Vape1021 Wrote: Oh yeah! It's official! The contract has been signed and fight is scheduled for May 2nd. I can't wait for this one. It's supposed to be the highest grossing match of all time pushing $400 million dollars gross. What will happen? Who will be left standing? I think both will technically be left standing. It will more than likely be by decision I think. With Pac Man the victor. I guess we will actually get to see this time.
Tickets have not gone on sale to the public yet, but they are expected to start at $1,000 with ringside seats fetching a face value of $5,000. This will result in a total gate of around $40 million for the 16,800-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. It would double the previous biggest gate in boxing history, which was $20 million for the Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez fight billed as “The One” in September 2013.
BearDown Wrote: That is an insane amount of money. The only thing that beats those ticket prices is the Super Bowl, but I wonder if this fight would generate more money due to it being on pay-per-view. Millions of people spending $90 a pop will bring in a hell of a lot of money.I also hope they deliver. I imagine it will be a long fight, but could you imagine spending that much and having a TKO in the first couple of rounds?! That would be terrible.
Dallasite Wrote: Also hear that bars have to pay a commercial fee of well over the usual minimum of $1500, if they want to play it for their customers. Expect entry fees if you're going to a bar to watch.
trump_card101 Wrote:Dallasite Wrote: Also hear that bars have to pay a commercial fee of well over the usual minimum of $1500, if they want to play it for their customers. Expect entry fees if you're going to a bar to watch. Man, had to google this. Found this LA Times article, check this out:The fees are steep. Businesses are charged based on size; the more seats, the higher the fees. Those with up to 50 seats must pay $1,600 for the Pacquiao-Bradley fight; those with 51 to 100 seats will be charged $2,200. And that's just for the Bradley/Pacquiao fight. If you consider that the PPV for regular people is like 45% more for this pac-may fight than any other fight in the history of PPV, then the bars must be paying something like 45% more too. So probably it's closer to $2000-$3000 for the average bar, just to show this fight. I couldn't find the exact amount though.
PowerPlay Wrote:I know that some of the bars around here are selling 'tickets' to see it. From what I've seen before, there's usually just a cover charge and first come first serve. The prices are pretty up there too. Almost like their selling seats closest to the tv.