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

5. 6. Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Miguel Cotto (May 5, 2012)

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: £63million ($94million)

Seeing as it's already been revealed that Mayweather has won every single one of his 47 match-ups then it is obvious he claimed victory over Cotto - but in a closely-fought bout he only prevailed via a unanimous decision, with 1.5million viewers paying a combined £63million ($94million) in order to witness it.

 
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