Pacquiao-Mayweather Match to Generate Huge Amount for Fighters

Huge amount of money will be generated by two of the most popular boxers in the world once the contract for the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather match is signed and sealed by the boxers and promoters.

The proposed boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is destined to become one of the biggest fights in boxing history, judging from the tremendous publicity it is getting from media both online and print. The popularity of these two great boxers has been proven by their pay-per-view and gate receipts that their fights have generated during their most recent matches. In the case of Mayweather, his recent fight with Juan Manuel Marquez registered more than a million pay-per- view buys. The huge number of pay-per view receipts can be attributed mostly to Mayweather's crowd-drawing capability, being undefeated in his entire professional boxing career. The Oscar de la Hoya-Mayweather match registered a record-breaking pay-per-view receipts in recent boxing matches. Pacquiao on the other hand is today's hot boxing property, both in boxing and entertainment. Pacquiao's recent fight with Miguel Cotto has reportedly generated more than one million pay-per-view buys although the final figures have not been released officially. It was reported earlier that the Pacquiao-Cotto match could generate over $100 million. Eddie Alinea of Philboxing reports:

If Puerto Rico’s Rey Colón of the ´El Vocero´ is to be believed, the 12-round confrontation stands to make approximately 2 million pay-per-view buys that, if translated into cash would generate no less than $120 million.

Very clearly, these two great boxers are today's best crowd drawers and they have the ability and appeal to attract millions of boxing fans around the world. Capitalizing on their boxing skills and their tremendous appeal with boxing fans, they can generate huge amount of money to a record-breaking proportion in boxing history.