no way
it wasn't even available on free TV in france
but it's true that in france, everybody knew about the fight
so his easy victory had a huge impact on how whites are viewed in boxing, and in sports in general
The "official" number of people who watched on TV Wladimir beat Haye is 500Million. This number has been cited numerous times by numerous sources all over the internet, and Ive read from numerous sources that 500Million People watched the fight.
According to this article, 500 Million People watched Wladimir beat Negro Haye in July 2011,
http://wnu-ukraine.com/news/sports/?id=454
According to this forum post, RTL (German Television Channel) cites that 500 Million People watched Wlad beat Haye
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-370696.html
This article as well claims that 500 Million People constituted the total audience to see Wlad beat Haye
http://boxingsociety.com/allboxing/results/haye-falls-to-klitschko-loses-wba-belt.html
According to this article,
16 Million People just in Germany watched the fight (
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/bo...nts-personal--runaway-David-Haye-deliver.html). That is remarkable and about 1 out of every 5 Germans watched the fight. This is a highly credible source as well. 16 Mill in Germany and you can figure another 16 Mill in the UK, plus 5Mill or so in North America. Then you've got the rest of Europe.
Personally, I would think the number of 500 Million People is somewhat exaggerated.
Id say a good estimate would be 150Mill+ People in the World as a total audiecne. Which is still AMAZING and GREAT NEWS for us.
REALISTICALLY, Id say that Wlad beating Negro Haye is probably the most watched boxing fight of alltime. It was HUGE in Europe, and total viewership would probably be on par with other major sports events such as UEFA Champions League or so.
In any case. Wlad beating Negro Haye was a HUGE fight, arguably the biggest fight of alltime in terms of viewership. It was a HUGE WIN for a white athlete against a Negro on the absolute biggest stage.
Wladimir beating David Haye probably represents the biggest stage that a white athlete has ever beat a Negro on.
Wladimir is a mega celebirty and even his fight with Mormeck had more than 50,000 fans in attendance, plus probably a huge amount watching on TV as well.
The audience for Wlad/Mormeck is probably about half of what it was for Haye/Klitschko which is also great news.
Klitschko's fights receive amazing ratings in Europe and on a global level, and what that means is that many people are watching these European athletes dominate Negroes.
You can be sure that tens of millions of people watched all of Wlad's last few fights.