The Hard Rock Stadium in Miami was the scene of the exhibition match between the former boxer Floyd Mayweather and youtuber Logan Paul. An evening with a single intention: to generate money. “My nickname is ‘Money’ for a reason,” Floyd expressed before the fight. However, the figures did not reach the established goals.
Floyd Mayweather secured a purse of 10 million dollars to get in the ring, in addition to adding another 30 million for advertisements that he wore during the evening.
Mayweather’s contract stated that he would also keep 50% of what was generated by PPV. Estimates indicated that more than 2 million people would pay the $ 49.99 to view the event and another million people would do so in different parts of the world.
Floyd Mayweather and youtuber Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
However, as reported by the media ‘Usa Today’, the forecasts were not fulfilled. Apparently about a million PPV, therefore, the proceeds were finally about 50 million dollars. Which means, Mayweather could have made about $ 25 million, when before the evening, it was predicted that he could pocket $ 100 million.
And it is that the exhibition fight was far from the fights with the most audience by PPV, ranking 25, according to the specialized media ‘Tapology’. To put in context, the combat that faced Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in 2015 generated 4.6 million users, a record still in force.
Floyd Mayweather and youtuber Logan Paul at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The PPV figures also affected the youtuber Logan Paul, who had secured a purse of $ 250,000 plus 10% of what was generated through the PPV.