The fight drew 1.59 million buys , the eighth largest boxing pay - per - view in history .
With only 15 million homes at that time able to view the fight it is the largest ever in terms of percentage of buys versus addressable homes .
The fight drew 1.59 million buys , the eighth largest boxing pay - per - view in history , although with only 15 million homes at that time able to view the fight it is the largest ever in terms of percentage of buys versus addressable homes .