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Title: The bigger fight? Post by: action man on August 19, 2011, 11:07:42 AM which was the bigger fight all things considered, viewers, public interest, how much the fighters were paid, etc...
tyson v lewis mayweather vs de la hoya Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: millidonk on August 19, 2011, 11:16:03 AM In a nutshell DelaHoya fight pissed it. The figures:
Lewis vs. Tyson June 8, 2002, This fight was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history, generating $106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the U.S., until it was surpassed by De La Hoya-Mayweather in 2007 De La Hoya vs. Mayweather May 5, 2007 De La Hoya-Mayweather fight set the record for most PPV buys for a boxing match with 2.4 million households, beating the previous record of 1.99 million for Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson II. Around $120 million in revenue was generated by the PPV. Factoring in the percentages, Oscar De La Hoya ended up earning $52 million for the bout, the highest purse ever for a fighter. The previous record was $35 million, held by Tyson and Holyfield. Floyd Mayweather earned $25 million for the fight Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: DaveShoelace on August 19, 2011, 09:27:48 PM Where would Mayweather vs Pacman rank in such a debate? I'm inclined to think it would be the biggest of all time, but that might just because I want it so desperately to happen, and its looking less and less likely all the time.
Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: mondatoo on August 19, 2011, 09:37:04 PM Where would Mayweather vs Pacman rank in such a debate? I'm inclined to think it would be the biggest of all time, but that might just because I want it so desperately to happen, and its looking less and less likely all the time. It would definitely be bigger. Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: kinboshi on August 19, 2011, 10:13:35 PM Money wise, it'd make De La Hoya even richer.
Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: AndrewT on August 19, 2011, 11:19:52 PM Where would Mayweather vs Pacman rank in such a debate? I'm inclined to think it would be the biggest of all time, but that might just because I want it so desperately to happen, and its looking less and less likely all the time. Only Haye vs Harrison would be bigger. Title: Re: The bigger fight? Post by: paulhouk03 on August 20, 2011, 08:13:18 AM I would pay 15£ to see cos and mantis in a fight
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