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By RICHARD SANDOMIR MAY 12, The May 2 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. The pace of purchases was so great on fight night that the bout was delayed by about a half-hour to process late orders.

The total nearly doubled the previous record for boxing pay-per-view buys: Whether it was going to be 3 million, 3. Mark Taffet, a senior vice president of HBO , said: Never did we contemplate anything over three million. Cable companies and satellite providers will receive 30 percent to 40 percent of gross pay-per-view revenue, and a smaller cut 7. View all New York Times newsletters.

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The rest goes to the fighters. Showtime has one fight left in its contract with Mayweather, but no other major draws ready to step into the pay-per-view spotlight, Espinoza said.

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