WHERE DOES GERVONTA DAVIS VS. RYAN GARCIA RANK AMONG THE ALL TIME BOXING PPVS?

Las Vegas, NV (April 27th, 2023)– Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia was promoted as one of the biggest boxing matches in recent years.

The pay-per-view card headlined by Davis vs. Garcia sold more than 1.2 million buys, with final numbers for the card still being counted at this time. Multiple sources with knowledge of the pay-per-view sales confirmed the information to Real Combat Media on Wednesday.

The final number along with digital buys on streaming services will not be finalized for several weeks and the number of sales is expected to rise above 1.2 million. This buy rate is impressive in an age where digital piracy is at an all time high.

The price for the card on Showtime pay-per-view ran $84.99 and DAZN for $60 with an existing subscription to the streaming service.

Gervonta Davis dropped Ryan Garcia with a body shot in the seventh round while Garcia was unable to continue. Gervonta Davis record is now (29-0, 27 Kos) and is now a legitimate PPV star moving forward and arguably the face of boxing.

Davis headlined several pay-per-views prior to his fight with Garcia, however this was by far his highest-selling PPV card.

In addition to the pay-per-view buys, Davis vs. Garcia also generated a $22.8 million live gate at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which is the fifth-highest gate in combat sports history in Nevada.

The top four live gates ahead of Davis vs. Garcia were headlined by either Floyd Mayweather or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

Check out the top PPV fights below and right now the event ranks at #17 on the all time combat sports list and the number could rise once the total count is finalized.

Estimated PPV Buys

1. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao  (2015.05.02): 4,600,000

2. Mayweather vs. McGregor (2017.08.26): 4,300,000

3. UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor (2018.10.06): 2,400,000

4. De la Hoya vs. Mayweather (2007.05.05): 2,400,000

5. Mayweather vs. Canelo  (2012 09.14):  2,200,000

6. UFC 257 Poirier vs. McGregor 2 (2021.01.23): 1,600,000

7. UFC 202 Diaz vs. McGregor 2 (2016.08.20): 1,600,000

8. UFC 264 Poirier vs. McGregor 3 (2021.07.10): 1,504,737

9. Mayweather vs. Cotto (2012.05.05): 1,500,000

10. UFC 246 McGregor vs. Cerrone (2020.01.18): 1,353,429

11. UFC 196 McGregor vs. Diaz (2016.03.05): 1,317,000

12. GGG vs. Canelo Supremacy (2017.09.16): 1,300,000

13. UFC 205 Alvarez vs. McGregor (2016.11.12): 1,300,000

14. UFC 251 Usman vs. Masvidal (2020.07.11): 1,300,000

15. UFC 100 (2009.07.11): 1,300,000

16. De la Hoya vs. Pacquiao  (2008.12.06): 1,250,000

17. Davis vs. Garcia (2023.04.22): 1,200,000

18. UFC 194 Aldo vs. McGregor (2015.12.12): 1,200,000

19. Canelo vs Chavez Jr. (2017.05.06): 1,200,000

20. UFC 269 Oliveira vs. Poirier (2021.12.11): 500,000

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