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United States (PPV home television)
Select PPV boxing buy-rates (mainly from HBO, Showtime and Top Rank) between 1960 and 2019:

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Section Title: United States (PPV home television)
Table Section Text: Select PPV boxing buy-rates (mainly from HBO, Showtime and Top Rank) between 1960 and 2019:

Date	Fight	Result	Carrier	Buy rate

June 20, 1960	Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson II	Patterson wins by KO in round 5	TelePrompTer	25,000

March 13, 1961	Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III	Patterson wins by KO in round 6	TelePrompTer	100,000

September 25, 1962	Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston	Liston wins by KO in round 1	TelePrompTer	100,000

February 25, 1964	Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston	Ali wins by RTD in round 6	WHCT	250,000

Oct 1, 1975	Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III	Ali wins by TKO in round 14	HBO	500,000

Jun 20, 1980	Roberto Durán vs. Sugar Ray Leonard	Durán wins by UD (145-144, 148-147, 146-144)	HBO	155,000

Sep 16, 1981	Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns	Leonard wins by TKO in round 14	HBO	583,200

Apr 15, 1985	Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns	Hagler wins by TKO in round 3	HBO	100,000

Apr 6, 1987	Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler	Leonard wins by SD (118-110, 113-115, 115-113)	HBO	150,000

Jun 27, 1988	Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks	Tyson wins by KO in round 1	HBO	700,000

Oct 25, 1990	Buster Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield	Holyfield wins by KO in round 3	Showtime	1,000,000

March 18, 1991	Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock	Tyson wins by TKO in round 7	Showtime	960,000

Apr 19, 1991	Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman	Holyfield wins by UD (116–111, 117–110, 115–112)	HBO	1,400,000

Jun 28, 1991	Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II	Tyson wins by UD (113–109, 114–108, 114–108)	Showtime	1,250,000

Oct 18, 1991	Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison	Mercer wins by KO in round 5	HBO	200,000

Jun 19, 1992	Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes	Holyfield wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)	HBO	730,000

Nov 13, 1992	Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe	Bowe wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 115–112)	HBO	900,000

Jun 7, 1993	George Foreman vs. Tommy Morrison	Morrison wins by UD (117–110, 117–110, 118–108)	HBO	600,000

Nov 6, 1993	Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield II	Holyfield wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114)	HBO	950,000

Nov 18, 1994	James Toney vs. Roy Jones Jr.	Jones Jr. wins by UD (119–108, 118–109, 117–110)	HBO	300,000

May 6, 1995	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas	De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 2	HBO	330,000

Aug 19, 1995	Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley	Tyson wins by DQ in round 1	Showtime	1,600,000

Nov 4, 1995	Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield III	Bowe wins by TKO in round 8	HBO	650,000

Mar 16, 1996	Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II	Tyson wins by TKO in round 3	Showtime	1,400,000

Sep 7, 1996	Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon	Tyson wins by TKO in round 1	Showtime	1,150,000

Nov 9, 1996	Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield	Holyfield wins by TKO in round 11	Showtime	1,600,000

Apr 12, 1997	Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya	De La Hoya wins by UD (115–111, 116–110, 116–110)	HBO	720,000

Jun 28, 1997	Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II	Holyfield wins by DQ in round 3	Showtime	1,990,000

Sep 13, 1997	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Héctor Camacho	De La Hoya wins by UD (120–106, 120–105, 118–108)	HBO	560,000

Oct 4, 1997	Lennox Lewis vs. Andrew Golota	Lewis wins by KO in round 1	HBO	300,000

Nov 8, 1997	Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer II	Holyfield wins by RTD in round 8	Showtime	550,000

Jan 16, 1999	Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha	Tyson wins by KO in round 5	Showtime	750,000

Mar 13, 1999	Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis	Split draw (116–113, 113–115, 115–115)	HBO	1,200,000

Sep 18, 1999	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad	Trinidad wins by MD (115–113, 115–114, 114–114)	HBO	1,400,000

Nov 13, 1999	Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II	Lewis wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 115–113)	HBO	850,000

Apr 29, 2000	Lennox Lewis vs. Michael Grant	Lewis wins by KO in round 2	HBO	340,000

Jun 17, 2000	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley	Mosley wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115)	HBO	590,000

Sep 9, 2000	Roy Jones Jr. vs. Eric Harding	Jones Jr. wins by RTD in round 10	HBO	125,000

