The bigger fight?

[action man]

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

[millidonk]

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

[DaveShoelace]

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.

[mondatoo]

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.

[kinboshi]

Money wise, it'd make De La Hoya even richer.

[AndrewT]

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.

[paulhouk03]

I would pay 15£ to see cos and mantis in a fight