What are the most well paid/popular weight classes in boxing?

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  1. boxing152002

    boxing152002 New Member banned Full Member

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    I would say at the moment Heavyweight, Middleweight and Welterweight. What do you guys think?
     
  2. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Canelo takes the money to whatever division he's fighting at , other than that its HW easily.
     
  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Heavyweight

    sigh
     
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  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Here's my thread on it from nearly five years ago.
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/what-are-the-record-purses-by-division.527416/
    Heavyweight
    Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II 30,000,000
    Cruiserweight
    Hill vs Maske 1,500,000
    Light Heavyweight
    Ray Leonard vs Donny Lalonde 15,000,000
    Super Middleweight
    tie
    Froch vs Groves II 13,000,000 ?
    Leonard vs Hearns II
    Middleweight
    De La Hoya vs Hopkins 30,000,000
    Junior Middleweight
    De La Hoya vs Mayweather 52,000,000 (after television cut)
    or
    Mayweather vs Alvarez 41,500,000
    Welterweight
    Mayweather vs Maidana 32,000,000
    Light Welterweight
    Pacquiao vs Hatton 12,000,000
    Lightweight
    Pacquiao vs Diaz 3,000,000 ?
    Super Featherweight
    Pacquiao vs Morales III 3,000,000
    Featherweight
    Hamed vs Barrera 6,500,000
    Super Bantamweight
    Donaire vs Rigondeaux 1,300,000
    Bantamweight
    Donaire vs Narvaez 725,000
    Flyweight
    ?
    Junior Flyweight
    Carbajal vs Gonzalez II 1,000,000