Biggest fight this century

[sdcluser]

Butterbean vs Holmes 2002.

[Fix]

hulk vs loki

[Earl-Hickey]

Lewis
Tyson

[ironmike2012]

Mayweather vs Pacquiao, oh wait it won't happen til it both fighters are pushing 40.
The 2 biggest fights both failed to live up to the hype.
The 2 best were Gatti-Ward 1 and Corales-Castillo 1, both I have watched many times they were so good.

[-PBP-]

MAIN EVENT
VENUE/PROMOTER/TV

DATE

PAID ATTENDANCE

GROSS
SALES

1 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, PPV
05/05/07

17,078

$ 18,419,200.00

2 LENNOX LEWIS vs. EVANDER HOLYFIELD II
Thomas and Mack, Don King, PPV
11/13/99

17,078

$ 16,860,300.00

3 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 12/06/08
14,468

$ 14,380,300.00

4 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON II
MGM, Don King, PPV
06/28/97

16,279

$ 14,277,200.00

5 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON I
MGM, Don King, PPV
11/09/96

16,103

$ 14,150,700.00

6 MIKE TYSON vs. PETER MC NEELEY
MGM, Don King, PPV
08/19/95

16,113

$ 13,965,600.00

7 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Don King, PPV
09/18/99

11,184

$ 12,949,500.00

8 BERNARD HOPKINS vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Top Rank, Golden Boy, PPV
09/18/04

15,672

$12,782,650.00

9 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. MIGUEL COTTO
MGM, Golden Boy, DiBella, PPV 05/05/12
14,612

$12,000,150.00

10 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ III
MGM, Top Rank, PPV 11/12/11
15,498

$ 11,648,300.00

11 JOE CALZAGHE vs. BERNARD HOPKINS
Thomas & Mack, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, HBO 04/19/08
14,345

$ 11,636,400.00

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

$ 11,032,100.00

13 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANK BRUNO II
MGM, Don King, PPV
03/16/96

16,143

$ 10,673,700.00

14 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 12/08/07
15,488

$ 10,393,950.00

15 SHANE MOSLEY vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Top Rank, PPV
09/13/03

16,074

$ 9,840,000.00

16 FLOYD MAYWEATHER vs. VICTOR ORTIZ
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 09/17/11
13,364

$ 9,000,000.00

17 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. SHANE MOSLEY
MGM, Top Rank, PPV
05/07/11

15,422

$ 8,882,600.00

18 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Main Events, PPV
09/14/02

10,984

$ 8,871,300.00

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

$ 8,847,550.00

20 EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. RICHARD HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV 05/02/09
15,368

$ 8,832,950.00

21 OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. RICARDO MAYORGA
MGM, Golden Boy, Don King, Don Chargin, PPV
05/06/06

12,276

$ 7,636,000.00

22 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

23 LENNOX LEWIS vs. HASIM RAHMAN
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, Lion, PPV
11/17/01

9,830

$ 7,537,400.00

24 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, PPV
12/02/00

9,309

$ 7,486,400.00

25 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. DAVID REID
Caesars Palace, Don King, America Presents, PPV
03/03/00

9,584

$ 7,329,500.00

26 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANCOIS BOTHA
MGM, America Presents, PPV
01/16/99

10,221

$ 7,055,800.00

27 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV 09/19/09
12,009

$ 6,865,250.00

28 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. JAMES DOUGLAS
Mirage, Mirage, PPV
10/25/90

10,117

$ 6,546,441.00

29 ROY JONES JR vs. JOHN RUIZ
Mirage, Mirage, PPV
03/01/03

11,490

$ 6,526,350.00

30 LENNOX LEWIS vs. DAVID TUA
Mandalay Bay, Main Events, America Presents, Panix, PPV
11/11/00

10,809

$ 6,508,500.00

31 RAY LEONARD vs. THOMAS HEARNS II
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, PPV
06/12/89

12,064

$ 6,468,600.00

32 RAY LEONARD vs. ROBERTO DURAN
Mirage, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, PPV
12/07/89

11,904

$ 6,448,700.00

33 RONALD "WINKY" WRIGHT vs. FELIX TRINIDAD
MGM, Don King, Gary Shaw, Guilty, PPV
05/14/05

13,590

$ 6,433,500.00

34 MIKE TYSON vs. BRUCE SELDON
MGM, Don King, PPV
09/07/96

9,511

$ 6,305,900.00

35 **LARRY HOLMES vs. GERRY COONEY
Caesars Palace, Don King, Tiffany, Close Circuit
06/11/82

29,214
**Also highest attendance

$ 6,239,050.00

[PAC-BOY]

Lewis vs Tyson....DLH vs Trinidad... Got to be with Tyso or DLH....the to biggest names in Boxing in the last 21st centry...

[-PBP-]

Tyson fought Peter McNeeley and drew the sixth largest gate in Vegas history. lol

[zcm]

Tyson fought Peter McNeeley and drew the sixth largest gate in Vegas history. lol

The fight also did over 1.5million ppv buys generating over 60million (if it's the fight I'm thinking about) this could of been because it was his first fight since getting out of prison

[-PBP-]

The fight also did over 1.5million ppv buys generating over 60million (if it's the fight I'm thinking about) this could of been because it was his first fight since getting out of prison

That's still amazing. If Floyd or any other big name fighter in history did 3 years and his first fight out of jail was a Peter McNeeley caliber opponent. . There's no way in hell that fight would do Tyson/McNeeley numbers.

[zcm]

That's still amazing. If Floyd or any other big name fighter in history did 3 years and his first fight out of jail was a Peter McNeeley caliber opponent. . There's no way in hell that fight would do Tyson/McNeeley numbers.

Ye I agree, it also shows that if a big punching(good skills) American heavyweight comes along he could make crazy money. That being said I think it will be a long time b4 any1 comes close 2 Tyson