Social media influencer Jake Paul dropped a bomb in his rematch against former UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley — and I’m not talking about the one-hitter quitter that ended their cruiserweight headliner earlier this month at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
That is a fair argument. Only other things that come to mind are: 1) No one wanted to see a rematch. 2) That was the sixth Combat Sports PPV in six weeks (4 Boxing, 2 UFC) with Crawford-Porter, Tank-Cruz and Paul-Woodley being overpriced. Way too many PPVs https://t.co/7qXjnAMPH4
— Steven Muehlhausen (@SMuehlhausenJr) December 26, 2021
Early estimates have their pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza finishing behind the All Elite Wrestling (AEW): “Full Gear” event that aired in early November, according to a report from boxing insider Steven Mulhausen Jr., which generated less than 65,000 PPV buys.
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Digital streaming numbers have yet to be released. Paul was originally scheduled to fight British reality show export Tommy Fury, half-brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, but “TNT” was felled by illness and forced to withdraw.
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Woodley stepped up on short notice to save the Dec. 18 headliner, but fans were blasé over the duo’s second go-round. Probably because the first Paul-Woodley PPV, which ended by way of split decision in favor of “The Problem Child,” was a mostly tepid affair.
It was also a big ask to shell out another $60 a week before Christmas during a global pandemic. On the plus side, at least we won’t get Paul-Woodley 3.
