Somehow, some way Mayweather keeps figuring out a way to get your PPV money. It was expected Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 would do significantly less than Mayweather vs. Maidana 1, but if you believe this report from Yahoo Sports, Mayweather was at least able to maintain the status quo.
A source who has been generally reliable on such numbers confirmed that Mayweather’s rematch with Marcos Maidana on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden sold 925,000 on pay-per-view. That is 25,000 better than their May fight, which sold roughly 900,000.
In a twisted way all the controversy surrounding Mayweather, 50 Cent and domestic violence appears to have helped the promotion which seemed pretty dead in the water a month before the fight.
PPV numbers across the board have been down for boxing, so for Mayweather to actually improve his numbers with a weaker undercard and easier fight says that he is still the undisputed Money Man of boxing.