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Resurfaced PPV Stat Proves Why Floyd Mayweather Was Boxing’s Biggest Draw

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Floyd Mayweather dominates the list of best selling PPVs ever.

Floyd Mayweather is one of the biggest boxing stars of all time. Inside the ring, he was a true master of the craft, perfecting the art of hitting and not getting hit.

Mayweather retired with a flawless professional record of 50-0-0 with 27 knockouts, taking on all comers during his career. And while he was often criticized for his fighting style, fans tuned in whenever he was in action, with his pay-per-view draw fitting perfectly with his moniker, ‘Money’. And a recently resurfaced stat shows just how big of a draw he was.

The stat showed that Mayweather accounted for four of the top five best-selling PPV boxing events.

Topping the chart is Mayweather’s 2015 showdown against fellow legend Manny Pacquiao, a contest where he earned a unanimous decision win. The event sold an incredible 4.6 million pay-per-view buys.

Second on the list is Mayweather’s final professional bout against Conor McGregor in 2017, which sold 4.3 million PPV buys. McGregor was the face of MMA and the UFC at the time and the crossover fight generated enourmous buzz. Mayweather secured a 10th round TKO in that bout.

Mayweather’s 2007 showdown against Oscar De La Hoya places third on the list, with 2.8 million PPV sales. It was a close fight between two all-time greats and the decision could have gone either way. Mayweather, however, walked out with the split decision win.

Fourth on the list is Mayweather’s 2013 showdown against a young Canelo Alvarez, which sold 2.2 million pay-per-view buys. At just 23 at the time, Alvarez turned out to be too inexperienced and Mayweather dominated the contest, earning a majority decision. Canelo only went on to greater heights from there, while Mayweather added another notch to his belt.

Mike Tyson’s second fight against Evander Holyfield in 1997 concludes the top five. Tyson was disqualified after biting Holyfield’s ear in round 3, putting him 2-0 down in the series. The event sold 1.95 million PPV buys.

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Floyd Mayweather’s uncle joins opponents of Manny Pacquiao’s

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Floyd Mayweather’s uncle joins opponents of Manny Pacquiao’s return due to WBC leniency

Reactions against the return of Manny Pacquiao continue, because the legendary Filipino boxer is 46 years old and has been retired for four years, and will return to challenge Mario Barrios for the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight championship on July 19 in Las Vegas.

The main controversy, beyond age, is the WBC rule that allows former champions to return with a ranking if they decide to come out of retirement to claim a title fight.

The most recent opponent is Jeff Mayweather, uncle of Floyd Mayweather, who when questioned during an appearance on The Mayweather Channel on YouTube, explained that the boxing landscape has changed in recent years with boxers coming out of retirement, but criticized Pacquiao’s merits for being in a title fight: “The thing is, he hasn’t done anything to fight for a world title.”

uan Manuel Marquez criticizes Pacquiao’s return

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Juan Manuel Marquez said he respects Pacquiao’s career, but criticized the WBC for giving him all the facilities to obtain a title, without really knowing what his current conditions are.

In an interview with Probox TV, Marquez said he wants to know in what condition one of his greatest rivals returns.

“After four years of inactivity, we’ll see how he comes back. After that knockout in 2012, he kept fighting and did quite well, beating great fighters. It’s not an easy fight for Mario Barrios. On the Filipino’s side is power and speed,” said Dinamita Marquez and added: “The one to blame is the organization, why does it put Pacquiao to fight for the world title after four years inactive? Where are the ranked fighters from 1 to 10, from 1 to 5? The organization is making a mistake, but letting a historic fighter fight is not an issue. If he feels good, if he has no pain from an injury, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt as to how he would come back.”

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Gervonta Davis Names The Fight Floyd Mayweather ‘Intentionally Put Him In To Lose’: “I Had To Do It”

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Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather have had a turbulent relationship.

Boxing legend Mayweather guided ‘Tank’ during the majority of his career, as Davis won world titles in multiple weight divisions and became widely regarded as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport.

The two then parted ways in 2022, and things have seemingly turned hostile since then, with both men having fired insults in the opposite direction in the years that have followed.

Davis has now revealed that his former mentor Mayweather once put him in a fight where he wanted ‘Tank’ to lose, explaining to The Jay Hill Podcast how things transpired.

“I’ve been in situations where I was in a lose-lose situation and came out still on top. He [Mayweather] put me in to make me lose and thought I would lose. A boxing match. Jose Pedraza. My first world title. I was 16-0 and I was 21 at the time and I hadn’t fought in seven, eight months.

Around that time I wasn’t making that much. Maybe around 10,000 a fight. Six months is crazy to not fight. When they came back and said you’ve got to fight this fighter Pedraza, If you don’t fight him you’re not fighting and sitting on the shelf.

I had to fight him, in the midst of all that happening, I got evicted, I had to sell my jewellery.

For sure [Floyd did that intentionally].”

Davis fought Pedraza back in January 2017, winning the fight by seventh round stoppage to capture the IBF super-featherweight title and become world champion for the first time.

‘Tank’ returns to action in March when he defends his WBA lightweight crown against Lamont Roach, but another recently crowned world champion is already calling to face Davis next.

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