Megafight numbers add up to new sporting landscape


  • Boxing
  • Tuesday, 28 Apr 2015

A store employee holds up a stand with miniature figurines of boxers Manny Pacquiao (R) of the Philippines and Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the U.S., at a mall in Manila April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

(Reuters) - Even in Las Vegas where fortunes are won and lost on the roll of the dice, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have Sin City abuzz over a megafight that will generate millions and reshape the sport business landscape.

From $100,000 (£65,664) ringside seats to $150 million paydays, Saturday's long-awaited showdown between the greatest fighters of a generation is expected to be the richest fight of all-time and smash records in knockout fashion.

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