Pay-per-view

The earliest form of pay-per-view was closed-circuit television, also known as theatre television, where professional boxing telecasts were broadcast live to a select number of venues (mostly theaters, with arenas, stadiums, convention centers, and schools being less common venues), where viewers paid for tickets to watch the fight live.{{cite book|last=Ezra|first=Michael|title=The Economic Civil Rights Movement: African Americans and the Struggle for Economic Power|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136274756|page=105|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL41bsCigZcC&pg=PA105}}{{cite news|title=History of Prizefighting's Biggest Money Fights|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/8/24/16170894/history-of-prizefightings-biggest-money-fights-boxing-mma-ufc|work=Bloody Elbow|agency=SB Nation|date=August 24, 2017}} The first fight with a closed-circuit telecast was Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott in 1948.{{cite book|title=Television|date=1965|publisher=Frederick A. Kugel Company|page=78|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=it0aAQAAMAAJ&q=Louis+Walcott|quote=Teleprompter's main-spring, Irving B. Kahn (he's chairman of the board and president), had a taste of closed circuit operations as early as 1948. That summer, Kahn, then a vice president of 20th Century-Fox, negotiated what was probably the first inter-city closed circuit telecast in history, a pickup of the Joe Louis-Joe Walcott fight.}} Closed-circuit telecasts peaked in popularity with Muhammad Ali in the 1960s and 1970s, with "The Rumble in the Jungle" fight drawing 50{{nbsp}}million buys worldwide in 1974,{{cite news|title=Zaire's fight promotion opens new gold mines|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/28336306/|work=The Morning Herald|date=November 18, 1974}} and the "Thrilla in Manila" drawing 100{{nbsp}}million buys worldwide in 1975. Closed-circuit television was gradually replaced by pay-per-view home television in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Zenith Phonevision system became the first home pay-per-view system to be tested in the United States. Developed in 1951, it used telephone lines to take and receive orders, as well as to descramble a television broadcast signal. The field tests conducted for Phonevision lasted for 90 days and were tested in Chicago, Illinois. The system used IBM punch cards to descramble a signal broadcast during the broadcast station's "off-time". Both systems showed promise, but the Federal Communications Commission denied them the permits to operate.FCC Squares Off to Face Subscription TV Dilemma", Broadcasting-Telecasting, November 15, 1954, p31-32

Telemeter, an experimental coin-operated pay-per-view service, had a trial run in Los Angeles in 1952 and Palm Springs, California from 1953 to 1954, featuring first-run movies and live sporting events, until a lawsuit from a local drive-in and other issues forced it to shut down. The service then set up an experimental run in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, Canada in 1959, free from American antitrust laws and outside of the FCC's juridiction. Programming initially consisted essentially of first-run movies and fictional series. In 1961, Telemeter signed deals with the Toronto Argonauts football team and the Toronto Maple Leafs to broadcast away games; wrestling was also featured. Some original programming, such as a 1962 Bob Newhart stand-up comedy special, thought to be the first filmed pay-per-view television special{{cite news |last1=Zinoman |first1=Jason |title=Bob Newhart Holds Up. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/arts/television/bob-newhart-standup-comedy.html |access-date=July 19, 2024 |work=New York Times |date=July 18, 2024}} were produced at Telemeter's Bloor Street studio and several Broadway shows and an opera performance were also broadcast. At its peak, 5,800 households were subscribed but the experiment was not a success and shut down operations on April 30, 1965 with only 2,500 subscribers.{{Cite book |last1 = Woodrow |first1 = R. Brian |last2 = Woodside |first2 = Kenneth Bernard |title = The Introduction of Pay TV in Canada: issues and implications |publisher = IRPP |year = 1982 |page = 31 |isbn = 9780920380673}}

One of the earliest pay-per-view systems on cable television, the Optical Systems-developed Channel 100, first began service in 1972 in San Diego, California through Mission Cable{{cite book|last=Mullen|first=Megan Gwynne|title= The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States: revolution or evolution?|url= https://archive.org/details/riseofcableprogr00mega|url-access=registration|quote=alan greenstadt channel 100.|year= 2003|publisher= University of Texas Press|isbn= 0-292-75273-3}} (which was later acquired by Cox Communications) and TheaterVisioN, which operated out of Sarasota, Florida. These early systems quickly went out of business, as the cable industry adopted satellite technology and as flat-rate pay television services such as Home Box Office (HBO) became popular.

While most pay-per-view services were delivered via cable, there were a few over-the-air pay TV stations that offered pay-per-view broadcasts in addition to regularly scheduled broadcasts of movies and other entertainment. These stations, which operated for a few years in Chicago, Los Angeles and some other cities, broadcast "scrambled" signals that required descrambler devices to convert the signal into standard broadcast format. These services were marketed as ON-TV.

The first home pay-per-view cable television broadcast was the Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson rematch in 1960, when 25,000 TelePrompTer subscribers mailed $2 to watch Patterson regain the heavyweight title.{{cite book|last=Brooks|first=Ken|title=Ingemar Johansson: Swedish Heavyweight Boxing Champion|date=2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476620237|page=150|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uGQuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150}} The third Patterson{{ndash}}Johansson match in 1961 was later viewed by 100,000 paid cable subscribers.{{cite news|title=Floyd Favored 18-5 to Send Swede Home with Lumpy Head|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21287459/|work=Daily Inter Lake|date=March 13, 1961|page=5}} Muhammad Ali had several fights on early pay-per-view home television, including Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones in 1963,{{cite news|title=Clay-Jones Fight First Garden Sellout in 13 Yrs|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/54847931/|work=Traverse City Record-Eagle|date=March 13, 1963}} and Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay which drew 250,000 buys on cable television in 1964.

Professional boxing was largely introduced to pay-per-view cable television with the "Thrilla in Manila" fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in September 1975. The fight sold 500,000 pay-per-view buys on HBO. There was also another major title fight aired on pay-per-view in 1980, when Roberto Durán defeated Sugar Ray Leonard. Cable companies offered the match for $10, and about 155,000 customers paid to watch the fight.{{cite web|author=Steve Seepersaud |url=http://ca.askmen.com/sports/business_60/99_sports_business.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310081737/http://ca.askmen.com/sports/business_60/99_sports_business.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-03-10 |title=Money in Boxing: The Pay-Per-View Craze |publisher=Ca.askmen.com |access-date=2011-11-03}}{{cite web|author=Steve Seepersaud |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/93599Productions |title=Money in Boxing: The Pay-Per-View Craze |publisher=Ca.askmen.com |access-date=2011-11-03}}

WWE chairman and chief executive officer Vince McMahon is considered by many as one of the icons of pay-per-view promotion. McMahon owns the domain name payperview.com, which redirects to the WWE Network website.{{cite web|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/payperview.com |title=PayPerView.com – WWE Online Pay-Per-View |publisher=Whois.domaintools.com |access-date=2011-11-03}}

With the rise of direct broadcast satellite services in the 1990s, this meant more services exclusively for DBS users appeared. DirecTV had Direct Ticket (which, in addition to movies and special events, also included PPV sports packages, most notably NFL Sunday Ticket), while Dish Network had Dish On Demand. PrimeStar, on the other hand, utilized pre-existing services like Viewer's Choice and Request TV (as it was owned by a number of major cable providers), though promotional material bannered all PPV services under the name of PrimeCinema.

In 2006, HBO generated 3.7 million pay-per-view buys with $177 million in gross sales. The only year with more buys previously, 1999, had a total of 4 million. The former record fell in 2007 when HBO sold 4.8 million PPV buys with $255 million in sales.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3158134 |title=Mayweather-Hatton pay-per-view a smashing success |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-12-17 |access-date=2011-11-03}} BY 2014, HBO had generated 59.3 million buys and $3.1 billion in revenue since its 1991 debut with Evander Holyfield-George Foreman.{{cite web|author=Dan Rafael|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/12732/mayweather-pacquiao-on-ppv-a-perfect-storm|title=Mayweather-Pacquiao on PPV 'a perfect storm'|publisher=ESPN|date=April 29, 2015}}

1999 differed radically from 2006: 1999 saw four major fight cards: De La Hoya-Trinidad (1.4 million buys), Holyfield-Lewis I (1.2 million), Holyfield-Lewis II (850,000) and De La Hoya-Quartey (570,000). By contrast, only one pay-per-view mega-fight took place in 2006: De La Hoya-Mayorga (925,000 buys). Rahman-Maskaev bombed with under 50,000. The other eight PPV cards that year all fell in the 325,000–450,000 range.

In May 2007, the junior middleweight boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on HBO PPV became the biggest-selling non-heavyweight title fight, with a little more than 2.5 million buyers.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/sports-tv-ratings-how-many-people-watched-mayweather-vs-pacquiao-kentucky-derby-nfl-1907833|title=Sports TV Ratings: How Many People Watched Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, The Kentucky Derby And NFL Draft?|website=International Business Times|date=2015-05-04|access-date=2016-06-30}} The fight itself generated roughly {{US$|139 million|long=no}} in domestic PPV revenue, making it the most lucrative prizefight of that era. The record stood until 2015 before it was broken by Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao in a fight dubbed as the "Fight of the Century" on May 2, 2015, which generated 4.6 million ppv buys and a revenue of over $400 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-taffet-still-stunned-by-46m-buys-pac--97976|title=HBO's Taffet Still Stunned By 4.6M Buys For May-Pac|publisher=BoxingScene|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=May 2, 2016}}

The leading PPV attraction, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has generated approximately 24 million buys and $1.6 billion in revenue. Manny Pacquiao, ranked second, has generated approximately 20.1 million buys and $1.2 billion in revenue.{{cite magazine|author=Kurt Badenhausen|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/04/09/manny-pacquiao-set-to-retire-with-500-million-in-career-earnings/#5f4ff5866f25|title=Manny Pacquiao Set To Retire After Bradley Fight With $500 Million In Career Earnings|magazine=Forbes|date=April 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/|title=USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com|website=USA TODAY|access-date=1 November 2018|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223065126/http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/|url-status=dead}} Oscar De La Hoya, has "sold" approximately 14 million units in total, giving $700 million in domestic television receipts and stands third. In fourth place in buys, Evander Holyfield has achieved 12.6 million units ($550 million); and at fifth, Mike Tyson has reached 12.4 million units ($545 million).[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/where-manny-pacquiao-ranks-among-the-biggest-ppv-boxing-draws-of-all-time-100354711-boxing.html Where Manny Pacquiao ranks among the biggest PPV boxing draws of all-time]. Yahoo! Sports (April 8, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-06-25.

