Floyd Mayweather truly lives up to his nickname “Money”. Among all-time Highest Grossing Boxing Fights, Floyd Mayweather holds the top 4 positions. He is regarded as the Pay per View King with an astonishing career.
Floyd Mayweather’s record speaks for himself. He fought in 50 PPV and never lost a single fight and that’s the reason why he get paid more than any other Boxer.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MANNY PACQUIAO – MAY 2015
This fight is labeled as the “Fights of the Century” and the most money involving fight ever. A long-awaited clash between these two fighters ultimately brought sponsors to one table.
Fights live up to its hype. As the anticipated pair were able to sell 4.6m pay-per-view subscriptions and tickets for the public started at $1,500 for the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Take a look at statistics data:
- PPV Revenue: $410 million
- Gate: $77.85 million
- PPV Buys: 4.6 million
- Mayweather’s purse: $297 million
- Pacquiao’s purse: $162 million
- Total: $900 million
However, other Heavyweight boxing fights like Mike Tyson V Lennox Lewis are part of this Highest Grossing Boxing Fights list. Have a look at the all-time Highest Grossing Boxing Fights:
| Rank | Date | Fight | PPV Buys | Gate | PPV Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02-05-2015 | Floyd Mayweather V Manny Pacquiao | 4,600,000 | $77.85 m | $410 million |
| 2 | 26-08-2017 | Floyd Mayweather V Conor McGregor | 4,300,000 | $58.35 m | $396 million |
| 3 | 22-09-2013 | Floyd Mayweather V Canelo Álverez | 2,200,000 | $26.52 m | $150 million |
| 4 | 20-05-2007 | Floyd Mayweather V Oscar De La Hoya | 2,480,000 | $19.89 m | $136 million |
| 5 | 08-06-2002 | Mike Tyson V Lennox Lewis | 1,950,000 | $18.83 m | $112 million |
| 6 | 22-06-1997 | Mike Tyson V Evander Holyfield II | 1,990,000 | $15.38 m | $100.2 million |
| 7 | 19-08-1995 | Mike Tyson V Peter McNeeley | 1,550,000 | $12.48 m | $96 million |
| 8 | 05-05-2012 | Floyd Mayweather V Miguel Cotto | 1,500,000 | $10.32 m | $94 Million |
| 9 | 29-11-2020 | Mike Tyson V Roy Jones Jr. | 1,650,000 | $8.52 m | $80.5 million |
| 10 | 19-04-1991 | Evander Holyfield V George Foreman | 1,450,000 | $7.56 m | $80 million |