List of top 10 All-time highest gates in Nevada History

[Mayweather41-0]

Main Event Date Live Gate
1 De La Hoya vs Mayweather 2007-05-05 $18,419,200
2 Lewis vs Holyfield II 1999-11-13 $16,860,300
3 De La Hoya vs Pacquiao 2008-12-06 $14,380,300
4 Holyfield vs Tyson II 1997-06-28 $14,277,200
5 Holyfield vs Tyson I 1996-11-09 $14,150,700
6 Tyson vs McNeeley 1995-08-19 $13,965,600
7 De La Hoya vs Trinidad 1999-09-18 $12,949,500
8 Hopkins vs De La Hoya 2004-09-18 $12,782,650
9 Pacquiao vs Marquez III 2011-11-12 $11,648,300
10 Hopkins vs Calzaghe 2008-04-19 $11,636,400

For comparison, the May 7 fight between Pacquiao and Shane Mosley grossed $8,882,600, while the September 17 fight between Mayweather and Victor Ortiz did a gate of $9,000,000. That makes Pacquiao vs Marquez the biggest live gate success of the year, and by a pretty good margin.


I am surprised Hopkins/Calzaghe did that big of $$$ at the gate.

[Mayweather41-0]

Here are the first 35 top gates in Nevada history. This is only Nevada so no Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, Cowboys Stadium, or Europe.


10 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. SHANE MOSLEY
MGM, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, PPV 05/01/10
14,038
$ 11,032,100.00

11 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANK BRUNO II
MGM, Don King, PPV 03/16/96
16,143
$ 10,673,700.00

12 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 12/08/07
15,488
$ 10,393,950.00

13 SHANE MOSLEY vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Top Rank, PPV 09/13/03
16,074
$ 9,840,000.00

14 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Main Events, PPV 09/14/02
10,984
$ 8,871,300.00

15 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 11/14/09
15,470
$ 8,847,550.00

16 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. RICHARD HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 05/02/09
15,368
$ 8,832,950.00

17 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. RICARDO MAYORGA
MGM, Golden Boy, Don King, Don Chargin, PPV 05/06/06
12,276
$ 7,636,000.00

18 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. JULIO C. CHAVEZ I
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, Don King, Close Circuit 06/07/96
14,738
$ 7,579,100.00

19 LENNOX LEWIS vs. HASIM RAHMAN
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, Lion, PPV 11/17/01
9,830
$ 7,537,400.00

20 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, PPV 12/02/00
9,309
$ 7,486,400.00

21 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. DAVID REID
Caesars Palace, Don King, America Presents, PPV 03/03/00
9,584
$ 7,329,500.00

22 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANCOIS BOTHA
MGM, America Presents, PPV 01/16/99
10,221
$ 7,055,800.00

23 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 09/19/09
12,009
$ 6,865,250.00

24 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. JAMES DOUGLAS
Mirage, Mirage, PPV 10/25/90
10,117
$ 6,546,441.00

25 ROY JONES JR vs. JOHN RUIZ
Mirage, Mirage, PPV 03/01/03
11,490
$ 6,526,350.00

26 LENNOX LEWIS vs. DAVID TUA
Mandalay Bay, Main Events, America Presents, Panix, PPV 11/11/00
10,809
$ 6,508,500.00

27 RAY LEONARD vs. THOMAS HEARNS II
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, PPV 06/12/89
12,064
$ 6,468,600.00

28 RAY LEONARD vs. ROBERTO DURAN
Mirage, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, PPV 12/07/89
11,904
$ 6,448,700.00

29 RONALD "WINKY" WRIGHT vs. FELIX TRINIDAD
MGM, Don King, Gary Shaw, Guilty, PPV 05/14/05
13,590
$ 6,433,500.00

30 MIKE TYSON vs. BRUCE SELDON
MGM, Don King, PPV 09/07/96
9,511
$ 6,305,900.00

31 **LARRY HOLMES vs. GERRY COONEY
Caesars Palace, Don King, Tiffany, Close Circuit 06/11/82
29,214
**Also highest attendance
$ 6,239,050.00

32 RAY LEONARD vs. MARVIN HAGLER
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, Close Circuit 04/06/87
12,379
$ 6,215,400.00

33 MIKE TYSON vs. DONOVAN RUDDOCK II
Mirage, Don King, 3M Productions, PPV 06/28/91
13,047
$ 6,200,276.50

34 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. RID**** BOWE II
Caesars Palace, Spencer Promotions, Main Events, PPV 11/06/93
10,923
$ 5,792,838.50

35 LARRY HOLMES vs. MUHAMMAD ALI
Caesars Palace, Don King, NBC 10/02/80
24,570
$ 5,766,125.00

[Mayweather41-0]

Only one I have been to was Mayweather vs. Mosley. I wanted to go to Mayweather vs. Hatton but the ticket prices were too damn expensive for me. Like 30 of my cousins from Ireland went out for May/Hatton.

Anyone here been to any of these fights?

[-MARKAVELLI-]

oohhhhhhhhh Floyd, I'll be visiting you 3 time a day in your cell!!!
:doggie:

[revs1227]

Been to.Pac Hatton and Pc Marquez 3 Hatton fights r just insaneeeee

[Mayweather41-0]

Been to.Pac Hatton and Pc Marquez 3 Hatton fights r just insaneeeee

True that I bet when Manny knocked out Ricky all those Brits got quiet real quick lol. I wanted to go to Pacquiao vs. Cotto bad but I am in college when im out of school and start working im going to hit up all these big time cards.

[ModernTalking]

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