Ross Greenburg, then president of HBO Sports, called the expansion of pay-per-view "the biggest economic issue in boxing", stating "I can't tell you that pay-per-view helps the sport because it doesn't. It hurts the sport because it narrows our audience, but it's a fact of life. Every time we try to make an HBO World Championship Boxing fight, we're up against mythical pay-per-view numbers. HBO doesn't make a lot of money from pay-per-view. There's usually a cap on what we can make. But the promoters and fighters insist on pay-per-view because that's where their greatest profits lie."[https://books.google.com/books?id=VfvqxXaJcKEC&dq=%22put+fighters+like+Manny+Pacquiao+on+HBO+World%22&pg=PA133 The Boxing Scene] By Thomas Hauser

"It's a big problem," Greenburg continues. "It's getting harder and harder to put fighters like Manny Pacquiao on HBO World Championship Boxing. If Floyd Mayweather beats Oscar, he might never fight on HBO World Championship Boxing again. But if HBO stopped doing pay-per-view, the promoters would simply do it on their own [like Bob Arum did with Cotto-Malignaggi in June 2006] or find someone else who will do it for them."

Former HBO Sports President Seth Abraham concurs, saying, "I think, if Lou (DiBella) and I were still at HBO, we'd be in the same pickle as far as the exodus of fights to pay-per-view is concerned."[http://www.secondsout.com/usa/colhauser.cfm?ccs=208&cs=21089] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126235411/http://www.secondsout.com/usa/colhauser.cfm?ccs=208&cs=21089|date=January 26, 2007}}

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion, was a relative newcomer to the PPV market. However, the promotion experienced a surge in popularity in the mid-2000s, credited initially to the popularity of an associated reality show on the cable channel Spike, The Ultimate Fighter. UFC 52—the first UFC event since its premiere, broke the promotion's record with almost 300,000 buys (in comparison to 250,000 for UFC 5).{{cite web|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-pay-per-view-buys-explode-in-2006|title=– UFC PAY-PER-VIEW BUYS EXPLODE IN 2006|date=2006-07-13|website=MMAWeekly.com|access-date=2019-03-19}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ufc-52-chuck-strikes-back-091600834--mma.html|title=UFC 52: Chuck strikes back|website=Yahoo! Sports|date=24 May 2009 |access-date=2019-03-18}} PPV numbers escalated further in 2006, with its events taking in a gross revenue of $222 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2007/02/24/report-ufc-grosses-222-million-in-2006-ppv-buys|title=Report: UFC grosses $222 million in 2006 PPV buys|date=2007-02-24|website=MMAmania.com|access-date=2019-03-18}} In October 2016, it was reported that 42% of the UFC's "content revenue" in 2015 came from pay-per-view buys, followed by U.S. and international media rights.

In 2018, UFC 229 would pull an all-time record for the promotion, with estimates indicating that the event attracted nearly 2.4 million buys, breaking the 1.65 million buy record set by UFC 202.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/10/11/17962158/ufc-229-khabib-vs-mcgregor-destroys-previous-mma-record-for-pay-per-views|title=UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor destroys previous MMA record for pay-per-views|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|date=2018-10-11|website=MMA Fighting|access-date=2019-03-18}}

In March 2019, as part of a larger contract with ESPN for media rights in the United States, it was announced that future UFC pay-per-views will only be sold to subscribers of the network's streaming service ESPN+.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/en/Daily/Closing%20Bell/2019/03/18/ESPN%20UFC.aspx|title=ESPN Extends With UFC; ESPN+ Becomes Exclusive PPV Provider|website=Sports Business Daily|access-date=2019-03-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/espn-pay-per-view-arrives-hulu-time-for-ufc-262|title=ESPN+ pay-per-view arrives on Hulu in time for UFC 262|author=Christian Balderas|website=fiercevideo.com|date=2021-05-10|access-date=2021-11-07}}

Professional wrestling has a long history of running pay-per-view events. WWE (then WWF) launched its first pay-per-view event in 1985 with its annual flagship event WrestleMania and has run numerous others throughout the years. Although it still offers its events via traditional PPV outlets, they have also been included at no additional charge as part of a larger, subscription-based streaming service known as WWE Network. The service also includes original programming (such as documentary-style series and other wrestling programs) and an on-demand archive of events and television episodes from WWE's library. Following WrestleMania 34, the service had 2.12 million subscribers.{{cite news |last=Berkman |first=Seth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/business/media/the-body-slam-is-buffering.html |title=WWE Network Is Loud Introduction to the Video Streaming Ring |work=The New York Times |date=March 30, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/WrestleMania-34-sets-Superdome-record-12818488.php|title=WrestleMania 34 sets Superdome, network records|date=2018-04-09|work=Stamford Advocate|access-date=2018-11-17}}

Since the beginning of 2022, WWE has used the term "Premium Live Events" instead of pay-per-view to promote their availability via subscription platforms such as WWE Network and other streaming services (such as Peacock), although they still remain available via traditional PPV.{{cite web |last=Kilbane |first=Lyle |date=January 3, 2022 |title=WWE Reportedly Rebrand Pay-Per-Views Under New Name |url=https://itrwrestling.com/news/wwe-reportedly-rebrand-pay-per-views/ |access-date=January 5, 2022 |work=Inside the Ropes}}{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2021-01-25 |title=NBCU's Peacock Pins WWE Network Exclusive U.S. Streaming Rights |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/wwe-network-peacock-exclusively-streaming-1234890954/ |access-date=2021-01-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2021-01-25 |title=Peacock Adds Wrestling In WWE Network Streaming Exclusive |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/peacock-adds-wrestling-in-wwe-network-streaming-exclusive-1234679617/ |access-date=2021-01-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Other major organizations such as World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling have also run pay-per-view events.

In 1999, Woodstock 1999 was broadcast via PPV from Rome, New York for people who wanted to attend but could not. The cameras were a cause of the downfall of the event.

In 2015, PPV broadcasts of the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead tour set a record for buys for a music event, with over 400,000.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/grateful-dead-pay-per-view-record-1201548827/|title=Grateful Dead Farewell Concerts Set Pay Per View Record|last1=Zumberge|first1=Marianne|date=2015-07-25|website=Variety|access-date=2019-03-18}}

Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland can access pay-per-view via satellite, cable and over-the-internet television services, mainly for films, boxing, mixed martial arts and American professional wrestling via services such as Sky Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office. Recent years has seen the number of pay-per-view boxing events significantly increase and currently all of the UK's top fights are only available via pay-per-view. Broadcasters (most notably PremPlus) have abandoned their aspirations to introduce PPV into other sports markets following poor interest from the public.

In October 2020 during the 2020-21 season, the Premier League experimented with PPV telecasts of football matches not selected for broadcasts by its main rightsholders (which are usually blacked out 3:00 p.m. kickoffs, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, which prevented any attendance of the matches). However, the matches proved unpopular, with team supporters' groups urging fans to make donations to charity instead, and the Premier League announcing that it would allocate the extra matches among its existing rightsholders (TNT and Sky, as well as Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport, with some on free-to-air TV) through at least the end of 2020, as it had done during the conclusion of the previous season.{{Cite news|title=Plan will drive fans to illegal streams|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54491180|access-date=2020-10-12}}{{cite web|title=BBC and Amazon to air games as Premier League ends PPV experiment|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/premier-league-ppv-scrapped-bbc-amazon-sky-bt|access-date=2020-11-18|website=SportsPro Media|date=13 November 2020}}{{cite web|last=Kilpatrick|first=Dan|date=2020-10-20|title=Tottenham fans join support for food banks over Premier League PPVs|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-news-charity-not-ppv-premier-league-sky-sports-bt-sport-a4572281.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Collings|first=Simon|date=2020-10-26|title=Arsenal fans raise £34k for Islington Giving charity in PPV boycott|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-news-premier-league-ppv-boycott-charity-islington-giving-a4572988.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}}

In Canada, most specialty television providers provide pay-per-view programming through one or more services. In all cases, prices typically range from around C$4.99 (for movies) up to $50 or more for special events.

Initially, there were three major PPV providers in Canada; Viewers Choice operated in Eastern Canada as a joint venture of Astral Media, Rogers Communications, and TSN. Western International Communications operated a separate service in the west initially known as Home Theatre; it was later rebranded as Viewers Choice under license.

Viewers Choice Canada was a partner in a French-language PPV service known as Canal Indigo, which is now entirely owned by Videotron. Bell Canada launched a PPV service for its ExpressVu television provider known as Vu! in 1999.

Home Theatre was later acquired by Shaw Communications; after gaining permission to operate nationally, it re-branded as a white-label PPV known internally as Shaw PPV in December 2007. In 2014, due to Bell Media's majority ownership of Viewers Choice because of its acquisition of Astral, and because both Bell and Rogers now ran their own in-house PPV operations (Vu! and Sportsnet PPV), Viewers Choice was shut down.{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/networks/viewers-choice-canada-winding-down/382680|first=Kent|last=Gibbons|title=Viewers Choice Canada Winding Down: Bell, Rogers-Owned Pay-Per-View Provider Closing Sept. 30|work=Multichannel News|date=2014-07-22|access-date=2014-07-23}}

In Romania, cable communications operator UPC Romania has notified the National Audiovisual Council (CNA) on the intention to introduce in January, February 2014 at the latest, an on-demand audiovisual media service called Agerpres. According to the manager of UPC Romania-owned Smaranda Radoi UPC, will allow customers to watch movies on demand or live events; as well as broadcasts of performances, concerts and sporting events.

In November 2008, pay-per-view made its debut in Albania through Digitalb on terrestrial and satellite television, with the channel DigiGold.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalb.al/ppv/ |title=Digitalb – Pay per View :: Digigold |publisher=Digitalb.al |access-date=2011-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101235216/http://www.digitalb.al/ppv/ |archive-date=2011-11-01 }}

In France, launched in the late 1990s, Canalsat (Ciné+) and TPS (Multivision) operate their own pay-per-view service. While CanalSat holds the rights to live soccer matches for France's Ligue 1, TPS had the rights for Boxe matches. In 2007, Multivision service ceased by the end of TPS service which merged with Canalsat. Nowadays, Ciné+ is the only existing pay-per-view service in France.

