Mayweather, Pacquiao Talk Tough

Pacquiao to spend $4m on entourage
Manny Pacquiao will spend a whopping
$4million (£2.6m) on tickets for his huge
entourage for Saturday’s fight against
Floyd Mayweather.



With tickets for the $300m showdown at
the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at a
premium, the Filipino will fork out
millions to ensure his 900-strong
entourage are in attendance.

Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, said he
paid $10,000 (£6,468) for his ringside seat
and that Pacquiao will foot a bill in the
region of $3m and $4m for 900 tickets.

The 36-year-old has been known for the
size of his team, and on this occasion it
looks like it will cost him alot.

Pacquiao is expected to pocket at least
$120m for being involved in the fight of
the century and $4m will seem a small
price to pay to have his family and
friends in the MGM Grand’s Garden
Arena.

…Fight to shatter revenue records
The highly-anticipated boxing match
between Floyd Mayweather and Manny
Pacquaio on Saturday will likely go down
as the biggest in history, on a number of
counts.

All signs suggest the fight—which has
been five years in the making will break
the all-time pay-per-view sales record—
despite it costing between $90 and $100
to watch the bout live on television.

For venues such as bars and restaurants,
there will be at least a $20 cover charge
($20 multiplied by the fire capacity of the
venue) to show the fight.

Mayweather focused on game plan
Floyd Mayweather stood nose-to-nose
with Manny Pacquiao for the first time at
Wednesday’s news conference, then said
he can’t promise their mega showdown
will live up to all the pre-fight hype.

“I can’t say,” Mayweather said when
asked if the richest fight in boxing
history will live up to its blockbuster
billing.

“Even if we fought at an extremely high
pace, it is not for me to judge. My job is
to go out and do my best. Just be Floyd
Mayweather.”

Mayweather squares off against Filipino
boxing icon Pacquiao in the richest fight
in boxing history on Saturday at the
MGM Grand Hotel that is expected to
generate some $400 million in revenue.

Mayweather spoke to a small group of
reporters following Wednesday’s news
conference which finished with the two
future Hall of Famers getting up close and
personal for the cameras in a stare down
at the front of the brightly-lit stage in the
MGM’s Ka Theatre.

Bieber to bring in Mayweather’s belt to
the ring
Floyd Mayweather counts the likes of Jay
Z and Kanye West among his biggest
fans, but there’s only one star, Justin
Bieber, that will be seen strutting into the
ring with his belt.

Bieber is the obvious choice for any man
wanting to portray a hardened image at
the biggest fight of his career.

He will be walking the defending
champion to his $300million Las Vegas
mega-bout with Manny Pacquiao,
carrying his championship belt.

An odd partnership it may seem. But the
two have actually formed a close
friendship over the years. Bieber has
accompanied Mayweather into the ring
on a number of occasions, and joined him
on stage at his press conference ahead of
May 2.

Money, not record, spurs me—
Mayweather

For Floyd Mayweather Jr, the money he
earns is far more important than the
undefeated record that he has compiled
in 19 years of being a professional boxer.
Mayweather is 47-0 in a professional
career that started in 1996. Since 2012, he
has been the highest paid athlete in the
world.

“Absolutely, the money means more to
me than the unbeaten record,”
Mayweather said.

Mayweather pointed out that his earnings
will give his children financial security in
a way that his boxing record can never
will.

“My daughter can’t eat no zero,” he said.
“She can’t spend a boxing record.”