De La Hoya Draws More PPV Buys Than 'Mania 24

Earlier this year, there were rumors that boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya would be appearing at WrestleMania 24 along with Floyd Mayweather. It turns out that boxing's Golden Boy didn't have to appear at WrestleMania to be on the biggest PPV event of the year. While WrestleMania drew roughly 1.1 million PPV buys, last weekend's De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao fight topped it with 1.25 million buys. The breakdown was 680,000 buys via cable and 570,000 via satellite. "When it's all counted up, it will end up at 1.35 or 1.4 million," Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum stated.

Source: PWS