Just wondering, since I wasn't watching boxing then yet, how mmuch did those guys make off the fight? I saw it generated 2.4 mill ppv buys. Thanks!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/2007/ Oscar De La Hoya Boxing Last Year's Rank: NR $53,000,000- Salary/Winnings $2,000,000- Endorsements $55,000,000- Total One last giant pay day? On top of $25 million purse, Golden Boy took home $28 million in pay-per-view receipts from the Mayweather title fight. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing Last Year's Rank: NR $20,000,000- Salary/Winnings $250,000- Endorsements $20,250,000- Total Pretty Boy is the latest De La Hoya foe made very rich by the Golden Boy: Bernard Hopkins earned $15 million in '04 from his two-fight deal with Oscar.