Oct 20, 2000	Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota	Tyson wins by TKO in round 3 (later changed to an NC)	Showtime	450,000

Nov 11, 2000	Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua	Lewis wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 117–111)	HBO	420,000

Mar 3, 2001	Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz II	Ruiz wins by UD (116–110, 115–111, 114–111)	Showtime	185,000

Apr 7, 2001	Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera	Barrera wins by UD (116–111, 115–112, 115–112)	HBO	310,000

Nov 17, 2001	Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II	Lewis wins by KO in round 4	HBO	460,000

Jun 8, 2002	Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson	Lewis wins by KO in round 8	HBO/Showtime	1,970,000

Sep 14, 2002	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas	De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 11	HBO	935,000

Feb 22, 2003	Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne	Tyson wins by KO in round 1	Showtime	100,000

Mar 1, 2003	John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr.	Jones Jr. wins by UD (118–110, 117–111, 116–112)	HBO	525,000

Sep 13, 2003	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Shane Mosley II	Mosley wins by UD (113–115, 113–115, 113–115)	HBO	950,000

Oct 4, 2003	James Toney vs. Evander Holyfield	Toney wins by TKO in round 9	Showtime	150,000

Nov 8, 2003	Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr.	Jones Jr. wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)	HBO	302,000

May 15, 2004	Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II	Tarver wins by KO in round 2	HBO	360,000

Sep 18, 2004	Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya	Hopkins wins by KO in round 9	HBO	1,000,000

Dec 11, 2004	Vitali Klitschko vs. Danny Williams	Klitschko wins by TKO in round 8	HBO	120,000

Mar 19, 2005	Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao	Morales wins by UD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)	HBO	345,000

Jun 11, 2005	Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride	McBride wins by TKO in round 7	Showtime	250,000

Jun 25, 2005	Arturo Gatti vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Mayweather Jr. wins by RTD in round 6	HBO	340,000

Oct 1, 2005	Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones Jr. III	Tarver wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)	HBO	405,000

Jan 21, 2006	Manny Pacquiao vs Érik Morales II	Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 10	HBO	360,000

Apr 8, 2006	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Zab Judah	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 117–111, 119–109)	HBO	375,000

May 6, 2006	Ricardo Mayorga vs. Oscar De La Hoya	De La Hoya wins by TKO in round 6	HBO	925,000

May 6, 2006	Manny Pacquiao vs. Óscar Larios	Pacquiao wins by UD (117–110, 118–108, 120–106)	Top Rank	120,000

Aug 12, 2006	Hasim Rahman vs. Oleg Maskaev II	Maskaev wins by TKO in round 12	HBO	60,000

Nov 4, 2006	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Baldomir	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 120–108, 118–110)	HBO	325,000

Nov 18, 2006	Manny Pacquiao vs Érik Morales III	Pacquiao wins by KO in round 3	HBO	350,000

Apr 14, 2007	Manny Pacquiao vs Jorge Solís	Pacquiao wins by KO in round 8	Top Rank	150,000

May 5, 2007	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Mayweather Jr. wins by SD (116–112, 115–113, 113–115)	HBO	2,400,000

Oct 10, 2007	Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II	Pacquiao wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 115–112)	HBO	350,000

Dec 8, 2007	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton	Mayweather Jr. wins by TKO in round 10	HBO	920,000

Mar 15, 2008	Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez II	Pacquiao wins by SD (115–112, 114–113, 112–115)	HBO	400,000

Jun 28, 2008	David Díaz vs. Manny Pacquiao	Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 9	HBO	206,000

Nov 8, 2008	Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.	Calzaghe wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 118–109)	HBO	225,000

Dec 6, 2008	Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao	Pacquiao wins by RTD in round 8	HBO	1,250,000

May 2, 2009	Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton	Pacquiao wins by KO in round 2	HBO	850,000

Sep 19, 2009	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–107, 119–108, 118–109)	HBO	1,060,000

Nov 14, 2009	Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto	Pacquiao wins by TKO in round 12	HBO	1,250,000

Mar 13, 2010	Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey	Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 119–109, 120–108)	HBO	700,000

Apr 3, 2010	Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. II	Hopkins win by UD (118–109, 117–110, 117–110)	HBO	150,000

May 1, 2010	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (119–109, 118–110, 119–109)	HBO	1,400,000

Nov 13, 2010	Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito	Pacquiao wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 119–109)	HBO	1,150,000

