10 Highest Grossing Pay-Per-View Boxing Matches In History

1. 10. Felix Trinidad vs Oscar De La Hoya (September 18, 1999)

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Rating: £43million ($64million)

More than 1.4million people paid for the right to view Trinidad claim victory over De La Hoya in a controversial majority decision - raking in £43million ($64million) in the process - as the former unified the WBC and IBF world welterweight titles.

 
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