Who is more popular at their peak?

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  1. Mayweather

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  2. Canelo

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  1. Moonlight

    Moonlight Walking in the moonlight... lonely.. as always.. Full Member

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    Current Canelo or peak Mayweather? Who is more popular cash cow?
     
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  2. drenlou

    drenlou Tres Delinquentes Full Member

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    Canelo is more beloved. He has his fair share of hate, but most people who paid for Floyds fights were hoping he would get KOed. I was at alot of fight parties for Floyd fights, and felt really out of place sometimes, because i was like one of the only guys rooting for Floyd to win. FTR i went against Floyd in 4 fights, Judah, De La Hoya, Mosley and Canelo.
     
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  3. JCMG1

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    Mayweather was hated, not popular.

    "Notorious" is a more apt word
     
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  4. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There wasnt anything likeable about Floyd for the casual fan. He was dumb as a rock, materialistic, uncharismatic and had a boring style.
    They tuned in the hope got ktfo.
    Only people that rooted for floyd were boxing purists, black peope and kids that bought into the money persona.

    Canelo while also hated on is easily more beloved.
     
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  5. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It depends how you measure it. If your talking actual PPV numbers then it's clearly Floyd. If you are asking who is more popular then that's a more difficult question to answer. Floyd played the heel so that some people would pay to watch him lose so then the question remains. I'm not sure how popular Floyd actually was he had the two biggest PPV's but that's because he was fighting Pacman and Mcgregor both of which probably have a bigger following certainly worldwide.
     
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  6. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Clearly Mayweather who eaned over $300 Million twice in a fight and $100 Million twice. Canelo is earning well but not like Mayweather numbers. Mayweather is the more popular cash cow they call Money for a reason. The figures don't lie.
     
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  7. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Floyd ain't never made the money he claimed to make.
     
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  8. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    It's a fact verified by the likes of Forbes but obviously you know better consumed by your hatred.
     
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  9. TheVet

    TheVet Member banned Full Member

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    You should have asked who is more FAMOUS

    Tbh regarding fame, it will take another generation to have a boxer more famous than Ali and Tyson.
     
  10. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Canelo has more fans that like him. Floyd had more people tune in to see him hopefully lose...
     
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  11. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Conservative figures of revenues generated from Floyd's PPV fights:


    Pay-per-view bouts
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    No. Date Fight Billing Buys Network Revenue
    1
    June 25, 2005
    Gatti vs. Mayweather Thunder & Lightning 340,000[284] HBO $16,500,000
    2
    April 8, 2006
    Mayweather vs. Judah Sworn Enemies 374,000[285] HBO $16,800,000
    3
    November 4, 2006
    Mayweather vs. Baldomir Pretty Risky 325,000 HBO $16,300,000
    4
    May 5, 2007
    De La Hoya vs. Mayweather The World Awaits 2,400,000[286] HBO $136,000,000
    5
    December 8, 2007
    Mayweather vs. Hatton Undefeated 920,000[287] HBO $50,000,000
    6
    September 19, 2009
    Mayweather vs. Márquez Number One/Número Uno 1,100,000[288] HBO $55,600,000
    7
    May 1, 2010
    Mayweather vs. Mosley Who R U Picking? 1,400,000[289] HBO $78,300,000
    8
    September 17, 2011
    Mayweather vs. Ortiz Star Power 1,250,000[290] HBO $78,440,000
    9
    May 5, 2012
    Mayweather vs. Cotto Ring Kings 1,500,000[291] HBO $94,000,000
    10
    May 4, 2013
    Mayweather vs. Guerrero May Day 1,000,000[292] Showtime $60,000,000
    11
    September 14, 2013
    Mayweather vs. Canelo The One 2,200,000[293] Showtime $150,000,000
    12
    May 3, 2014
    Mayweather vs. Maidana The Moment 900,000[294] Showtime $58,000,000
    13
    September 13, 2014
    Mayweather vs. Maidana II Mayhem 925,000[295] Showtime $60,000,000
    14
    May 2, 2015
    Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight of the Century 4,600,000[296] Showtime/HBO $400,000,000
    15
    September 12, 2015
    Mayweather vs. Berto High Stakes 400,000[297] Showtime $28,000,000
    16
    August 26, 2017
    Mayweather vs. McGregor The Money Fight 4,300,000[298] Showtime $370,000,000
    17
    June 6, 2021
    Mayweather vs. Paul Bragging Rights 1,000,000[299] Showtime $50,000,000
    Total sales 24,959,000 $1,717,940,000
    United Kingdom
    Date Fight Network Buys Source(s)
    December 8, 2007 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton Sky Box Office 1,150,000 [300]
    May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Sky Box Office 942,000 [301][302]
    August 26, 2017 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor Sky Box Office 1,007,000 [303][304]
    Total sales Sky Box Office 3,099,000
    WWE
    Date Event Venue Location Fight Buys
    March 30, 2008 WrestleMania XXIV Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Big Show 1,058,000[305]




    That's right @JOKER over $1.7 Billion at least.
     
  12. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    His kids can't even pay their driver and Floyd is being sued by a dealership he bought cars from for non-payment.

    Come on, son.
     
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  13. Olu G. Rotimi

    Olu G. Rotimi The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    They fly and own Private Jets.
     
  14. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As I stated above that's only because he was fighting Pacman and then McGregor both of which have a worldwide following not just from there own country.

    As for the money yes he's made a mint but do you honestly think that will last?

    If he is blowing wads on gambling and dropping $20 mill on a wristwatch that looks revolting and hypercars costing millions?

    Iron Mike made a mint and that was spunked up a wall in no time.

    If Floyd was in control he wouldn't have done the last couple of fights. Unless he takes control of his spending he will be broke in less than 10 years.

    I will bet you.
     
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  15. VBOX

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    Hard to believe Tyson made tons of money and it went a lot further in his day and he basically blew threw it.
     
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