May 7, 2011	Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley	Pacquiao wins by UD (119–108, 120–108, 120–107)	Showtime	1,340,000

Sep 17, 2011	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz	Mayweather Jr. wins by KO in round 4	HBO	1,250,000

Nov 13, 2011	Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III	Pacquiao wins by MD (115–113, 114–114, 116–112)	HBO	1,400,000

Dec 3, 2011	Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II	Cotto wins by RTD in round 9	HBO	600,000

May 5, 2012	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 118–110)	HBO	1,500,000

Jun 9, 2012	Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley	Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)	HBO	890,000

Sep 15, 2012	Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.	Martínez wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 117–110)	HBO	475,000

Dec 8, 2012	Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV	Márquez wins by KO in round 6	HBO	1,150,000

May 4, 2013	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (117–111, 117–111, 117–111)	Showtime	1,000,000

Sep 14, 2013	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez	Mayweather Jr. wins by MD (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)	Showtime	2,200,000

Oct 12, 2013	Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Márquez	Bradley wins by SD (115–113, 116–112, 113–115)	HBO	375,000

Nov 24, 2013	Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Ríos	Pacquiao wins by UD (119–109, 120–108, 118–110)	HBO	475,000

Mar 8, 2014	Canelo Álvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo	Álvarez wins by TKO in Round 10	Showtime	350,000

Apr 12, 2014	Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II	Pacquiao wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110)	HBO	800,000

May 3, 2014	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana	Mayweather Jr. wins by MD (114–114, 117–111, 116–112)	Showtime	900,000

Jun 7, 2014	Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martínez	Cotto wins by RTD in round 10	HBO	315,000

Jul 12, 2014	Canelo Álvarez vs. Erislandy Lara	Álvarez wins by SD (115–113, 117–111, 113–115)	Showtime	300,000

Sep 13, 2014	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–111, 116–111, 115–112)	Showtime	925,000

Nov 23, 2014	Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri	Pacquiao wins by UD (119–103, 119–103, 120–102)	HBO	400,000

May 2, 2015	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (116–112, 116–112, 118–110)	HBO/Showtime	4,600,000

Sep 12, 2015	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto	Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 117–111)	Showtime	400,000

Oct 17, 2015	Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux	Golovkin wins by TKO in round 8	HBO	150,000

Nov 21, 2015	Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Álvarez	Álvarez wins by UD (117–111, 119–109, 118–110)	HBO	900,000

Apr 9, 2016	Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III	Pacquiao wins by UD (116–110, 116–110, 116–110)	HBO	400,000

May 7, 2016	Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan	Álvarez wins by KO in round 6	HBO	600,000

July 23, 2016	Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol	Crawford wins by UD (118–107, 118–107, 117–108)	HBO	55,000

Sep 17, 2016	Canelo Álvarez vs. Liam Smith	Álvarez wins by TKO in round 9	HBO	300,000

Nov 5, 2016	Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas	Pacquiao wins by UD (118–109, 118–109, 114–113)	Top Rank	300,000

Nov 19, 2016	Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward	Ward wins by UD (114–113, 114–113, 114–113)	HBO	165,000

Mar 18, 2017	Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs	Golovkin wins by UD (115–112, 115–112, 114–113)	HBO	170,000

May 6, 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.	Álvarez wins by UD (120–108, 120–108, 120–108)	HBO	1,000,000

Jun 17, 2017	Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II	Ward wins by TKO in round 8	HBO	130,000

Aug 26, 2017	Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor	Mayweather Jr. wins by TKO in round 10	Showtime	4,300,000

Sep 16, 2017	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin	Split draw (118–110, 115–113, 114–114)	HBO	1,300,000

Sep 15, 2018	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II	Álvarez wins by MD (115–113, 114–114, 115–113)	HBO	1,100,000

Dec 1, 2018	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury	Split draw (115–111, 113–113, 114–112)	Showtime	325,000

Jan 19, 2019	Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner	Pacquiao wins by UD (117–111, 116–112, 116–112)	Showtime	400,000

Mar 16, 2019	Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia	Spence Jr. wins by UD (120-107, 120-108, 120-108)	Fox	360,000

Apr 20, 2019	Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan	Crawford wins by TKO in round 6	ESPN	TBA

Sentence(s)

Pay-per-view fight took place in 2006: De La Hoya-Mayorga (925,000 buys).

final_sentence: Pay-per-view fight took place in 2006: De La Hoya-Mayorga (925,000 buys).