Is there any current boxer that is a bigger draw than UFC's Conor McGregor?

[CodeBreaker]

I got into an argument with a friend that said Conor/Khabib 2 will be the biggest fight to be made, and would outsell any boxing fight, like AJ/Fury or Crawford/Spence, and even a May/Pac rematch.

He also went on to claim McGregor is the biggest draw in combat sports today, even including Manny Pacquiao who is clearly past his prime. I still believe MayPac2 would still attract more casuals than ConorKhabib2

[boliodogs]

I got into an argument with a friend that said Conor/Khabib 2 will be the biggest fight to be made, and would outsell any boxing fight, like AJ/Fury or Crawford/Spence, and even a May/Pac rematch.

He also went on to claim McGregor is the biggest draw in combat sports today, even including Manny Pacquiao who is clearly past his prime. I still believe MayPac2 would still attract more casuals than ConorKhabib2

Khabib beat him easily. He is much better than Conor and would always easily beat him. I am no MMA expert but I know a one sided beating when I see one. Why would MMA fans pay top dollar to see a rematch of Khabib when they should know Khabib would win again just as easily as he won the first fight. Conor is a big attraction and a good cage fighter. Pac is a bigger draw and that is why Conor is chasing a fight with Pac so hard and not the other way around. May vs Pac would outsell a fight between Conor and Khabib by a lot I think.

[Armchairhero]

AJ and Cannello are both as big or bigger....

[TMLT87]

May/Pac 2 would be bigger than Conor/Khabib 2 but its an anomaly fight thats heavily dependent on Floyd being involved. Pacs PPV numbers these days are roughly half of what he was doing during the peak of his stardom in the late 00s/early 10s and even then Conors numbers are bigger.

Conor - 10 million total PPV sales across 7 fights (not including the 5m or so for boxing Floyd)
Canelo - 8m from 9 fights
Pac - 20m PPV sales but from 25 total PPV fights stretching across 15 years.
AJ - 11.2m across 10 fights but its much cheaper UK PPV which generates around a third as much revenue per buy as a US UFC PPV

Conor is definitely the biggest combat sports draw post Floyd, its not that close either.

[PRINCEKOOL]

May/Pac 2 would be bigger than Conor/Khabib 2 but its an anomaly fight thats heavily dependent on Floyd being involved. Pacs PPV numbers these days are roughly half of what he was doing during the peak of his stardom in the late 00s/early 10s and even then Conors numbers are bigger.

Conor - 10 million total PPV sales across 7 fights (not including the 5m or so for boxing Floyd)
Canelo - 8m from 9 fights
Pac - 20m PPV sales but from 25 total PPV fights stretching across 15 years.
AJ - 11.2m across 10 fights but its much cheaper UK PPV which generates around a third as much revenue per buy as a US UFC PPV

Conor is definitely the biggest combat sports draw post Floyd, its not that close either.

It is not really Mcgregor doing those pay per view buys, it is the UFC.

That is the difference between boxing and the UFC.

Mcgregor self employed, does not do those pay per view numbers etc

[TMLT87]

It is not really Mcgregor doing those pay per view buys, it is the UFC.

That is the difference between boxing and the UFC.

Mcgregor self employed, does not do those pay per view numbers etc

To some degree, yes, the UFC itself is a draw and provides the platform. But whatever the reasons, the numbers are the numbers. He is the biggest draw post Floyd by a clear margin. Canelo is no2, then after that it gets harder to call.

[CodeBreaker]

To some degree, yes, the UFC itself is a draw and provides the platform. But whatever the reasons, the numbers are the numbers. He is the biggest draw post Floyd by a clear margin. Canelo is no2, then after that it gets harder to call.

Is Canelo drawing bigger numbers than Pac did in his prime?

[nubianpiye]

Canelo and aj are at the moment

[BirdSong]

i don't think gregor is that big a draw anymore, looks to me he's basically retired quite a while now, he's well past prime i would say due to drink/drugs too, he was good in his day but that day has gone

[TMLT87]

Is Canelo drawing bigger numbers than Pac did in his prime?

Nah.

Canelo/Floyd - 2.2m
Canelo/GGG 1 - 1.3m
Canelo/GGG 2 - 1.1m
Canelo/Chavez - 1m
Canelo/Cotto - 900k

Pac/Floyd - 4.6m
Pac/Marquez III - 1.4m
Pac/Mosley - 1.4m
Pac/ODH - 1.3m
Pac/Cotto - 1.3m