In Croatia, Fight Channel is broadcasting martial arts events organized by the world's most prominent fighting organizations, such as the UFC, K-1, HBO Boxing, Dream, Glory WS, World Series of Boxing etc. and its pay-per-view service covers the Balkans region.

Sky Deutschland, accessible in Germany, Austria and partially in Switzerland, provided nine PPV-Channels called "Sky Select", where their regular Pay-TV customers can see movies or various sports events such as boxing or soccer.{{cite web |url=https://www.sky.at/bestellung-sky-select-6520 |title=Sky Select |access-date=2020-04-29 }} As of 1 October 2020, only sport and wrestling events remained on PPV as movies were changed towards a streaming service.{{cite web|url=https://www.sky.de/bestellung-sky-select-6520|title=Sky Select|access-date=2020-10-06 }}

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Per nations with Pay-Per-View or PPV system in South América:

In Argentina, Torneos y Competencias is a producer and sports events organization that are broadcasts live main matches of Argentine Soccer in four categories on TyC Sports, TyC Max (six channels), TyC Sports 2, TyC Sports 4 and TyC Sports 5.

In Brazil, in the soccer main matches of Serie A (Six games per matchday) and Serie B (Four games per matchday) in two categories of Brazilian Soccer are broadcast live on Premiere FC and SporTV. The Serie C Championship are broadcast live on SporTV with two games per matchday in Pay TV. In other sports are broadcast live on NBB TV (Exclusive channel of Brazilian Basketball League in Premium system).

In Chile, the exclusive rights of Chilean Soccer are owned by TV Fútbol and broadcast live on a channel called Canal Del Fútbol (The Soccer Channel), also known CDF. Sports Field S.A. has exclusive rights to games on the Chilean professional basketball league, which are broadcast live vía CDO (Premium Signal).

In Paraguay, the Teledeportes producer business have exclusive rights to broadcast live main matches of Paraguayan Soccer in four categories vía Tigo Max and Tigo Sports. Teledeportes have live broadcast of Paraguayan Basketball League broadcast Tuesday at 9:00 pm on Tigo Sports (K.O 21:15) and Wednesday at 8:55 pm on Tigo Max (K.O 21:10).

In Uruguay, the Tenfield producer business and sports events organization have television exclusive rights for the Uruguayan soccer and basketball club championships, which are broadcast on VTV and VTV Plus.

Foxtel and Optus Vision introduced pay-per-view direct to home television in Australia in the mid-to-late 1990s. Foxtel had Event TV (until it transformed into its current form; Main Event) while, Optus Vision had Main Attraction Pay-Per-View as its provider. As of 2005, Main Event is the current pay-per-view provider through Foxtel and Optus cable/satellite subscription.

Sky Pacific started a service in Fiji in 2005 and then expanded into American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati (East), Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, with one, out of their 25 channels, being Pay-Per-View.Sky Pacific 'About Us' Page [http://www.skypacific.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=112&Itemid=65] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418205418/http://www.skypacific.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=112&Itemid=65|date=2015-04-18}} Retrieved 10th June 2015.

In Malaysia, Astro's Astro Box Office service launched in 2000 in the form of the free-to-air "Astro Showcase".

In Japan, SkyPerfecTV subscribers can receive one-click pay-per-view access to hundreds of channels supplying domestic and international sporting events (including WWE events), movies, and specialty programming, either live or later on continuous repeat on its channel.

In India a pay-per-view service operates; however, pay-per-view sports broadcasts are available. Now also live events like WWE.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

The following is a list of boxing fights that have generated over 1{{nbsp}}million pay-per-view buys worldwide. These figures include closed-circuit theatre television (CCTV), pay-per-view home television (PPV), and pay-per-view online streaming (is teofista.vhx.tv series 44).

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Select boxing buy rates at American closed-circuit theatre television venues between 1951 and 2015:

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| {{dts|1951|September|12}}

| Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randolph Turpin II

| {{nts|100,000}}{{cite magazine|title=Theater TV: 200-House Web Could Create Own Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bh4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3|magazine=Billboard|date=February 9, 1952}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:100000*2}}|}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|200000|1951|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1952|September|23}}

| Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Rocky Marciano

| {{nts|40,000}}{{cite news|title=Joe Walcott Quits; 'Last King of Line'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/40476207/|work=The New York Age|date=September 27, 1952}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:40000*4.8}}|}}{{cite news|title=RAIN THREATENS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10624436/|work=Tucson Daily Citizen|date=September 23, 1952}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|192000|1952|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1955|September|21}}

| Rocky Marciano vs. Archie Moore

| {{nts|300,000}}{{cite news |title=The Troy Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/58762372/ |date=April 19, 1956 }}

| $1,125,000{{cite news |title=Rocky KO's Moore |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/109240434/ |work=The Eugene Guard |date=September 22, 1955 }}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1125000|1955|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1957|September|23}}

| Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio

| {{nts|500,000}}{{cite news |title=Basilio Beats Robinson on Split Decision |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/135632580/ |work=Democrat and Chronicle |date=September 24, 1957 }}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:500000*3.5}}|}}{{cite news |title=Robinson, Basilio Title Rout Tonight at Stadium Could Set Two Records |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/pittsfield-berkshire-eagle-sep-23-1957-p-23/ |work=Pittsfield Berkshire Eagle |date=September 23, 1957 }}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500000|1957|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1958|March|25}}

| style="background:#ffc;"| Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Carmen Basilio II

| {{nts|400,000}}{{cite news |title=Arizona Republic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/117400231/ |date=May 12, 1959 }}

| style="background:#ffc;"| $2,000,000{{cite book |last=Romano |first=Frederick V. |title=The Golden Age of Boxing on Radio and Television: A Blow-by-Blow History from 1921 to 1964 |date=2017 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=9781631440755 |page=164 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5N3DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT164}}

| style="background:#ffc;"| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2000000|1958|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1958|August|18}}

| Floyd Patterson vs. Roy Harris

| {{nts|192,762}}{{cite book |last1=Levy |first1=Alan H. |title=Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman |date=2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786439508 |page=[https://archive.org/details/floydpattersonbo0000levy/page/78 78] |url=https://archive.org/details/floydpattersonbo0000levy|url-access=registration }}

| $763,437

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|763437|1959|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1959|June|26}}

| Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson

| {{nts|244,000}}{{cite news |title=Redlands Daily Facts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/605688/ |date=June 30, 1959 }}

| $1,032,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1032000|1959|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1960|June|20}}

| Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson II

| {{nts|500,000}}{{cite book |last1=Fleischer |first1=Nat |last2=Andre |first2=Sam |title=An Illustrated History of Boxing |date=2002 |publisher=Citadel Press |isbn=9780806522012 |page=158 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfNMYrGgeHgC |quote=A crowd of 31,892, who paid $824,814 and a closed-circuit TV audience of 500,000}}

| $3,000,000{{cite book|last1=Springer|first1=Steve|last2=Chavez|first2=Blake|title=Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry|date=2011|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780762768639|page=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbKCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA42}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3000000|1960|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1961|March|13}}

| style="background:#ffc;"| Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{nts|500,000}}{{cite news |title=Patterson Kayoes Johansson In Sixth To Keep Heavyweight Crown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57898255/ |work=The Times-Record |date=March 14, 1961}}

| $2,500,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2500000|1961|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1962|September|25}}

| Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston

| {{nts|600,000}}{{cite book |last1=Myler |first1=Thomas |title=The Mad and the Bad: Boxing Tales of Murder, Madness and Mayhem |date=2018 |publisher=Pitch Publishing |isbn=9781785314223 |page=160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssFeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160 }}

| $3,200,000{{cite book|last1=Frazier|first1=Joe|author-link1=Joe Frazier|last2=Berger|first2=Phil|title=Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier|date=2013|publisher=AudioGO|isbn=9781620642160|page=104|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6_cuDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT104}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3200000|1962|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1963|March|13}}

| Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones

| {{nts|150,000}}{{cite news|title=Invitation To Murder: Cassius May Get A Crack At Liston This Summer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107794061/|work=The Courier-Journal|date=March 14, 1963}}

| $500,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|500000|1963|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1963|July|22}}

| Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson II

| {{nts|563,000}}

| $4,747,690{{cite book |last1=Unterharnscheidt |first1=Friedrich |last2=Unterharnscheidt |first2=Julia Taylor |title=Boxing: Medical Aspects |date=2003 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=9780080528250 |page=746 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Vk9C_Cgo20C&pg=PA746}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4747690|1962|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1964|February|25}}

| Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay

| {{nts|700,000}}{{cite book|last=Ezra|first=Michael|title=Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon|date=2009|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=9781592136612|page=82|chapter=Muhammad Ali's Main Bout: African American Economic Power and the World Heavyweight Title|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gh3rtDyeSAIC&pg=PA82}}

| $5,000,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|5000000|1964|r=-5}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1965|January|2}}

| Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo

| {{nts|300,000}}{{cite book|last=Ezra|first=Michael|title=The Economic Civil Rights Movement: African Americans and the Struggle for Economic Power|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136274756|page=109|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL41bsCigZcC&pg=PA109}}

| $800,000{{cite book|last=Levy|first=Alan|title=Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman|date=2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786439508|page=[https://archive.org/details/floydpattersonbo0000levy/page/181 181]|url=https://archive.org/details/floydpattersonbo0000levy|url-access=registration}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|800000|1965|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1965|May|25}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II

| {{nts|630,000}}{{cite book|last=Mee|first=Bob|title=Liston and Ali: The Ugly Bear and the Boy Who Would Be King|date=2011|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=9781907195655|page=308|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdWp6foVPA4C&pg=PT308}}

| $4,300,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4300000|1965|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1965|November|22}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson

| {{nts|500,000}}{{cite news |title=Clay Selects Terrell As Next Title Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/48685114/ |work=The Daily Independent |date=November 23, 1965 }}

| $4,000,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4000000|1965|r=-5}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1966|November|14}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams

| {{nts|500,000}}{{cite book|last=Ezra|first=Michael|title=The Economic Civil Rights Movement: African Americans and the Struggle for Economic Power|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136274756|page=114|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL41bsCigZcC&pg=PA114}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:500000*7.5}}|}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3750000|1965|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1967|February|6}}

| style="background:#ffc;"| Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{nts|800,000}}{{cite news|title=Terrell Gets Crack at Unbeaten Clay|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/179875868/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=February 5, 1967}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:800000*5}}|}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4000000|1966|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1970|October|26}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry

