Most PPV buys in boxing history 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 12, 2024

As of 2024, the 2015 'Fight of the Century' between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao had the most reported most pay-per-view buys in boxing history, with 4.6 million in total. Mayweather features in five of the top 10 boxing matches with the most PPV buys.

Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions)

CharacteristicNumber of reported PPV buys in millions
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao
(May 2015)		 4.6
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor
(August 2017)		 4.3
Floyd Mayweather vs Oscar De La Hoya
(May 2007)		 2.44
Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Álvarez
(September 2013)		 2.2
Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II
(June 1997)		 1.99
Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson
(June 2002)		 1.97
Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr.
(November 2020)		 1.6
Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield I
(November 1996)		 1.59
Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely
(August 1995)		 1.55
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Miguel Cotto
(May 2012)		 1.5
Showing entries 1 to 10 (10 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of reported PPV buys in millions4.64.64.34.32.442.442.22.21.991.991.971.971.61.61.591.591.551.551.51.5Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao(May 2015)Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor(August 2017)Floyd Mayweather vs Oscar De La Hoya(May 2007)Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Álvarez(September 2013)Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II(June 1997)Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson(June 2002)Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr.(November 2020)Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield I(November 1996)Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely(August 1995)Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Miguel Cotto(May 2012)
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.7544.254.54.7555.25

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