Who is the biggest draw in boxing of the 2020s?

Undisputed champions sit beside social-media stars and retired legends who still sell out arenas. Count the buys, the streams and the stadium crowds, then choose.

1. 1
   Canelo Álvarez

   Mexican four-division champion whose Cinco de Mayo and September fight weekends remain boxing's most reliable pay-per-view events.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Deontay Wilder

   Hard-hitting American heavyweight whose trilogy with Tyson Fury was among the top-selling fights of the early 2020s.
   787pts
3. 3
   Anthony Joshua

   British heavyweight who fills Wembley-sized stadiums and drew huge global audiences for his fights with Usyk and Jake Paul.
   692pts
4. 4
   Tyson Fury

   British heavyweight showman whose 2020 Wilder rematch and 2024 undisputed clash with Usyk each sold over a million pay-per-view buys.
   692pts
5. 5
   Jake Paul

   YouTuber-turned-boxer whose fights with Askren, Tommy Fury, Tyson and Joshua made him one of the decade's top-earning attractions.
   538pts
6. 6
   Naoya Inoue

   Japanese two-division undisputed champion who sells out the Tokyo Dome and is the biggest draw in Asian boxing.
   440pts
7. 7
   Oleksandr Usyk

   Ukrainian undisputed heavyweight champion who headlined some of the decade's biggest events in Riyadh and London.
   440pts
8. 8
   Mike Tyson

   Heavyweight legend whose 2020 exhibition with Roy Jones Jr. sold over a million buys and whose 2024 Paul fight was streamed by tens of millions.
   440pts
9. 9
   Ryan Garcia

   Social-media star boxer whose huge online following turned his fights with Davis and Haney into major pay-per-view events.
   440pts
10. 10
    Errol Spence Jr.

    Welterweight champion whose fights with Danny Garcia, Yordenis Ugás and Terence Crawford were major pay-per-view events.
    0pts
11. 11
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.

    Retired pound-for-pound great whose 2021 exhibition with Logan Paul drew around a million pay-per-view buys.
    0pts
12. 12
    Gervonta Davis

    Baltimore knockout artist whose 2023 win over Ryan Garcia sold about 1.2 million pay-per-view buys.
    0pts

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