It doesn8217;t pay to be Lewis

Lewis8217; triumph over Holyfield last November lured 850,000 pay-per-view purchases. Their first match-up, which ended here in a draw in March of last year, had 1.2 million purchases.

The Tyson-Holyfield bouts had the best purchase numbers, with 1.6 million buying their first encounter and a record 1.9 paying to watch the re-match in which Tyson bit Holyfield8217;s ears.