| {{nts|{{formatnum:{{#expr:900000*(70/100)|r=-4}}|}}}}{{cite news|title=Clay Predicts Victory|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/133147735/|work=The Palm Beach Post|date=October 24, 1970}}{{cite book|last1=Ezra|first1=Michael|title=Muhammad Ali: The Making of an Icon|date=2009|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=9781592136612|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gh3rtDyeSAIC&pg=PA82}}

| $3,500,000{{cite news|title=Clay-Quarry fight to gross $3.5 million|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/207159853/|work=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=November 10, 1970}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3500000|1970|r=-4}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1971|March|8}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

| {{nts|2,500,000}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:30000000+15000000}}|}}{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Joe|title=Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries|date=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786492497|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xY4I-7T4Q5gC&pg=PA65}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|45000000|1971|r=-6}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1974|October|30}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman

| {{nts|3,000,000}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:3000000*20}}|}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|60000000|1974|r=-7}}|}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

| {{dts|1975|October|1}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III

| {{nts|3,000,000}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:3000000*20}}|}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|60000000|1975|r=-8}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1976|September|27}}

| Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III

| {{nts|1,500,000}}{{cite news|title=Ali Wins On Decision|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/45803479/|work=The Bee|date=September 29, 1976}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:1500000*20}}|}}{{cite news|title=Ali, Norton both promise in tonight's title tilt|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/205352097/|work=Battle Creek Enquirer|date=September 28, 1976}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|30000000|1976|r=-7}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1980|Jun|20}}

| Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Durán

| {{nts|1,500,000}}{{cite news|title=The Last Hurrah isn't a box office knockout|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/234896551/|work=Fort Lauderdale News|date=October 2, 1980}}

| $22,000,000{{cite news|last=Bardy|first=Dave|title=Leonard vs Duran June 20: Talking Is Over in Montreal|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/06/20/the-fightleonard-vs-duran-june-20-talking-is-over-in-montreal/cfe8c92f-83be-4b9f-8976-6b7c1e61e61d/|newspaper=Washington Post|date=June 20, 1980}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|22000000|1980|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1982|June|11}}

| Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney

| {{nts|2,000,000}}{{cite web|title=Imagine A Day At The End Of Your Life: Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney Revisited|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2012/6/11/3078596/imagine-a-day-at-the-end-of-your-life-larry-holmes-gerry-cooney|website=Bad Left Hook|publisher=SB Nation|date=June 11, 2012}}

| $20,000,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|20000000|1982|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1985|April|15}}

| Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

| {{nts|700,000}}{{cite news|title=How the Hagler-Leonard superfight changed the combat sports landscape|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/how-hagler-leonard-superfight-changed-combat-sports-landscape-233386|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=April 9, 2017}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:700000*15}}|}}{{cite news|title=Hagler Bout to Be Shown in City|url=http://newsok.com/article/2126051|work=The Oklahoman|date=October 29, 1985}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|10500000|1985|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1987|April|6}}

| style="background:#ffc;"| Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

| style="background:#ffc;"| {{nts|3,000,000}}

| $40,000,000{{cite news|title='Superfight' becomes reality Monday|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/345669866/|work=The Sentinel|date=April 4, 1987}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|40000000|1987|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1988|June|27}}

| Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks

| {{nts|800,000}}{{cite news |title=PAY-PER-VIEW CAN DRIVE CLOSED-CIRCUIT OFF SCREEN |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/07/02/pay-per-view-can-drive-closed-circuit-off-screen/2f6c6d4d-d7ca-4a3b-931e-f8b4bb5b790b/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=July 2, 1988}}

| $32,000,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|32000000|1988|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|1997|June|28}}

| Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

| {{nts|{{formatnum:{{#expr:9000000/75}}|}}}}{{cite news|last=Asher|first=Mark|title=TYSON-HOLYFIELD PACKED A BIG FINANCIAL WALLOP|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/07/05/tyson-holyfield-packed-a-big-financial-wallop/f0627f0b-8e93-44d0-94d4-6b583cf44a4d/|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 5, 1997}}

| $9,000,000

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|9000000|1997|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|2007|May|5}}

| Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

| {{nts|50,000}}{{cite news |title=De la Hoya-Mayweather as it happened |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6626009.stm |agency=BBC News |date=6 May 2007}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:50000*55}}|}}{{cite news |title=TAKE FIVE: OSCAR DE LA HOYA VS. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR., 'THE WORLD AWAITS' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/may/05/take-five-oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-floyd-mayweather-jr-/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=May 5, 2007 }}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|2750000|2007|r=-4}}|}}

|-

| {{dts|2015|May|2}}

| Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao

| {{nts|{{formatnum:{{#expr:25900000/150 round -3}}|}}}}

| ${{formatnum:{{#expr:6900000+19000000}}|}}{{cite news|title=Mayweather-Pacquiao KO's PPV marks, live gate|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/12872711/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-fight-shatters-all-live-gate-record|work=ESPN|date=May 12, 2015}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|25900000|2015|r=-4}}|}}

|}

Select PPV boxing buy-rates between 1960 and 2023:

{{legend|#ffffcc| — Fights which held the US sales record on PPV home television}}

|-

|{{dts|1985|Apr|15}}

|Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

|Hagler wins by TKO in round 3

|HBO

|{{nts|100,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1987|Apr|6}}

|Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

|Leonard wins by SD (118–110, 113–115, 115–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|150,000}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1988|Jun|27}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks

|Tyson wins by KO in round 1

|HBO

|{{nts|700,000}}[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1990/10/27/douglas-holyfield-draws-record-pay-per-view-fans/ Douglas-Holyfield Draws Record Pay-per-view Fans], Orlando Sentinel article, 1990-10-12, Retrieved on 2014-03-15

|-

|{{dts|1988|Nov|7}}

|Donny Lalonde vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

|Leonard wins by TKO in round 9

|HBO

|{{nts|700,000}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=764DAAAAMBAJ&dq=donny+lalonde+sugar+ray+leonard+pay-per-view&pg=PA50 Sugar Ray-Lalonde Bout is Richest Pay-TV Event], Jet Magazine article, 1988-11-27, Retrieved on 2020-02-22

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1990|Oct|25}}

|Buster Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield

|Holyfield wins by KO in round 3

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,000,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1991|March|18}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock

|Tyson wins by TKO in round 7

|Showtime

|{{nts|960,000}}{{cite news |title=IRON MIKE IS UNDISPUTED PAY-PER-VIEW WORLD CHAMP |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/iron-mike-undisputed-pay-per-view-world-champ-article-1.787422 |work=New York Daily News |date=January 21, 1998 |quote=Tyson's lowest buy rate was in his first fight with Donovan (Razor) Ruddock, which registered 960,000 buys.}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1991|Apr|19}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman

|Holyfield wins by UD (116–111, 117–110, 115–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,400,000}}{{cite web|last=Emen |first=Jake |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ac-7170256 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119233805/http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ac-7170256 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-11-19 |title=Biggest boxing PPVs of all time – UFC |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2011-10-30 |access-date=2011-11-03}}

|-

|{{dts|1991|Jun|28}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II

|Tyson wins by UD (113–109, 114–108, 114–108)

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,250,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1991|Oct|18}}

|Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison

|Mercer wins by KO in round 5

|HBO

|{{nts|200,000}}[http://www.boxinginsider.com/columns/boxing-on-primetime-network-tv-things-came-to-an-end-in-the-90s/ Low Numbers For Tyson-Botha], Boxing Insider article, 2013-01-22, Retrieved on 2013-08-06

|-

|{{dts|1992|Jun|19}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes

|Holyfield wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|730,000}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203134539/http://articles.philly.com/1992-11-13/sports/26007949_1_duva-and-finkel-tvko-holyfield-foreman-bout Pay-per-view Sales High For Holyfield-Bowe], Philadelphia Daily News article, 1992-11-13, Retrieved on 2013-11-16

|-

|{{dts|1992|Sep|12}}

|Julio César Chávez vs. Héctor Camacho

|Chavez wins by UD (110–119, 111–117, 107–120)

|Showtime

|{{nts|800,000}}{{Cite web |title=Boxing Notebook: Chavez shows less is more |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/09/17/Boxing-Notebook-Chavez-shows-less-is-more/4205716702400/ |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=UPI |language=en}}

|-

|{{dts|1992|Nov|13}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe

|Bowe wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 115–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|900,000}}[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Evander_Holyfield_vs._Riddick_Bowe_(1st_meeting)], Box Rec, Retrieved on 2014-03-15

|-

|{{dts|1993|Jun|7}}

|George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison

|Morrison wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 118–108)

|HBO

|{{nts|600,000}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/21/sports/tv-sports-black-box-art-of-steal-per-view.html Black (Box) Art of Steal-Per-View], N.Y. Times article, 1995-04-21, Retrieved on 2013-10-15

|-

|{{dts|1993|Sep|10}}

|Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio César Chávez

|Majority draw (115–113, 115–115, 115–115)

|Showtime

|{{nts|740,000}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/sports/view-from-pay-per-view.html View from Pay-Per-View], N.Y. Times article, 1993-09-10, Retrieved on 2020-04-15

|-

|{{dts|1993|Nov|6}}

|Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield II

|Holyfield wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114)

|HBO

|{{nts|950,000}}[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Riddick_Bowe_vs._Evander_Holyfield_(2nd_meeting)], Box Rec, Retrieved on 2014-03-15

|-

|{{dts|1994|Nov|18}}

|James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Jones Jr. wins by UD (119–108, 118–109, 117–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|300,000}}{{cite web|url= http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/James_Toney_vs._Roy_Jones_Jr. |title= James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr. |publisher= Box Rec |access-date= 2014-01-13}}

|-

|{{dts|1995|May|6}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas

|De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 2

|HBO

|{{nts|330,000}}{{cite web |url= http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm |title= About. com Top Pay Per View Events in Boxing History |publisher= about.com |access-date= 2014-03-15 |archive-date= 2007-06-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070606234605/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm |url-status= dead }}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1995|Aug|19}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley

|Tyson wins by DQ in round 1

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,600,000}}{{cite news |title=Tyson's millions vanish with nothing to show |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260968013/ |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |date=April 5, 1998}}

|-

|{{dts|1995|Nov|4}}

|Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield III

|Bowe wins by TKO in round 8

|HBO

|{{nts|650,000}}{{cite magazine|url= https://variety.com/1995/tv/features/bowe-holyfield-knocks-out-26-mil-99123885/ |title= Bowe-Holyfield Knocks Out $26 Mil |magazine= Variety.com |date= 1995-11-12 |access-date= 2014-01-13}}

|-

|{{dts|1996|Mar|16}}

|Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II

|Tyson wins by TKO in round 3

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,400,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1996|Sep|7}}

|Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson

|Tyson wins by TKO in round 1

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,150,000}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1996|Nov|9}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield

|Holyfield wins by TKO in round 11

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,600,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1997|Apr|12}}

|Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya

|De La Hoya wins by UD (115–111, 116–110, 116–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|720,000}}[http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm Pay-Per-View History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606234605/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/payperview.htm |date=2007-06-06 }} at about.com

