Boxing's Golden Boy might have lost his May fight (by a decision) with Floyd Mayweather, but he won the battle, banking a record $43 million for 36 minutes of ring time. The fight saw more than De La Hoya's face being smashed—several records were also broken, including gate receipts for a boxing event ($19 million), pay-per-view audience (2.2 million), pay-per-view revenues ($120 million) and number of viewing countries (176). Career revenues for De La Hoya's 18 pay-per-view battles now total $612 million.
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