most watched PPV event of 2014.
Cable and satellite tracking trends are suggesting a projection of 925,000 units sold for the September 13 show, in which Mayweather (47-0, 26KOs) scored a unanimous decision to remain lineal champion at both welterweight and super welterweight. The bout was less competitive than the first fight in May, which many have called the toughest of Mayweather’s Hall of Fame career.
Representatives from Showtime declined comment when asked for confirmation of the projected total. The network announced following Mayweather-Maidana I that it would no longer release pay-per-view totals unless an event produced record-breaking or earth shattering numbers.
The 925,000 projection would mark an improvement of at least 25,000 buys from the May 3 event, which—while never truly confirmed—racked up in the neighborhood of 900,000 buys.
News of the projected numbers was first reported by Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. [Click Here To Read More]
Yet the sequel between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana managed to surpass their more anticipated bout in May in becoming the most watched PPV event of 2014.
Cable and satellite tracking trends are suggesting a projection of 925,000 units sold for the September 13 show, in which Mayweather (47-0, 26KOs) scored a unanimous decision to remain lineal champion at both welterweight and super welterweight. The bout was less competitive than the first fight in May, which many have called the toughest of Mayweather’s Hall of Fame career.
Representatives from Showtime declined comment when asked for confirmation of the projected total. The network announced following Mayweather-Maidana I that it would no longer release pay-per-view totals unless an event produced record-breaking or earth shattering numbers.
The 925,000 projection would mark an improvement of at least 25,000 buys from the May 3 event, which—while never truly confirmed—racked up in the neighborhood of 900,000 buys.
News of the projected numbers was first reported by Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. [Click Here To Read More]
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