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)
Characteristic
Number 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)
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Front Office Sports. (July 11, 2024). Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/
Front Office Sports. "Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions)." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/
Front Office Sports. (2024). Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/
Front Office Sports. "Boxing Matches with The Most Pay-per-view (Ppv) Buys Worldwide as of 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/
Front Office Sports, Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Boxing matches with the most pay-per-view (PPV) buys worldwide as of 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Front Office Sports, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339538/boxing-most-ppv-buys/
