The early PPV numbers are in for the Roy Jones Jr.-Felix Trinidad fight and they look great. Thus far they have over 500,000 PPV buys. That is the 2nd highest for Roy Jones Jr. who's best PPV numbers came from his one-time trip to Heavyweight against John Ruiz for the WBA Heavyweight Title on March 1, 2003. I believe that fight did a little over 600,000. For Trinidad it was another big PPV day but by far not his highest total. This PPV ranked 4th behind his then history making fight with Oscar De La Hoya which drew 1.4 million PPV buys, his fight with Fernando Vargas which drew about 560,000 and his previous fight against Winky Wright which drew about 520,000. However not all of the totals are in from this fight so it could possibly surpass the 520,000 mark and become his 3rd highest PPV. Plus what you must notice in the numbers is the only PPVs last year that topped 500,000 was De La Hoya-Mayweather with a record breaking 2.4 million PPVs and Mayweather-Hatton at 850,000 PPV buys. Pretty good for the old guys. Whatever happens it shows that even though they are past their primes as many would say, they still bring in the $$$$$$ and to networks that is all that matters. We will see them fight again!!!
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