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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

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.

Spud v Dennis Hobson 1 cent

REAL_DEAL wrote: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!!!

did they not comp the high rollers

isnt that the idea

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

Spud wrote:
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.

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.

stujones wrote: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!!!

Spud wrote:

stujones wrote: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.

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