Can Mayweather vs. Alvarez beat the record 2.4 millions PPV’s?

By michaelturturice - 09/11/2013 - Comments

23(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Michael Turturice: In May of 2007, the pay per view record was set at 2.4 million Buys for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar Del La Hoya fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now the question is can this Saturday’s card between Mayweather Jr. and WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada overtake that lofty number?

I watched the 2007 Mayweather-De La Hoya fight and really enjoyed every round. Yes, Mayweather won that fight by a 12 round split decision with his mid-fight adjustments surpassing the solid effect by the Golden Boy De La Hoya. Thinking back on that fight, I can’t remember who else stepped in the ring that night; and this is where I think this upcoming card has a chance.

Having WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia vs. WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthyssee on the undercard as the co-feature is brilliant! In my view this is a headlining fight all its self. It’s maybe not a Pay Per View bout but certainly a huge draw for Showtime PPV Boxing. I will jump out and say that this fight could steal the show. In fact, why in the world was “All Access” not running a tandem show with Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthyssee? Wow, Showtime big mistake on your part. This fight, without a doubt will be more noteworthy then the 2007 undercard.

No question that this Mayweather vs. Alvarez will have a bigger draw then the last fight between Mayweather Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (approx. 1 million) from last May in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canelo has a huge Mexican fan base and attracts many “casual” fans due to his good looks reminiscent of Del La Hoya. Either way I haven’t seen this much buzz about a fight in several years. 2.4 plus million PPV buys? Maybe…



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