How do you explain the PPV sales then? There is no competition, boxing crushes MMA.
And when Floyd fights Manny come this May the disparity will even be larger
TOP N. AMERICAN BUY RATES, 2007
1. Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, May 5: 2,400,000
2. Boxing: Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton, Dec. 8: 850,000
3. WWE: Wrestlemania, April 1: 760,000
4. UFC: Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson, May 26: 675,000
5. UFC: Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture, March 3: 540,000
6. UFC: Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Aug. 24: 520,000
7. UFC: Liddell vs. Keith Jardine, Sept. 22: 475,000
8. UFC: Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans, July 7: 425,000
9. UFC: Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter, Feb. 2: 400,000
10. UFC: Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra, April 7: 400,000
11. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, Oct. 6: 350,000
12. WWE: SummerSlam, Aug. 26: 344,000
13. Boxing: Miguel Cotto vs. Shane Mosley, Nov. 10: 340,000
14. UFC: Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin, Oct. 20: 325,000
15. WWE: Royal Rumble, Jan. 28: 314,000
I haven't seen the stats for 2008 and 2009 yet, but I bet its even more lopsided.