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It had nearly been made so many times and finally, the boxing world could see who the true pound-for-pound king was. The date with Pacquiao saw two multi-division and multi-weight world champions finally squaring off. Revenue within the $160 million and $180 million bracket was to be split 51/49, with the 51 percent share going to the winner, which also turned out to be Mayweather. To be specific, the contract stated the first $160 million of revenue and the revenue above $180 million from the fight was split 60/40 between the fighters, with Mayweather getting the larger 60 percent share as we know. Mayweather beat Pacquiao in 2015, and well It was a fight six years or so in the making, but on the night, Pacquiao couldn’t swarm Mayweather and apply the pressure as he likes with the American putting on a defensive masterclass to comprehensively outpoint his foe. The 4.6 million buys it drew could be interpreted in many ways, but Mayweather will believe he was clever to build the anticipation and make the people wait. This fight came many years too late in the eyes of many. So what’s the breakdown of the business Mayweather did with Pacquiao and McGregor? Manny Pacquiao

With the fight being sold for $50 each in the States and Mayweather said to take home 50 per cent of the sales, he could have raked in $25 million for an eight-round exhibition. In fact, Mayweather and Logan Paul is said to have generated one million buys. However, from sharing the ring with McGregor, Oscar De La Hoya, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao alone, Mayweather hauled in 13.5 million buys. Mayweather is regarded as the one of the greatest ever and retired with a perfect 50-0 record – and millions of dollars in the bankĬonor McGregor owns eight of the UFC’s top 10 most bought PPVs, generating around 12.6 million buys across those fights.