Boxing: MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO SETS PPV MARK WITH 4.4 MILLION BUYS 

IMG_7671Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao proved a box office smash, even if their welterweight title fight didn’t live up to the hype.

Mayweather was the big winner both in the fight and at the bank. He was guaranteed 60 percent of the net revenue to the promotion, while Pacquiao’s camp got the remaining 40 percent.

The total figures to be around $400 million after satellite TV and cable systems take their cut, meaning Mayweather – who is his own promoter – could walk away with $240 million for his night’s work. Pacquiao would share in the other $160 million with promoter Bob Arum.

The Nevada Athletic Commission says the live gate for the fight was a record $72,198,500, far eclipsing the previous mark of $20 million set by Mayweather and Alvarez. The fight also did another $50 million or so in foreign sales, sponsorships and related income. Click here for complete story