Pacquiao Hits Pay-Per-View Gold

ESPN boxing analyst Dan Rafael writes:

MANNY PACQUIAO already holds the record for winning titles in eight weight classes. Now, he has tied a record in the pay-per-view world.

Pacquiao matched former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson as the only fighter in pay-per-view history to generate at least 1 million buys for a fight in three consecutive years. HBO announced Tuesday that Pacquiao’s one-sided battering of ANTONIO MARGARITO on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium to win a vacant junior middleweight title — his record-extending eighth — generated at least 1.15 million buys and $64 million domestic pay-per-view revenue.

The number HBO reported is only an initial figure, with the total likely to rise once the buys are fully accounted for.

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