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Say what you will about influencer boxing — I’ll start: it’s boring! — but people are turning over their hard-earned cash to watch. According to a first report from Happy Punch, the latest Misfits Boxing event, headlined by Tommy Fury vs. KSI and co-headlined by Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis, drew roughly 1.3 million pay-per-view buys. The event took place over the weekend (Sat. Oct., 14, 2023), from Manchester, England.
Those buys came at a $20 price tag, but that’s still an impressive figure.
Let’s be frank: the co-headliner drove a lot of the traffic and likely a lot of the buys. The grudge match between Paul and Danis didn’t exactly deliver in terms of quality boxing action, but it certainly was … interested! Paul pieced Danis up, who resorted to diving for takedowns and jumping guillotines without any success (highlights). Ultimately, Danis saved himself from a decisive decision loss by getting disqualified in the final round (unjustly?).
winning a tight decision even after losing a point. KSI was outraged after the event by the decision, but it doesn’t seem like a rematch is likely. Instead, Jake Paul may be facing KSI sooner than later given his newly planned return to the ring.
For those that did fork over $20 to watch the card, was it worth the price of admission?
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— RJ Clifford (@RJcliffordMMA) October 14, 2023
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— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) October 14, 2023