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|1997|Jun|28}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II

|Holyfield wins by DQ in round 3

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,990,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1997|Sep|13}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Héctor Camacho

|De La Hoya wins by UD (120–106, 120–105, 118–108)

|HBO

|{{nts|560,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1997|Oct|4}}

|Lennox Lewis vs. Andrew Golota

|Lewis wins by KO in round 1

|HBO

|{{nts|300,000}}{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/1019581.stm |title= Rawling awards Lewis clean sweep |publisher= BBC |date= 2000-11-12 |access-date= 2016-04-16}}

|-

|{{dts|1997|Nov|8}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II

|Holyfield wins by RTD in round 8

|Showtime

|{{nts|550,000}}{{cite web |url= http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/11/14/Sports-Media/MEDIA-NOTES.aspx |title= Media notes |publisher= Sports Business Daily |date= 1997-11-14 |access-date= 2014-01-13 |archive-date= 2014-01-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134637/http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/1997/11/14/Sports-Media/MEDIA-NOTES.aspx |url-status= dead }}

|-

|{{dts|1999|Jan|16}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha

|Tyson wins by KO in round 5

|Showtime

|{{nts|750,000}}[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/20/sports/plus-boxing-low-numbers-for-tyson-botha.html Low Numbers For Tyson-Botha], N.Y. Times article, 1999-01-20, Retrieved on 2013-08-05

|-

|{{dts|1999|Mar|13}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis

|Split draw (116–113, 113–115, 115–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,200,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1999|Sep|18}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad

|Trinidad wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,400,000}}

|-

|{{dts|1999|Nov|13}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II

|Lewis wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 115–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|850,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2000|Apr|29}}

|Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant

|Lewis wins by KO in round 2

|HBO

|{{nts|340,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2000|Jun|17}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley

|Mosley wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|590,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2000|Sep|9}}

|Roy Jones Jr. vs. Eric Harding

|Jones Jr. wins by RTD in round 10

|HBO

|{{nts|125,000}}[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jb91800.htm], Cyber Boxing Zone article, 2000-09-17, Retrieved on 2014-03-15

|-

|{{dts|2000|Oct|20}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota

|Tyson wins by TKO in round 3 (later changed to an NC)

|Showtime

|{{nts|450,000}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103214118/http://articles.philly.com/2000-11-11/sports/25612986_1_lewis-tua-jay-larkin-tyson-holyfield-ii Rarely A Pay-per-view Draw, Lewis Seeks Smashing Win], Philadelphia Inquirer article, 2000-11-11, Retrieved on 2013-08-11

|-

|{{dts|2000|Nov|11}}

|Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua

|Lewis wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 117–111)

|HBO

|{{nts|420,000}}{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/16/sports/plus-tv-sports-lewis-tua-attracts-420000-buyers.html |title= PLUS: TV SPORTS; LEWIS-TUA ATTRACTS 420,000 BUYERS |publisher= N.Y. Times article |date= 2000-11-16 |access-date=2014-01-04 |first=Richard |last=Sandomir}}

|-

|{{dts|2001|Mar|03}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz II

|Ruiz wins by UD (116–110, 115–111, 114–111)

|Showtime

|{{nts|185,000}}{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/05/sports/othersports/05TVTV.html |title= 525,000 Buys for Jones Bout |publisher= N.Y. Times article |date= 2003-03-05 |access-date=2014-01-04 }}

|-

|{{dts|2001|Apr|07}}

|Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera

|Barrera wins by UD (116–111, 115–112, 115–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|310,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2810845 |title= Marquez-Barrera pulls in $10.1 million in TV revenue |work= ESPN.com |date= 2007-03-24 |access-date= 2014-01-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2001|Jun|08}}

|Laila Ali vs. Jacqui Frazier-Lyde

|Ali wins by MD (73–79, 75–77, 76–76)

|{{?}}

|{{nts|125,000}}{{cite news |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |title=Rousey preliminary pay-per-view numbers are strong |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2013/2/26/4032094/early-ufc-157-pay-per-view-numbers-women-fight-card-mma-news |access-date=24 January 2020 |work=MMA Fighting |publisher=Vox Media |date=26 February 2013 |language=en}}

|-

|{{dts|2001|Nov|17}}

|Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II

|Lewis wins by KO in round 4

|HBO

|{{nts|460,000}}{{cite web|url= http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Hasim_Rahman_vs._Lennox_Lewis_%282nd_meeting%29 |title= Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis (2nd meeting) |publisher= BoxRec |date= 2015-01-03 |access-date= 2016-04-16}}

|-

|{{dts|2002|Jun|8}}

|Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson

|Lewis wins by KO in round 8

|HBO/Showtime

|{{nts|1,970,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2002|Sep|14}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas

|De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 11

|HBO

|{{nts|935,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2003|Feb|22}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne

|Tyson wins by KO in round 1

|Showtime

|{{nts|100,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2003|Mar|1}}

|John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Jones Jr. wins by UD (118–110, 117–111, 116–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|525,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2003|Sep|13}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II

|Mosley wins by UD (113–115, 113–115, 113–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|950,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2003|Oct|4}}

|Evander Holyfield vs. James Toney

|Toney wins by TKO in round 9

|Showtime

|{{nts|150,000}}{{cite web |url= http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/128792-holyfield-considering-retirement.html |title= Holyfield considering retirement |publisher= USA TODAY article |date= 2003-10-15 |access-date= 2014-01-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116090701/http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/128792-holyfield-considering-retirement.html |archive-date= 2014-01-16 |url-status= dead }}

|-

|{{dts|2003|Nov|8}}

|Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Jones Jr. wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)

|HBO

|{{nts|302,000}}[http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content1828.html Roy Jones Jr. Says He's the Draw, But it He?], FightHype.com article, Retrieved on 2014-01-08

|-

|{{dts|2004|May|15}}

|Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II

|Tarver wins by KO in round 2

|HBO

|{{nts|360,000}}[http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news/usa-boxing-news/tarver-v-jones-ii-ppv-did-360000-buys Tarver v Jones II PPV did 360,000 buys], SecondsOut.Com article, Retrieved on 2014-01-08

|-

|{{dts|2004|Sep|18}}

|Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya

|Hopkins wins by KO in round 9

|HBO

|{{nts|1,000,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2004|Dec|11}}

|Vitali Klitschko vs. Danny Williams

|Klitschko wins by TKO in round 8

|HBO

|{{nts|120,000}}[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/dive-boxing-ratings-drop-hbo-canvas-article-1.631834 TAKING A DIVE Boxing ratings drop HBO to the canvas], N.Y.DailyNews.com article, 2004-12-19, Retrieved on 2014-04-10

|-

|{{dts|2005|Mar|19}}

|Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

|Morales wins by UD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|345,000}}[http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-17-years-superfight-04-05--88942 Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight - 04/05], BoxingScene.com article, Retrieved on 2015-03-26

|-

|{{dts|2005|Jun|11}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride

|McBride wins by TKO in round 7

|Showtime

|{{nts|250,000}}[http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39053 Tyson-McBride 250,000 PPV Buys], BoxingScene.com article, Retrieved on 2014-01-08

|-

|{{dts|2005|Jun|25}}

|Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

|Mayweather Jr. wins by RTD in round 6

|HBO

|{{nts|340,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2005|Oct|1}}

|Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. III

|Tarver wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|405,000}}{{cite web|url= http://www.secondsout.com/usa-boxing-news/usa-boxing-news/hbo-release-ppv-tarverjones-buys |title= HBO release PPV Tarver/Jones buys |publisher= SecondsOut.Com article |access-date= 2014-01-10}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Jan|21}}

|Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II

|Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 10

|HBO

|{{nts|360,000}}[http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-17-years-superfight-2006--89192 Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight - 2006], BoxingScene.com article, Retrieved on 2015-04-01

|-

|{{dts|2006|Feb|25}}

|Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas

|Mosley wins by TKO in round 10

|HBO

|{{nts|415,000}}{{cite news |title=Mosley-Vargas fight can't match first bout on PPV |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2525430 |access-date=18 June 2020 |work=ESPN.com |agency=ESPN |date=20 July 2006}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Apr|8}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Zab Judah

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 119–109)

|HBO

|{{nts|375,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|May|6}}

|Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya

|De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 6

|HBO

|{{nts|925,000}}{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Ricardo_Mayorga_vs._Oscar_De_La_Hoya |title=Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia |publisher=Boxrec.com |access-date=2011-11-03}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|May|6}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Óscar Larios

|Pacquiao wins by UD (117–110, 118–108, 120–106)

|Top Rank

|{{nts|120,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-17-years-superfight-2006--89192|title=Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight|publisher=BoxingScene|date=April 1, 2015}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Jul|15}}

|Shane Mosley vs. Fernando Vargas II

|Mosley wins by TKO in round 6

|HBO

|{{nts|350,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Aug|12}}

|Hasim Rahman vs. Oleg Maskaev II

|Maskaev wins by TKO in round 12

|HBO

|{{nts|60,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2552728|title=Notebook: Manager says Gatti not retiring yet|publisher=ESPN|date=August 18, 2006}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Nov|4}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Baldomir

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 120–108, 118–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|325,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2006|Nov|18}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

|Pacquiao wins by KO in round 3

|HBO

|{{nts|350,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2007|Apr|14}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solís

|Pacquiao wins by KO in round 8

|Top Rank

|{{nts|150,000}}{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162477748.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106182353/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162477748.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-06|title=Pacquiao fight sold $ 1.3-M tickets.(Sports News)|newspaper=Manila Bulletin|author=Nick Giongco}}

|- style="background:#ffc;"

|{{dts|2007|May|5}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

|Mayweather Jr. wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|2,400,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2007|Oct|10}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II

|Pacquiao wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 115–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|350,000}}Rold, Cliff (2015-04-09). [http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-17-years-superfight-2007--89512 "Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight - 2007"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved 2015-04-09.

