Top 10 Grossing Fights in Vegas

[Spud]

For those interested in things like this - listed below are the top 10 grossing fights held in Vegas over the last few years - for anorak like myself its interesting reading - whilst Hatton/PBF was good for TV - for the live gate side of things - it only gets in at No9!!!


1 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM
Golden Boy
Attendance - 17,078
$ 18,419,200.00

2 LENNOX LEWIS vs. EVANDER HOLYFIELD II
Thomas and Mack
Don King,
17,078
$ 16,860,300.00

3 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON II
MGM
Don King
16,279
$ 14,277,200.00

4 EVANDER HOLYFIELD vs. MIKE TYSON I
MGM
Don King
16,103
$ 14,150,700.00

5 MIKE TYSON vs. PETER MC NEELEY
MGM
Don King
16,113
$ 13,965,600.00

6 FELIX TRINIDAD vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Mandalay Bay,
Top Rank, Don King
11,184
$ 12,949,500.00

7 BERNARD HOPKINS vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM,
Top Rank & Golden Boy
15,672
$12,782,650.00

8 MIKE TYSON vs. FRANK BRUNO II
MGM
Don King
16,143
$ 10,673,700.00

9 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR vs. RICKY HATTON
MGM
Golden Boy
15,488
$ 10,393,950.00

10 SHANE MOSLEY vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM
Top Rank
16,074
$ 9,840,000.00

[dj moonmonkey]

Where did they stick the extra 1500 fans for the De La Hoya fight? The Hatton fight was rammed, and the arena didn't look like it could hold many more.

[REAL_DEAL]

Spud v Dennis Hobson 1 cent

[Spud]

Spud v Dennis Hobson 1 cent

Can't believe it mate

It was held at the Top Rank Gym and my fight fee which Ricky signed was $5 got it in a frame with the photo of mine and Dennis' head to head!!!

Seriously though back to the thread - I really am surprised Ricky's fight with PBF was not higher up there - especially with the prices of some of the tickets the high rollers were paying!!!

[sweetscience]

did they not comp the high rollers

isnt that the idea

[Poncey]

Presumably this is only revenue from ticket sales, not including merchanise and PPV, otherwise the figures are way too low.

[hitman_hatton1]

7 BERNARD HOPKINS vs. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
MGM,
Top Rank & Golden Boy
15,672
$12,782,650.00

that fight was the reason hopkins never risked the calzaghe fight back in 2002.

he was waiting around for oscar to come to the table.

[stujones]

Thats a tremendous gate though Spud, not sure why "only" number 9 as if its a bad thing.

Just think of the fights that have not made the list.... and if it was something like Hatton vs DLH - then it would have been even bigger.

[Spud]

Thats a tremendous gate though Spud, not sure why "only" number 9 as if its a bad thing.

Just think of the fights that have not made the list.... and if it was something like Hatton vs DLH - then it would have been even bigger.

Got the list when looking for the judges for the Calzaghe/hopkins fight - went to the Nevada State Athletic Commission website - it shows the top 35 grossing fights in Vegas.

Oscar is way above any other fighter - so popular!!!

[stujones]

Thats a tremendous gate though Spud, not sure why "only" number 9 as if its a bad thing.

Just think of the fights that have not made the list.... and if it was something like Hatton vs DLH - then it would have been even bigger.

Got the list when looking for the judges for the Calzaghe/hopkins fight - went to the Nevada State Athletic Commission website - it shows the top 35 grossing fights in Vegas.

Oscar is way above any other fighter - so popular!!!

Yeah, the fact its beaten Mosley vs DLH has suprised me.

[ebeneezer]

I'm suprised the Holmes vs Cooney fight didn't make the list