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

8. 3. Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson (June 8, 2002)

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, pose for photos after a news conference, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in Los Angeles. The two are scheduled to fight in Las Vegas on May 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Rating: £75.8million ($112million)

IBF, IBO and WBC heavyweight champion Lewis floored Tyson in the eight round of their hugely-anticipated and controversial fight - with £75.8million ($112million) worth of pay-per-view sales grossed from this bout.

 
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