Mayweather Banks In $41.5M To Put His Undefeated Streak On The Line For Boxing’s Biggest PPV Ever
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Tonight marks not only the biggest night in boxing revenue, but the biggest pay-per-view as well. As you’ve seen above, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to make a guaranteed purse of $41.5M, with the possibility of another $20M in PPV revenue incentives after the fight. Speaking of which, Mayweather fight with Canelo is expected to pass his the record set in 2007 with De La Hoya at 2.4M buys passing Mike Tyson’s top 3 grossing fights ever.
The only fight that can generate this much excitement, buzz and most importantly revenue is one against Manny Pacquiáo; so really enjoy the 3 hours of action tonight. Tonight marks “The One”, which both fighters step into the ring undefeated in their professional careers wit one of the two having their first loss after the final bell
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It’s no secret that Floyd’s the favorite, which he’ll come into the ring 20 pounds lighter than Saúl Álvarez after the catch-weight controversy; but this might be his toughest task remaining his career. Alvarez isn’t a push-over fight for Floyd, which we expect the first four rounds to be very intense, with things slowing down later on in the fight.
Given the past history of Mayweather fights, you can make a good assumption of what we’re expecting in the outcome of this one. In the under card, we also have a super quality fight on tonight’s horizon featuring undefeated Danny “Swift” García defending his WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring Light Welterweight titles against Lucas Matthysse. From top to bottom, the entire fight card should be worth your $60 or $70 dollars tonight.
Be sure to tune in tonight, as this fight emanates live from the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch Live On Showtime PPV at 9:00pm ET.
Check the jump for a special video preview along with the complete match card listing.
Main Card
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez | WBA/WBC Junior Middleweight Unification
Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse | WBA & WBC Junior Welterweight Title
Ishe Smith vs. Carlos Molina | IBF Junior Welterweight Title
Preliminary Card
Pablo Cesar Cano vs. Ashley Theophane | Welterweights
Luis Arias vs. James Winchester | Super Welterweights
Ronald Gavril vs. Shujaa El Amin | Super Middleweights
Chris Pearson vs. Joshua Williams | Middleweights
Lanell Bellows vs. Jordan Moore | Super Middleweights
Andrew Tabiti vs. Edward Smith | Cruiserweights
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