|-

|{{dts|2007|Dec|8}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton

|Mayweather Jr. wins by TKO in round 10

|HBO

|{{nts|920,000}}{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/05/floyd-mayweather-jr-shane-mosley-boxing.html |title=Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley fight does 1.4 million pay-per-view buys |publisher=LA.Times.com |date=2010-05-11 |access-date=2014-01-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2008|Jan|19}}

|Félix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Jones Jr. wins by UD (116–110, 117–109, 116–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|500,000}}{{cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/10/689182/hbo-releases-official-ppv |title=HBO releases official PPV numbers |publisher=badlefthook.com |date=2008-12-10 |access-date=2021-04-04}}

|-

|{{dts|2008|Feb|16}}

|Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor II

|Pavlik wins by UD (115–113, 117–111, 116–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|250,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2008|Mar|15}}

|Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II

|Pacquiao wins by SD (115–112, 114–113, 112–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|400,000}}{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Juan_Manuel_Marquez_vs._Manny_Pacquiao_(2nd_meeting) |title=Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting) |publisher=Boxrec}}

|-

|{{dts|2008|Jun|28}}

|David Díaz vs. Manny Pacquiao

|Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 9

|HBO

|{{nts|206,000}}[http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-pacquiao-17-years-superfight-08-09--89810 "Mayweather-Pacquiao: 17 Years to a Superfight – 08-09"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved 2015-04-16.

|-

|{{dts|2008|Jul|26}}

|Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito

|Margarito wins by TKO in round 11

|HBO

|{{nts|450,000}}[http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/12/10/689182/hbo-releases-official-ppv "HBO releases official PPV numbers: 1.25 million"]. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

|-

|{{dts|2008|Nov|8}}

|Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Calzaghe wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 118–109)

|HBO

|{{nts|225,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2008|Dec|6}}

|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao

|Pacquiao wins by RTD in round 8

|HBO

|{{nts|1,250,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2009|May|2}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton

|Pacquiao wins by KO in round 2

|HBO

|{{nts|850,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/332/manny-pacquiao-ricky-hatton-ppv-numbers-celebrate-even-bob-arum-refuses |title=Pacquiao-Hatton PPV numbers something to celebrate, even if Arum refuses|date=2009-05-14}}

|-

|{{dts|2009|Sep|19}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–107, 119–108, 118–109)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,060,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2009|Nov|14}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto

|Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 12

|HBO

|{{nts|1,250,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4674275 |title= Pacquiao-Cotto tops Mayweather in PPV |work= ESPN.com |date= 2009-11-20 |access-date= 2014-01-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2010|Mar|13}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey

|Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 119–109, 120–108)

|HBO

|{{nts|700,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5022192 |title= Pacquiao-Clottey earns big PPV bucks |work= ESPN.com |date= 2010-03-23 |access-date= 2014-01-10}}

|-

|{{Dts|2010|Apr|3}}

|Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. II

|Hopkins win by UD (118–109, 117–110, 117–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|150,000}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2010/4/16/1426020/jones-hopkins-ii-does-about-150k|title=Jones-Hopkins II does about 150K PPV buys|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-07-06}}

|-

|{{dts|2010|May|1}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 119–109)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,400,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2010|Nov|13}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito

|Pacquiao wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 119–109)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,150,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5842507 |title=Manny Pacquiao generates another 1 million PPV buys |publisher=ESPN |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2011-11-03}}

|-

|{{dts|2011|May|7}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley

|Pacquiao wins by UD (119–108, 120–108, 120–107)

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,340,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6645782 |title=Bout draws more than 1.3 million buys |publisher=Espn.go.com|date=2011-06-09 }}

|-

|{{dts|2011|Sep|17}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz

|Mayweather Jr. wins by KO in round 4

|HBO

|{{nts|1,250,000}}{{cite web|url=http://fighthype.com/pages/content11072.html |title=The Numbers Are In! Mayweather-Ortiz Is Second Highest Grossing Non-Heavyweight Fight |publisher=Fighthype.com |date=2011-10-28 |access-date=2011-11-03}}

|-

|{{dts|2011|Nov|13}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III

|Pacquiao wins by MD (115–113, 114–114, 116–112)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,400,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-draws-1-4-million-ppv/ |title=Pacquiao vs Marquez III draws 1.4 million PPV |publisher=BoxingNews24 |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2011}}

|-

|{{dts|2011|Dec|3}}

|Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II

|Cotto wins by RTD in round 9

|HBO

|{{nts|600,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/fighting-words-deontay-wilder-gets-reality-check--92331|title="Fighting Words" — Deontay Wilder Gets A Reality Check - Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=15 June 2015 }}

|-

|{{dts|2012|May|5}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 118–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,500,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/7919965/floyd-mayweather-miguel-cotto-rakes-94m-ppv-sales |title=Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto rakes in $94M in PPV sales|publisher=Espn.go.com |date= 2012-05-11|access-date=2012-05-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2012|Jun|9}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley

|Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|890,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/new-york/story/_/id/10350145/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-set-april-controversial-fight-2012/

|title= Pacquiao-Bradley II set for April|work= ESPN |access-date=2012-08-11}}

|-

|{{dts|2012|Sep|15}}

|Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martínez

|Martínez wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 117–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|475,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8408463/sergio-martinez-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-extremely-solid-ppv-buys-hbo-says |title= Viewers flock to Martinez-Chavez |work= ESPN.com |date= 2012-09-21 |access-date=2014-06-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2012|Dec|8}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV

|Márquez wins by KO in round 6

|HBO

|{{nts|1,150,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8750235/juan-manuel-marquez-manny-pacquiao-iv-exceeds-1-million-ppvs

|title= Marquez-Pacquiao another big draw |work= ESPN.com |date= 2012-12-15 |access-date= 2012-12-15}}

|-

|{{dts|2013|May|4}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 117–111)

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,000,000}}Satterfield, Lem (2013-05-10). [http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/178807-mayweather-guerrero-over-a-million-ppv-buys "Mayweather-Guerrero: Over a million PPV buys"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507100956/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/178807-mayweather-guerrero-over-a-million-ppv-buys |date=2015-05-07 }}. The Ring. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

|-

|{{dts|2013|Sep|14}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez

|Mayweather Jr. wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)

|Showtime

|{{nts|2,200,000}}[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/floyd-mayweather-canelo-alvarez-ppv-sales-2-2-213253910--box.html Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez PPV sales at 2.2 million, setting revenue record], Yahoo Sports, October 2, 2013.

|-

|{{dts|2013|Oct|12}}

|Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Márquez

|Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 116–112, 113–115)

|HBO

|{{nts|375,000}}[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/top-rank-president-todd-duboef-says-bradley-marquez-215616185--box.html Top Rank president Todd duBoef says Bradley-Marquez pay-per-view did 375,000 sales], Yahoo Sports, November 4, 2013.

|-

|{{dts|2013|Nov|24}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Ríos

|Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 120–108, 118–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|475,000}}{{cite web|url= https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/manny-pacquiao-brandon-rios-fight-sells-475-000-213600764--box.html |title= Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight sells 475,000 PPVs, according to HBO Sports |publisher= Sports.Yahoo |date= 2013-12-05 |access-date= 2013-12-20}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Mar|8}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo

|Álvarez wins by TKO in Round 10

|Showtime

|{{nts|350,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10609134/canelo-alvarez-alfredo-angulo-bout-generates-big-ppv-numbers

|title= Canelo Alvarez scores on PPV |work= ESPN.com |date=2014-03-14 |access-date=2014-06-13}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Apr|12}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II

|Pacquiao wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|800,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/10912510/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-pay-per-view-sales-dropped-rematch |title=Pacquiao-Bradley II numbers down |publisher=Espn.go.com|date=2014-05-10 }}

|-

|{{dts|2014|May|3}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana

|Mayweather Jr. wins by MD (114–114, 117–111, 116–112)

|Showtime

|{{nts|900,000}}{{cite web|url= https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/source--mayweather-maidana-ii-does-925-000-pay-per-view-buys-182401464.html |title= Source: Mayweather-Maidana II does 925,000 pay-per-view buys |publisher= Yahoo.Sports |date= 2014-09-18 |access-date= 2015-01-30}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Jun|7}}

|Sergio Martínez vs. Miguel Cotto

|Cotto wins by RTD in round 10

|HBO

|{{nts|315,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.si.com/boxing/2014/06/25/miguel-cotto-sergio-martinez-pay-per-view

|title= Cotto-Martinez fight brings in disappointing pay-per-view audience |publisher= SI.com |date=2014-06-26 |access-date=2014-06-27}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Jul|12}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Erislandy Lara

|Álvarez wins by SD (115–113, 117–111, 113–115)

|Showtime

|{{nts|300,000}}{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/10148/golovkin-rubio-up-next

|title= Golovkin-Rubio up next? |work= ESPN.com |date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-29}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Sep|13}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–111, 116–111, 115–112)

|Showtime

|{{nts|925,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2014|Nov|23}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri

|Pacquiao wins by UD (119–103, 119–103, 120–102)

|HBO

|{{nts|400,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/12/06/14/pacquiao-vs-algieri-gets-over-400k-ppv-buys |title=Pacquiao vs Algieri gets over 400K in PPV buys |date=6 December 2014 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com}}

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|{{dts|2015|May|2}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110)

|HBO/Showtime

|{{nts|4,600,000}}Idec, Keith (2015-11-10). [http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-taffet-still-stunned-by-46m-buys-pac--97976 "HBO's Taffet Still Stunned By 4.6M Buys For May-Pac"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved 2017-06-29.

