Boxing World in Disbelief Over Reported Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder PPV Sales

Recently, there has been a hot debate that is going around on the question- Who is the ‘face of boxing’ now? Many believe Canelo Alvarez holds that mantle but this question has had people divided as some believe Gervonta Davis to be the ‘face of boxing’. This all started when after beating Ryan Garcia, ‘Tank’ was asked if he believes that he is the ‘face of boxing’ now, and ‘Tank’ replied, “Abso-f—ing-lutely”. However, prior to his fight against John Ryder, Alvarez chose to take a shot at Davis and made a statement that he’s not retired yet. The fight took place and Alvarez achieved a dominating victory against Ryder, though he couldn’t end the fight in a knockout.

At the beginning of the event, the seats were pretty much empty, however as the time for their fight arrived, the stadium was filled to the brim. Over 50,000 people were present to watch the duo go at each other, meaning just the gate for the fight was around $1 million. Recently, a Twitter user, Ray Jackson, shared the news of the PPV numbers for the fight. He claimed that the PPV buys were around 220k- 235k. However, fans were quick to point out their disbelief over his claims.

Fans react to PPV sales for Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder

Boxing fans had a lot to say when the news broke about the pay-per-view sales of the Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder fight. Smart Casual Sports expressed surprise at the fact that Canelo’s PPV numbers were similar to those of ‘Tank’ Davis’. He complimented Alvarez on pulling so much attraction even without an opponent like Ryan Garcia.

ryangarciaslefthook noted that this confirmed Canelo as the ‘face of boxing’. He believes that super fights such as Garcia vs ‘Tank’ don’t count. He claimed that Canelo Alvarez vs David Benavidez or Jermell Charlo would do much better.

One user questioned the validity of the source’s claim. He was suspicious of the claims made in the post just 48 hrs after the fight. He wrote that no official numbers have been released so far.

Another user jokingly stated that according to his sources, the fight had 1 to 1.5 million buys. He also wrote that Errol Spence Jr. vs Terrence Crawford is happening in July.

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Meanwhile, one user simply stated that Ray is not a source, indicating that he needs to provide where he is basing his claims from.

On the contrary, a user named Carlos believed that the PPV sales were reasonable given the opponent’s choice.

All in all, the reaction to the news was mixed, with some surprised by the numbers and others believing they were on par with expectations. What are your thoughts about the situation? Do you think that the news is true? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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