{"id":100577,"date":"2023-11-03T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100577"},"modified":"2023-11-03T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:37:18","slug":"tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-ppv-buys-were-terrible-and-nothing-close-to-jake-paul-and-canelo-alvarezs-numbers-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-ppv-buys-were-terrible-and-nothing-close-to-jake-paul-and-canelo-alvarezs-numbers-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou PPV buys were 'TERRIBLE' and 'nothing close' to Jake Paul and Canelo Alvarez's numbers | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
TYSON FURY and Francis Ngannou's pay-per-view numbers were described as "TERRIBLE" by an insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n The heavyweight kings of boxing and MMA collided in Saudi Arabia in a huge crossover clash aired on PPV internationally. <\/p>\n Heavy favourite Fury, 35, was dropped and left stunned during the ten-rounder but controversially walked away with a points win over Ngannou, 37.<\/p>\n Despite the excitement of the bout, it failed as a PPV blockbuster, according to professional wrestling and MMA reporter Dave Meltzer. <\/p>\n Meltzer\u00a0said on Wrestling Observer Radio: \u201cI will have the exact numbers tomorrow, but they were terrible.<\/p>\n \u201cWay below an AEW (All Elite Wrestling) PPV. Possibly 10k for TV orders. I will have the streaming tomorrow. <\/p>\n "It was nothing close to Canelo or Diaz-Paul buys.\u201d<\/p>\n For context, Jake Paul claimed his loss to Tommy Fury sold over 800,000 PPVs. <\/p>\n And 450,000 were believed to be the number for his win over Nate Diaz in August. <\/p>\n Canelo beat Jermell Charlo in his last bout in September with up to 700,000 PPVs reportedly sold. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Despite Meltzer's report, Turki Alalshikh – who staged and financed the fight – insisted it was a PPV success. <\/p>\n He said on The MMA Hour: "It will be one of the biggest pay-per-views ever. <\/p>\n "I just have the number of DAZN, and DAZN doesn't cover all the world, doesn't cover in this fight especially in America and the UK, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. <\/p>\n "DAZN is more than 200,000 subscribers, just DAZN, more than 200,000 subscribers. <\/p>\n "I think, and I hope, we will be the most watched pay-per-view fight ever." <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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