PPV Price Tags Over The Years (80s, 90s, 00s to the present)

[MasterPlan]

A lot of folks havd been complaing about the recent Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury PPV Pricing.
It was priced at $64.95 Regular and $74.95 HD.
So I did a little research to see how much previous PPV match-ups were priced.


Also while researching, in the 80s and 90s the cable provider could price it at their discretion. So, one cable company may have this price and another $10 more or less. That is why some have two prices. The ones after 2010ish, I will just list the HD price, which is $10 more than the regular price.


Fighters | Price | Year
Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns | $15.00 | 1981
Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler | $34.95-$39.95 | 1987
Thomas Hearns-James Kinchen | $19.95 | 1988
Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde | $29.95 | 1988
Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns II | $34.95-$49.95 | 1989
Evander Holyfield-Buster Douglas | $39.95-$49.95 | 1990
Evander Holyfield-George Forman | $34.95 | 1991
Julio Cesar Chavez-Pernell Whittaker | $29.95 | 1993
Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield I | $34.95-$59.95 | 1996
Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales | $39.95 | 2002
Larry Holmes-Butterbean | $19.95 | 2002
Antonio Tarvar-Roy Jones Jr. | $49.95 | 2005
Manny Pacquaio-Erik Morales | $44.95 | 2005
Winky Wright-Felix Trinidad | $49.95 | 2005
Floyd Mayweather-Carlos Baldimor | $44.95 | 2006
Evander Holyfield-Fres Quendo | $44.95 | 2006
Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather | $54.99 | 2007
Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones Jr.| $49.95 | 2008
Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez | $49.95 | 2009
Roy Jones Jr.-Benard Hopkins II | $49.95 | 2010
Roy Jones Jr.-Max Alexander | $9.95 | 2011
Erik Morales-Marcos Maidana | $49.95 | 2011
Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson | $54.95 | 2011
Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II | $54.95 | 2011
Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez | $74.95 | 2013
Timothy Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez | $64.95 | 2013
Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana II $74.99
5| 2014
Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao | $99.95 | 2015
Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux | $59.95 | 2015
Terence Crawford-Viktor Postol | $59.95 | 2016
Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan | $69.95 | 2016
Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalez | $69.95 | 2016
Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalez II | $64.95 | 2017
Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin | $79.95 | 2017
Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin II | $84.95 | 2018
Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury | $74.95 | 2018

[Redd Foxx]

Considering inflation, it's not as crazy as people make it out to be. The thing that impresses me is that PPVs used to vary in price a lot. Now, anything on PPV is top dollar. They're bleeding the loyal fans, rather than growing the industry, which is why I believe the promoters are the cancer of the sport.

[mathed]

They'll charge $84.99 for the rematch and do less buys.

[MasterPlan]

Considering inflation, it's not as crazy as people make it out to be. The thing that impresses me is that PPVs used to vary in price a lot. Now, anything on PPV is top dollar. They're bleeding the loyal fans, rather than growing the industry, which is why I believe the promoters are the cancer of the sport.

There were more PPVs back then. Sugar Ray and Tommy Hearns fought Tune-Ups on PPV in 1988 past their peak.

Also, found out there were 6 PPVs in the span of 2 months in the summer of 2005.

[rolshans]

Lots of people making positive statements, that things should be as they are because that's how they've been.

[The Problem Child]

It's good. I hope $100 becomes the standard for PPV within the next 2 years. I would love it.

[Real King Kong]

Holyfield vs Oquendo was a ppv...lol

[MasterPlan]

Holyfield vs Oquendo was a ppv...lol

It was a Fox Sports PPV.

[MasterPlan]

B-Hop vs Chad Dawson was a $55 PPV? I remember watching on HBO for some reason and B-Hop getting body slammed lol.

[man down]

Two things,
These prices, drive away the common viewer not building the brand or "stars".
Drove people to stream.

Is the super bowl on PPV? NBA finals ect?