MANILA, Philippines - Pay-per-view buys less than 24 hours before The Dream Match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya showed promising figures, a USA Today online report said on Saturday (Friday, US time).
The report was based on DirecTV and Dish Network cable companies which were monitoring the PPV purchases.
Match promoters were looking to break the PPV record of 2.4 million buys until a global economic crisis dampened their outlook.
Recently, Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc. said getting "at least" 1.6 million buys would be realistic.
"We know based on those early numbers and based on experience the event will perform extremely well," Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, said on USA Today. "If I had to guess, anywhere between 1.6 million and two million homes ... is a home run."
How well the Pacquiao-de la Hoya match does in PPV sales is crucial to each fighter's earnings. De la Hoya has a 60-percent cut in the sales, while Pacquiao has a 30-percent stake. - GMANews.TV
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is it finish! the dream match? who won? what round?
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