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.

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