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

7. 4. Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield (June 28, 1997)

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: £67.2million ($100.2million)

Named "The Bite Fight" for obvious reasons, Tyson was disqualified in third round after chomping a chunk out of Holyfield's ear - with a sickened 1.9million households parting with £67.2million ($100.2million) to see the vicious assault live on TV.

 
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