Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue have had enormous success in the ring this month, with both men enjoying big wins last week. In the days since, PPV buyrate numbers have been released for Canelo’s fight that might have you scratching your head as you try to determine if the tally Dave Meltzer put out should be considered a success or not.

We also took a look at Naoya Inoue’s promoter’s comments about what his purse looked like for the Nery fight and about a big offer they received from the Saudis. Interspersed with our two main topics, we discussed what we should be looking out for when Gervonta Davis fights Frank Martin, as well as why the numbers for Haney-Garcia haven’t been released. Follow along with our brief outline as you listen:

* According to Wrestling Observer, Canelo’s fight did 525K PPV buys in the US. Is this a success or not?

* What should we be looking for when Tank fights Martin, since this will also be streaming via Amazon?

* Do we have a tally for the PPV buyrate numbers from Haney-Garcia yet?

* Inoue’s promoter said he made 1 billion yen or about $6.5M for his last fight against Nery, then said the Saudis offered him 2 billion yen to be on a future Anthony Joshua card. Does that sound surprising?

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