I saw this in an article and thought it was pretty interesting.
As of March 2019, corrected for inflation, the Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight made more money than the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight.
Floyd Mayweather leads the list showing up 8 times in the list of the top 30 PPVs of all time.
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Floyd Mayweather - 8
Manny Pacquiao - 7
Mike Tyson - 7
Muhammad Ali - 4
Evander Holyfield - 3
Oscar de la Hoya - 3
Canelo - 3
George Foreman - 2
Joe Frazier - 2
Ricky Hatton - 2
Juan Manuel Márquez - 2
Miguel Cotto - 2
Shane Mosley - 2
Gennady Golovkin - 2
Frank Bruno - 1
Michael Spinks - 1
Ken Norton - 1
Sugar Ray Leonard -1
Marvin Hagler - 1
Bruce Seldon - 1
Félix Trinidad - 1
Lennox Lewis - 1
Peter McNeeley - 1
Victor Ortiz - 1
Conor McGregor - 1
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As of March 2019, corrected for inflation, the Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight made more money than the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight.
Floyd Mayweather leads the list showing up 8 times in the list of the top 30 PPVs of all time.
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Floyd Mayweather - 8
Manny Pacquiao - 7
Mike Tyson - 7
Muhammad Ali - 4
Evander Holyfield - 3
Oscar de la Hoya - 3
Canelo - 3
George Foreman - 2
Joe Frazier - 2
Ricky Hatton - 2
Juan Manuel Márquez - 2
Miguel Cotto - 2
Shane Mosley - 2
Gennady Golovkin - 2
Frank Bruno - 1
Michael Spinks - 1
Ken Norton - 1
Sugar Ray Leonard -1
Marvin Hagler - 1
Bruce Seldon - 1
Félix Trinidad - 1
Lennox Lewis - 1
Peter McNeeley - 1
Victor Ortiz - 1
Conor McGregor - 1
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- October 30, 1974: Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman – $510,000,000
- May 2, 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao – $500,000,000
- August 26, 2017: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor – $500,000,000
- October 1, 1975: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier III – $500,000,000
- March 8, 1971: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier – $300,000,000
- June 28, 1997: Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II – $281,000,000
- May 5, 2007: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. – $200,000,000
- August 19, 1995: Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley – $177,000,000
- September 14, 2013: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez – $160,000,000
- December 8, 2007: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton – $160,000,000
- March 16, 1996: Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II – $157,000,000
- June 8, 2002: Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson – $156,000,000
- November 9, 1996: Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield – $150,000,000
- June 27, 1988: Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks – $150,000,000
- September 27, 1976: Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III – $147,000,000
- April 19, 1991: Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman – $138,000,000
- April 6, 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler – $130,000,000
- Sep 15, 2018: Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II – $117,000,000
- December 6, 2008: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao – $116,000,000
- September 18, 1999: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad – $110,000,000
- May 5, 2012: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto – $103,000,000
- May 1, 2010: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley – $103,000,000
- September 7, 1996: Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon – $102,000,000
- September 16, 2017: Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin – $100,000,000
- November 13, 2011: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III – $100,000,000
- September 17, 2011: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz – $97,000,000
- May 7, 2011: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley – $93,000,000
- May 2, 2009: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton – $93,000,000
- November 14, 2009: Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto – $92,000,000
- December 8, 2012: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV – $90,000,000
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