Who is more popular at their peak?

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.

 

Mayweather was hated, not popular.

"Notorious" is a more apt word

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Floyd ain't never made the money he claimed to make.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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


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][284][/url] [url]HBO[/url] $16,500,000
2
April 8, 2006
Mayweather vs. Judah [url]Sworn Enemies[/url] 374,000[url][285][/url] HBO $16,800,000
3
November 4, 2006
Mayweather vs. Baldomir [url]Pretty Risky[/url] 325,000 HBO $16,300,000
4
May 5, 2007
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather [url]The World Awaits[/url] 2,400,000[url][286][/url] HBO $136,000,000
5
December 8, 2007
Mayweather vs. Hatton [url]Undefeated[/url] 920,000[url][287][/url] HBO $50,000,000
6
September 19, 2009
Mayweather vs. Márquez [url]Number One/Número Uno[/url] 1,100,000[url][288][/url] HBO $55,600,000
7
May 1, 2010
Mayweather vs. Mosley [url]Who R U Picking?[/url] 1,400,000[url][289][/url] HBO $78,300,000
8
September 17, 2011
Mayweather vs. Ortiz [url]Star Power[/url] 1,250,000[url][290][/url] HBO $78,440,000
9
May 5, 2012
Mayweather vs. Cotto [url]Ring Kings[/url] 1,500,000[url][291][/url] HBO $94,000,000
10
May 4, 2013
Mayweather vs. Guerrero [url]May Day[/url] 1,000,000[url][292][/url] [url]Showtime[/url] $60,000,000
11
September 14, 2013
Mayweather vs. Canelo [url]The One[/url] 2,200,000[url][293][/url] Showtime $150,000,000
12
May 3, 2014
Mayweather vs. Maidana [url]The Moment[/url] 900,000[url][294][/url] Showtime $58,000,000
13
September 13, 2014
Mayweather vs. Maidana II [url]Mayhem[/url] 925,000[url][295][/url] Showtime $60,000,000
14
May 2, 2015
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao [url]Fight of the Century[/url] 4,600,000[url][296][/url] Showtime/HBO $400,000,000
15
September 12, 2015
Mayweather vs. Berto [url]High Stakes[/url] 400,000[url][297][/url] Showtime $28,000,000
16
August 26, 2017
Mayweather vs. McGregor [url]The Money Fight[/url] 4,300,000[url][298][/url] Showtime $370,000,000
17
June 6, 2021
Mayweather vs. Paul [url]Bragging Rights[/url] 1,000,000[url][299][/url] Showtime $50,000,000
Total sales 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][300][/url]
May 2, 2015 [url]Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao[/url] Sky Box Office 942,000 [url][301][/url][url][302][/url]
August 26, 2017 [url]Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor[/url] Sky Box Office 1,007,000 [url][303][/url][url][304][/url]
Total sales Sky Box Office 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] 1,058,000[url][305][/url]




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

 

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.

 

They fly and own Private Jets.

 

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.

 

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