Undefeated boxer and pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. and "Fighter of the Decade Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will tip the scales on Friday, 1st May 2015 at 6PM ET/3PM PT for their mega-fight on Saturday night, 2nd May 2015 (Sunday Morning, 3rd May in Manila) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada.
The fight dubbed as the "Fight of the Century" is expected to destroy all existing records in terms of the boxing revenue. The joint Showtime/HBO PPV sales is projected to generate $4 million. Ticket sales at around $74 million and total fighters' purse is around $300 million.
Mayweather and Pacquiao will meet at the contracted welterweight limit at 147 pounds. Two best welterweights in our generation will finally share the same ring after five years. The first time boxing public demanded the fight in late 2009 will finally a day far away!
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