Highest paid fighters in history

For those doubting Floyd earning capacity see the data below on revenues generated from his PPV fights. Haters are entitled to their losers mentality and hurt feelings but numbers don’t lie like hard facts:


Pay-per-view bouts
Boxing
United States
No. Date Fight Billing Buys Network Revenue
1
June 25, 2005
Gatti vs. Mayweather [url]Thunder & Lightning[/url] 340,000[url][291][/url] [url]HBO[/url] $16,500,000
2
April 8, 2006
Mayweathervs. Judah [url]Sworn Enemies[/url] 374,000[url][292][/url] HBO $16,800,000
3
November 4, 2006
Mayweathervs. Baldomir [url]Pretty Risky[/url] 325,000 HBO $16,300,000
4
May 5, 2007
De La Hoyavs. Mayweather [url]The World Awaits[/url] 2,400,000[url][293][/url] HBO $136,000,000
5
December 8, 2007
Mayweathervs. Hatton [url]Undefeated[/url] 920,000[url][294][/url] HBO $50,000,000
6
September 19, 2009
Mayweathervs. Márquez [url]Number One/Número Uno[/url] 1,100,000[url][295][/url] HBO $55,600,000
7
May 1, 2010
Mayweathervs. Mosley [url]Who R U Picking?[/url] 1,400,000[url][296][/url] HBO $78,300,000
8
September 17, 2011
Mayweathervs. Ortiz [url]Star Power[/url] 1,250,000[url][297][/url] HBO $78,440,000
9
May 5, 2012
Mayweathervs. Cotto [url]Ring Kings[/url] 1,500,000[url][298][/url] HBO $94,000,000
10
May 4, 2013
Mayweathervs. Guerrero [url]May Day[/url] 1,000,000[url][299][/url] [url]Showtime[/url] $60,000,000
11
September 14, 2013
Mayweathervs. Canelo [url]The One[/url] 2,200,000[url][300][/url] Showtime $150,000,000
12
May 3, 2014
Mayweathervs. Maidana [url]The Moment[/url] 900,000[url][301][/url] Showtime $58,000,000
13
September 13, 2014
Mayweathervs. MaidanaII [url]Mayhem[/url] 925,000[url][302][/url] Showtime $60,000,000
14
May 2, 2015
Mayweathervs. Pacquiao [url]Fight of the Century[/url] 4,600,000[url][303][/url] Showtime/HBO $400,000,000
15
September 12, 2015
Mayweathervs. Berto [url]High Stakes[/url] 400,000[url][304][/url] Showtime $28,000,000
16
August 26, 2017
Mayweathervs. McGregor [url]The Money Fight[/url] 4,300,000[url][305][/url] Showtime $370,000,000
17
June 6, 2021
Mayweathervs. Paul [url]Bragging Rights[/url] 1,000,000[url][306][/url] Showtime $50,000,000
18
May 21, 2022
Mayweathervs. Moore [url]The Showcase in the Skies of Dubai[/url] — [url]FITE TV[/url] —
19
Nov 13, 2022
Mayweathervs. Deji [url]Mayweather–Deji[/url] — [url]DAZN[/url] —
20
Feb 25, 2023
Mayweathervs. Chalmers Royal Pain — ZEUS —
21
Jun 11, 2023
Mayweathervs. Gotti III Mayweather–Gotti — ZEUS —
Total 24,959,000 $1,717,940,000
United Kingdom
Date Fight Network Buys Source(s)
December 8, 2007 [url]Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton[/url] [url]Sky Box Office[/url] 1,150,000 [url][307][/url]
May 2, 2015 [url]Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao[/url] Sky Box Office 942,000 [url][308][/url][url][309][/url]
August 26, 2017 [url]Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor[/url] Sky Box Office 1,007,000 [url][310][/url][url][311][/url]
Total sales 3,099,000
WWE
Date Event Venue Location Fight Buys
March 30, 2008 [url]WrestleMania XXIV[/url] [url]Florida Citrus Bowl[/url] [url]Orlando, Florida[/url] Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. [url]Big Show[/url]