|-

|{{dts|2015|Sep|12}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto

|Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 117–111)

|Showtime

|{{nts|400,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum|title=Bob Arum: Pacquiao-Bradley III lost money, had 'terrible' PPV numbers|publisher=Espn.go.com |date=April 21, 2016 }}

|-

|{{dts|2015|Oct|17}}

|Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux

|Golovkin wins by TKO in round 8

|HBO

|{{nts|150,000}}Thompson, Ben (2015-10-20). [http://www.fighthype.com/news/article22213.html "Golovkin vs. Lemieux does roughly 150,000 PPV buys"] fighthype.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

|-

|{{dts|2015|Nov|21}}

|Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez

|Álvarez wins by UD (117–111, 119–109, 118–110)

|HBO

|{{nts|900,000}}Rafael, Dan (2015-12-03). [https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/14282398/canelo-alvarez-miguel-cotto-pay-per-view-gets-900k-buys-58m-revenue "Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto pay-per-view approximately $58M in revenue"]. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

|-

|{{dts|2016|Apr|9}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III

|Pacquiao wins by UD (116–110, 116–110, 116–110)

|HBO

|{{nts |400,000}}[https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/15282539/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-jr-iii-ppv-numbers-terrible-says-top-rank-promoter-bob-arum Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. III PPV numbers 'terrible', says Top Rank promoter Bob Arum]. Espn.go.com (April 21, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-25.

|-

|{{dts|2016|May|7}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan

|Álvarez wins by KO in round 6

|HBO

|{{nts|600,000}}Rafael, Dan (May 14, 2016). [http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/15523779/canelo-alvarez-amir-khan-fight-sells-close-600000-pay-per-view-buys-golden-boy-promotions-says "Canelo Alvarez, Amir Khan fight sells close to 600,000 pay-per-view buys, Golden Boy Promotions says"]. ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

|-

|{{dts|2016|July|23}}

|Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol

|Crawford wins by UD (118–107, 118–107, 117–108)

|HBO

|{{nts|55,000}}[https://www.espn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/16668/notes-arum-says-he-lost-about-100k-on-crawford-postol-ppv Arum says he lost about $100k on Crawford-Postol PPV]. Espn.go.com (September 3, 2016). Retrieved on 2016-09-10.

|-

|{{dts|2016|Sep|17}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Liam Smith

|Álvarez wins by TKO in round 9

|HBO

|{{nts|300,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-smith-ppv-buys--109098|title=Canelo-Smith PPV: Golden Boy Pleased With 300K Buys|publisher=boxingscene.com |date=September 25, 2016 }}

|-

|{{dts|2016|Nov|5}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas

|Pacquiao wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 114–113)

|Top Rank

|{{nts|300,000}}{{cite news |url=http://www.boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/ |title=Bob Arum: Pacquiao-Vargas fight surpassed 300K PPV buys; Is Pacquiao-Mayweather II possible? |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 15, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116160402/http://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2016/11/15/bob-arum-manny-pacquiao-jessie-vargas-fight-300k-ppv-buys/ |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

|-

|{{dts|2016|Nov|19}}

|Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward

|Ward wins by UD (114–113, 114–113, 114–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|165,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-kovalev-33-million-live-gate-from-10066-tickets-sold--111447|title=Ward-Kovalev: $3.3 Million Live Gate From 10,066 Tickets Sold|publisher=BoxingScene|date=December 5, 2016 }}

|-

|{{dts|2017|Mar|18}}

|Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs

|Golovkin wins by UD (115–112, 115–112, 114–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|170,000}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/loeffler-confirms-golovkin-jacobs-about-170k-ppv-buys--114934|title=Loeffler Confirms Golovkin-Jacobs Did About 170K PPV Buys |publisher=BoxingScene |date=March 24, 2017 }}

|-

|{{dts|2017|May|6}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.

|Álvarez wins by UD (120–108, 120–108, 120–108)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,000,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19420711/canelo-alvarez-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-crosses-historic-1-million-mark-pay-per-views|title= Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hits 1 Million Pay-Per-View Buys |publisher=ESPN |date=May 19, 2017 }}

|-

|{{dts|2017|Jun|17}}

|Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II

|Ward wins by TKO in round 8

|HBO

|{{nts|130,000}}Idec, Keith (June 28, 2017). [http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-kovalev-rematch-replay-peaked-947k-viewers-on-hbo--117984 "Ward-Kovalev Rematch Replay Peaked at 947K Viewers on HBO"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

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|{{dts|2017|Aug|26}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor

|Mayweather Jr. wins by TKO in round 10

|Showtime

|{{nts|4,300,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/12/14/16778858/floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-ends-up-second-biggest-north-american-ppv-ever|title=Mayweather vs. McGregor ends up second-biggest North American PPV ever|access-date=1 November 2018|date=2017-12-14}}

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|{{dts|2017|Sep|16}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin

|Split draw (118–110, 115–113, 114–114)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,300,000}}Idec, Keith (September 27, 2017). [http://www.boxingscene.com/report-canelo-golovkin-fight-produced-13-million-ppv-buys--120889 "Report: Canelo-Golovkin Fight Produced 1.3 Million PPV Buys"]. BoxingScene. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

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|{{dts|2018|Sep|15}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II

|Álvarez wins by MD (115–113, 114–114, 115–113)

|HBO

|{{nts|1,100,000}}Rafael, Dan (September 25, 2018). [https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/24787655/canelo-alvarez-gennady-golovkin-rematch-sold-11-million-ppv-buys "Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch sold 1.1 million PPV buys"]. ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

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|{{dts|2018|Dec|1}}

|Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury

|Split draw (115–111, 113–113, 112–114)

|Showtime

|{{nts|325,000}}{{cite news |title=Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury hailed a heavyweight Pay-Per-View success |url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/deontay-wilder-tyson-fury-ppv-success/ |work=World Boxing News |date=December 5, 2018}}

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|{{dts|2019|Jan|19}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner

|Pacquiao wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)

|Showtime

|{{nts|400,000}}{{cite news |title=Pacquiao-Broner PPV sales hit 400,000, earn $30 million |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/24/19/pacquiao-broner-ppv-sales-hit-400000-earn-30-million |access-date=January 25, 2019 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=January 24, 2019}}

|-

|{{dts|2019|Mar|16}}

|Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia

|Spence Jr. wins by UD (120–107, 120–108, 120–108)

|Fox

|{{nts|375,000}}[https://www.boxingscene.com/porter-talks-spence-cleveland-browns-during-fox-nfl-segment--142768 Porter Talks Spence, Cleveland Browns During Fox NFL Segment - Boxing News]

|-

|{{dts|2019|Apr|20}}

|Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan

|Crawford wins by TKO in round 6

|ESPN

|{{nts|150,000}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/04/crawford-vs-khan-does-150k-ppv-buys-according-to-source/|title=Crawford vs. Khan does 150K PPV buys according to source|date=2019-04-27|website=Boxing News 24|access-date=2019-06-07}}

|-

|{{dts|2019|Jul|20}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman

|Pacquiao wins by SD (115–112, 115–112, 113–114)

|Fox

|{{nts|500,000}}{{cite news |title=Pacquiao vs. Thurman estimated at 500,000 buys |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/07/pacquiao-vs-thurman-estimated-at-500000-buys/ |access-date=July 26, 2019 |work=Boxing News 24 |date=July 27, 2019}}

|-

|{{dts|2019|Sep|28}}

|Errol Spence Jr. vs. Shawn Porter

|Spence wins by SD (116–111, 116–111, 112–115)

|Fox

|{{nts|350,000}}{{cite news |title=Mike Coppinger on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/1178810683787341825 |access-date=October 12, 2019 |date=September 30, 2019}}

|-

|{{dts|2019|Nov|9}}

|KSI vs. Logan Paul II

|KSI wins by SD (56–55, 57–54, 55–56)

|DAZN

|{{nts|2,000,000}}

|-

|{{dts|2019|Nov|23}}

|Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II

|Wilder wins by KO in round 7

|Fox

|{{nts|275,000}}{{cite news|title=Wilder vs. Ortiz Rematch PPV buys lands just north of|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/wilder-ortiz-rematch-ppv-buys-land-just-north-275|access-date=December 4, 2019|date=December 4, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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|{{dts|2020|Feb|22}}

|Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II

|Fury wins by TKO in round 7

|ESPN/Fox

|{{nts| 800,000}} {{cite news|url=https://talksport.com/boxing/675344/wilder-vs-fury-2-ppv-buys-north-america-bob-arum-lewis-vs-tyson-2002/ |title= ESTIMATE Wilder vs Fury 2 PPV buys estimated between 800-850k in North America, eclipsing Lewis vs Tyson in 2002 but falling short of Bob Arum's hopes | date=March 3, 2020}}

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|{{dts|2020|Sep|26}}

|Charlo Doubleheader VIII

|Charlo wins by UD (116–112, 118–110, 117–111)

|Showtime

|{{nts|120,000}}{{cite news |title=Sources: Showtime's PPV doubleheader featuring the Charlo twins is expected to generate more than 100,000 buys with a chance to top out at 120,000 |work=Mike Coppinger |url=https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/1311831091523645442 |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2020}}

|-

|{{dts|2020|Oct|31}}

|Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz

|Davis wins by KO in round 6

|Showtime

|{{nts|225,000}}{{cite news |title=Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz Reportedly Bring's In 200,000-225,000 PPV Buys |work=Mike Coppinger |url=https://www.boxinginsider.com/headlines/gervonta-davis-vs-leo-santa-cruz-reportedly-brings-in-200000-225000-ppv-buys/ |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 16, 2020}}

|-

|{{dts|2020|Nov|28}}

|Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.

|Split draw (76–76, 79–73, 76–80)

|Triller

|{{nts|1,600,000}}{{cite news |last1=Peter |first1=Josh |title=Mike Tyson's return to boxing against Roy Jones Jr. generated more than $80 million in revenue |url=https://usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2020/12/07/mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-bout-80-m-pay-per-view-bonanza/6487482002/ |access-date=9 December 2020 |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett |date=8 December 2020}}

|-

|{{dts|2020|Dec|5}}

|Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia

|Spence wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)

|Fox

|{{nts|250,000}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sean |title=Errol Spence Jr vs. Danny Garcia does 250,000+ PPV buys |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2020/12/errol-spence-jr-vs-danny-garcia-does-250000-ppv-buys/ |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Boxing News 24 |date=10 December 2020}}

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|{{dts|2021|May|1}}

|Chris Arreola vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.

|Ruiz wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 117–110)

|Fox

|{{nts|150,000}}{{cite tweet|number=1390810618677051392|user=MikeCoppinger|author=Mike Coppinger|title=Sources: The Andy Ruiz Jr.-Chris Arreola PBC on FOX PPV generated in excess of 125,000 buys at $49.99, and the fina…|date=7 May 2021}}

