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What is the biggest pay-per-view event in combat sports history?

by YPB Team

Some of these sold on the fight, some on the feud, and one or two on pure curiosity.

  1. Mayweather vs Pacquiao — ranked #11
    Mayweather vs Pacquiao
    The 2015 welterweight unification that drew 4.6 million North American buys and a record $72m gate.
    1000pts
  2. Canelo vs Golovkin II — ranked #22
    Canelo vs Golovkin II
    The 2018 rematch that settled a middleweight rivalry two judges could not.
    728pts
  3. Joshua vs Klitschko — ranked #33
    Joshua vs Klitschko
    The 2017 Wembley fight watched by 90,000 people and millions more on pay-per-view.
    658pts
  4. Lewis vs Tyson — ranked #44
    Lewis vs Tyson
    The 2002 heavyweight fight in Memphis that drew 1.95 million buys.
    610pts
  5. Mayweather vs Canelo — ranked #55
    Mayweather vs Canelo
    The 2013 fight that set a live-gate record and made Canelo a headliner.
    538pts
  6. Mayweather vs De La Hoya — ranked #66
    Mayweather vs De La Hoya
    The 2007 light middleweight fight that set the pay-per-view record before Pacquiao broke it.
    538pts
  7. Holyfield vs Tyson II — ranked #77
    Holyfield vs Tyson II
    The 1997 rematch remembered for the bitten ear and 1.99 million buys.
    538pts
  8. Mayweather vs Logan Paul — ranked #88
    Mayweather vs Logan Paul
    The 2021 exhibition against a YouTuber that no judge was asked to score.
    538pts
  9. De La Hoya vs Trinidad — ranked #99
    De La Hoya vs Trinidad
    The 1999 welterweight unification that sold 1.4 million buys and ended in a disputed decision.
    467pts
  10. Fury vs Wilder II — ranked #1010
    Fury vs Wilder II
    The 2020 rematch in which Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round.
    384pts
  11. UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor — ranked #1111
    UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor
    The UFC's biggest seller, with a post-fight brawl that spilled out of the cage.
    384pts
  12. UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 — ranked #1212
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3
    The 2021 trilogy fight that ended with a broken leg in the first round.
    384pts
  13. Holyfield vs Tyson I — ranked #1313
    Holyfield vs Tyson I
    The 1996 upset in which Holyfield stopped Tyson in the eleventh round.
    290pts
  14. Mayweather vs McGregor — ranked #1414
    Mayweather vs McGregor
    The 2017 crossover bout that sold 4.3 million buys and ended in a tenth-round stoppage.
    0pts

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Comments

4.6 million North American buys and a $72,198,500 gate, for one welterweight fight in May 2015: https://youpick.best/articles/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-ranked

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