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MAIN EVENT
VENUE/PROMOTER/TV
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DATE
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PAID ATTENDANCE
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GROSS
SALES
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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
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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 |
JOE CALZAGHE vs. BERNARD HOPKINS
Thomas & Mack, Golden Boy, Don Chargin, HBO |
04/19/08 |
14,345
|
$ 11,636,400.00
|
|
10 |
MIKE TYSON vs. FRANK BRUNO II
MGM, Don
King, PPV
|
03/16/96
|
16,143
|
$ 10,673,700.00
|
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11 |
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, PPV
|
12/08/07 |
15,488
|
$ 10,393,950.00 |
|
12 |
SHANE MOSLEY vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM, Top
Rank, PPV
|
09/13/03
|
16,074
|
$ 9,840,000.00
|
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13 |
OSCAR DE LA HOYA vs. FERNANDO
VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Top Rank, Main Events, PPV
|
09/14/02
|
10,984
|
$ 8,871,300.00
|
|
14 |
EMMANUEL PACQUIAO vs. MIGUEL
ANGEL COTTO
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV |
11/14/09 |
15,470 |
$ 8,847,550.00 |
|
15 |
EMMANUEL PACQUIAO
vs. RICHARD HATTON
MGM, Golden Boy, Top Rank, PPV |
05/02/09 |
15,368 |
$ 8,832,950.00 |
|
16 |
OSCAR DE LA HOYA
vs. RICARDO MAYORGA
MGM, Golden Boy, Don King, Don Chargin, PPV
|
05/06/06 |
12,276 |
$ 7,636,000.00 |
|
17 |
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
|
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18 |
LENNOX LEWIS vs. HASIM RAHMAN
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, Lion, PPV
|
11/17/01
|
9,830
|
$ 7,537,400.00
|
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19 |
FELIX TRINIDAD vs. FERNANDO VARGAS
Mandalay Bay, Don King, Main Events, PPV
|
12/02/00
|
9,309
|
$ 7,486,400.00
|
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20 |
FELIX TRINIDAD vs. DAVID REID
Caesars Palace, Don King, America Presents, PPV
|
03/03/00
|
9,584
|
$ 7,329,500.00
|
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21 |
MIKE TYSON vs. FRANCOIS BOTHA
MGM, America Presents, PPV |
01/16/99
|
10,221
|
$ 7,055,800.00
|
|
22 |
EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. JAMES DOUGLAS
Mirage, Mirage, PPV |
10/25/90
|
10,117
|
$ 6,546,441.00
|
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23 |
ROY JONES JR vs. JOHN RUIZ
Mirage, Mirage, PPV |
03/01/03
|
11,490
|
$ 6,526,350.00
|
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24 |
LENNOX LEWIS vs. DAVID TUA
Mandalay Bay, Main Events, America Presents, Panix, PPV
|
11/11/00
|
10,809
|
$ 6,508,500.00
|
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25 |
RAY LEONARD vs. THOMAS HEARNS
II
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, PPV |
06/12/89
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12,064
|
$ 6,468,600.00
|
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26 |
RAY LEONARD vs. ROBERTO DURAN
Mirage, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, PPV
|
12/07/89
|
11,904
|
$ 6,448,700.00
|
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27 |
RONALD "WINKY" WRIGHT vs. FELIX TRINIDAD
MGM, Don King, Gary Shaw, Guilty, PPV
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05/14/05
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13,590
|
$ 6,433,500.00
|
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28 |
MIKE TYSON vs. BRUCE SELDON
MGM, Don King, PPV |
09/07/96
|
9,511
|
$ 6,305,900.00
|
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29 |
**LARRY HOLMES vs. GERRY COONEY
Caesars Palace, Don King, Tiffany, Close Circuit
|
06/11/82
|
29,214
**Also highest attendance
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$ 6,239,050.00
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30 |
RAY LEONARD vs. MARVIN HAGLER
Caesars Palace, Top Rank, Victory Promotions, Close Circuit
|
04/06/87
|
12,379
|
$ 6,215,400.00
|
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31 |
MIKE TYSON vs. DONOVAN RUDDOCK
II
Mirage, Don King, 3M Productions, PPV |
06/28/91
|
13,047
|
$ 6,200,276.50
|
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32 |
EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. RIDDICK
BOWE II
Caesars Palace, Spencer Promotions, Main Events, PPV
|
11/06/93
|
10,923
|
$ 5,792,838.50
|
| 33 |
LARRY HOLMES vs. MUHAMMAD ALI
Caesars Palace, Don King, NBC |
10/02/80
|
24,570
|
$ 5,766,125.00
|
| 34 |
EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MICHAEL MOORER
Thomas & Mack, Mirage, Don King, Main Events, Fight Night,
PPV |
11/08/97
|
9,395
|
$ 5,566,700.00
|
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35 |
MIKE TYSON vs. DONOVAN RUDDOCK I
Mirage,Don King, 3M Productions, PPV |
03/18/91 |
12,563
|
$ 5,454,918.50
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