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|{{dts|2021|Jun|6}}

|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul

|Exhibition fight, no winner declared

|Showtime

|{{nts|1,000,000}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-logan-paul-vs-floyd-mayweather-pay-per-view-buys-how-many-ppv-buys-event-generate |title=How many PPV buys did the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight generate? |date=8 June 2021 |first=Deepit |last=Sharma |website=www.sportskeeda.com}}{{cite web|author=By Neelabhra Roy |url=https://www.givemesport.com/1703745-floyd-mayweather-vs-logan-paul-how-many-ppv-buys-did-fight-do |title=Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul: How many PPV buys did fight do? |publisher=GiveMeSport |date=2021-06-08 |accessdate=2021-12-26}}

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|{{dts|2021|Jun|26}}

|Mario Barrios vs. Gervonta Davis

|Davis wins by TKO in round 11

|Showtime

|{{nts|200,000}}{{cite web |last1=Coppinger |first1=Mike |title=Sources: The Gervonta Davis-Mario Barrios Showtime PPV generated in excess of 200,000 buys |url=https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/1412121724481585155 |website=Twitter |access-date=8 July 2021 |language=English |date=5 Jul 2021}}

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|{{dts|2021|Aug|21}}

|Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás

|Ugas wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 115–113)

|Fox

|{{nts|250,000}}{{cite web |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/09/03/pacquiao-ugas-ppv-flops/ |title=Pacquiao-Ugás PPV flops |first=Josef |last=Ramos |date=September 3, 2021 |website=businessmirror.com.ph}}

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|{{dts|2021|Aug|29}}

|Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley

|Paul wins by SD (78–74, 77–75, 75–77)

|Showtime

|{{nts|500,000}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/9/14/22674480/report-jake-paul-vs-tyron-woodley-card-sold-approximately-500000-pay-per-view-buys|title=Report: Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley card sold approximately 500,000 pay-per-view buys|date=2021-09-14|website=www.mmafighting.com|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-14}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2021/9/13/22672140/jake-paul-vs-tyron-woodley-boxing-match-estimated-half-million-ppv-buys-news|title=Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley boxing match estimated to hit near 500,000 PPV buys|date=2021-09-13|website=www.bloodyelbow.com|language=en-US|access-date=2021-09-13}}

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|{{dts|2021|Oct|9}}

|Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III

|Fury wins by KO in round 11

|ESPN/Fox

|{{nts|600,000}}{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Jesse |title=Fury vs Wilder 3 PPV buys: Domestic haul falls well below expectations |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2021/10/14/22726841/fury-vs-wilder-3-ppv-buys-domestic-haul-falls-well-below-expectations-boxing |website=MMA Mania |access-date=1 December 2021 |language=English |date=14 Oct 2021}}

|-

|{{dts|2021|Nov|6}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb Plant

|Álvarez wins by TKO in round 11

|Showtime

|{{nts|800,000}}{{cite web |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=Canelo vs. Plant pay per view numbers prove P4P king's starpower |url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/canelo-pay-per-view-numbers/ |website=World Boxing News |access-date=1 December 2021 |language=English |date=12 Nov 2021}}

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|{{dts|2021|Nov|20}}

|Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter

|Crawford wins by TKO in round 10

|ESPN

|{{nts|135,000}}{{cite tweet|number=1462957617462927367|user=KevinI|author=Kevin Iole|title=The #CrawfordPorter PPV did approximately 190k units.|date=23 November 2021}}{{cite web|author=Allan Binoy |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/boxing-news-bob-arum-gives-terence-crawford-the-boot-weve-lost-money-on-every-fight/ |title=Bob Arum Gives Terence Crawford the Boot: ‘We've Lost Money on Every Fight' |publisher=EssentiallySports |date= 2 December 2021|accessdate=2021-12-26}}

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|{{dts|2021|Dec|5}}

|Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz

|Davis wins by UD (115–113, 115–113, 116–112)

|Showtime

|{{nts|100,000}}{{cite tweet|number=1471430857470713860|user=RealRickGlaser1|author=Rick Glaser|title=Lost in #LeonardEllerbe's hoopla, failure to release #TankDavis PPV buys is he didn't have to, I did, I was nice sa…|date=16 December 2021}}{{cite tweet|number=1470455171729739790|user=RealRickGlaser1|author=Rick Glaser|title=So many want to know #TankDavis PPV number, it "tanked" way below 100,000. Out of respect for those in powers that…|date=13 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/gervonta-davis-inaccurate-ppv-sales/ |title=Double denial issued after 'inaccurate' Gervonta Davis PPV sales report |publisher=Worldboxingnews.com |date=2021-12-13 |accessdate=2021-12-26}}

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|{{dts|2022|May|7}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol

|Bivol wins by UD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)

|DAZN

|{{nts|520,000}}{{cite web |last1=Christ |first1=Scott |title=Canelo vs GGG 3 PPV buys and a breakdown of boxing's recent numbers |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2022/9/21/23365579/canelo-vs-ggg-3-dazn-reports-ppv-buys-subscription-numbers-boxing-news-2022 |website=Bad Left Hook |access-date=16 January 2023 |language=English |date=September 21, 2022}}

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|{{dts|2022|May|28}}

|Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero

|Davis wins by TKO in round 6

|Showtime

|{{nts|275,000}}{{cite tweet|number=1532420317792051200|user=DanRafael1|author=Dan Rafael|title=Per source involved in last week's event, the #DavisRomero Showtime PPV will generate nearly 275k domestic buys, which will represent @Gervontaa's best selling of his 4 PPV events. The replay of the fight will open Showtime's tripleheader telecast on Saturday night. #boxing|date=2 June 2022}}

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|{{dts|2022|Sep|17}}

|Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III

|Álvarez wins by UD (116–112, 115–113, 115–113)

|DAZN

|{{nts|850,000}}{{Cite web|url=https://nosmokeboxing.com/canelo-vs-ggg-3-ppv-buys-from-the-us-around-850k/|title=Eddie Hearn Reveals Canelo Vs GGG 3 PPV Buys Around 850k From The US|date=22 September 2022 }}

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|{{dts|2022|Oct|15}}

|Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius

|Wilder wins by KO in round 1

|Fox

|{{nts|75,000}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/deontay-wilder-robert-helenius-pulls-in-around-75000-ppv-buys/253081|title=Deontay Wilder – Robert Helenius Pulls In Around 75,000 PPV Buys|date=October 25, 2022 |access-date=18 April 2023}}

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|{{dts|2023|Apr|22}}

|Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia

|Davis wins by TKO in round 7

|Showtime/DAZN

|{{nts|1,200,000}}{{cite web |last1=Stern |first1=Adam |title=Davis-Garcia sells over 1.2M PPV, draws $22.8M gate |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2023/04/26/gervonta-davis-ryan-garcia-showtime-sells-more-ppv-units.aspx |website=Sports Business Journal |access-date=30 April 2023 |language=English |date=26 April 2023}}

|-

|{{dts|2023|May|20}}

|Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko

|Haney wins by UD (115–113, 116–112, 115–113)

|ESPN

|{{nts|150,000}}{{cite web |last1=Rafael |first1=Dan |title=Notebook: Haney-Loma fallout: PPV total, protest, lobbying, fine |url=https://danrafael.substack.com/p/notebook-haney-loma-fallout-ppv-total |website=Substack |access-date=15 July 2023 |language=English |date=25 May 2023}}

|-

|{{dts|2023|Jul|29}}

|Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

|Crawford wins by TKO in round 9

|Showtime

|{{nts|675,000}}{{cite tweet |url-access=limited |title=Register |user=DanRafael1 |number=1687153318554906624 |url=https://twitter.com/DanRafael1/status/1687153318554906624}}

|}

The first pay-per-view mixed martial arts bout was Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, which took place in Japan on {{dts|1976|June|26}}. It sold at least {{nowrap|2 million}} buys on closed-circuit theatre TV.{{cite book|last=Stravinsky|first=John|title=Muhammad Ali|date=1998|publisher=Literary Express|isbn=9781581650457|page=133|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZLFk0KqxUcC&q=millions|quote=Probably the dullest event in sports history, it was watched by millions over closed-circuit television as well as by suckers in Tokyo who forked over $1,000 per ringside seat.}} At a ticket price of $10,{{cite news|last=Bull|first=Andy|title=The forgotten story of ... Muhammad Ali v Antonio Inoki|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/nov/11/the-forgotten-story-of-ali-inoki|work=The Guardian|date=November 11, 2009}} the fight grossed at least {{US$|{{#expr:2*10}} million|long=no}} (inflation-adjusted {{US$|{{Inflation|US|20|1976|r=-1}} million|long=no}}) or more from closed-circuit theatre TV revenue in the United States.

The highest buy rates for the UFC {{as of|2021|1|lc=y}} are as follows.

Note: The UFC does not release official PPV statistics, and the following PPV numbers are as reported by industry insiders. As of April 2019, all PPV's are iPPV's, with distribution on the internet exclusively via ESPN+.

{{legend|#ffffcc| — Fights which held the UFC PPV sales record}}

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{{Further|List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events|List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|List of AEW pay-per-view events}}

WrestleMania I in March 1985 sold over 1{{nbsp}}million buys on closed-circuit theatre TV in the United States, making it the largest pay-per-view showing of a wrestling event in the US at the time.{{cite news|title=Wrestlemania In Photographs: 1-10|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wrestlemania-in-photographs-1-10|work=Sportskeeda|date=April 1, 2017}}

The highest buy rates for professional wrestling events on pay-per-view home television {{as of |2015 | June | lc = on}} are as follows.{{cite web |title=WWE PPV Pay-Per-View Buyrates |url=http://www.2xzone.com/wwe/buyrates.shtml |website=2XZONE.com |access-date=October 20, 2018}}

{{legend|#ffffcc| — Events which held the professional wrestling PPV sales record}}

This tables lists the sportsmen who have had the highest pay-per-view sales, with at least 10{{nbsp}}million buys. It includes sportsmen who have participated in boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling.

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• Bel Air Circuit
• Conditional access
• DAZN
• List of AEW pay-per-view events
• List of Bellator events
• List of DREAM events
• List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events
• List of K-1 events
• List of ROH pay-per-view events
• List of Strikeforce events
• List of TNA pay-per-view events
• List of UFC events
• List of WCW pay-per-view events
• List of WWE pay-per-view events

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