On Saturday, May 2 (May 3 at 6:00 am Moscow time) in Las Vegas will be held on the new “Fight of the Century.” In the ring, the luxury complex MGM Grand will meet undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr and Filipino Manny Pacquiao. At stake – three championship belt, $ 300 million, undivided love and ruthless criticism. To get all this? “To Lenta.ru” bring together all the opinions, predictions and facts about the upcoming fight.
Fans and boxing fans waiting for this fight for more than six years. But countless times talks about his conduct disrupted, canceled, and the fans were disappointed exhale. Someone thinks that Mayweather specifically waited so many years to Pacquiao old, lost interest in sports and hunger, and the coach Manny Freddie Roach spoke of cowardice and unwillingness to fight the Filipino Floyd. Mayweather himself immediately react to all these rumors, briefly stating that he is absolutely the MGM Grand, and there is nothing to discuss.
11:23 February 25, 2015
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Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has signed a contract to fight the century
Even the official weighing procedure turned into a show for which tickets were sold, and in the hall was attended by stars of the first magnitude – such as Mike Tyson. Even when Iron Mike is just sitting in a chair, he can become a newsmaker: in the event to it crawled annoying fan and Tyson would not be photographed with him and pushed his elbow.
US national anthem before the fight takes a movie star “Ray,” “Django liberated” and “Collateral” Jamie Foxx. Also visitors MGM Grand will have to listen to live singing Justin Bieber, who will speak before leaving Mayweather to the ring.
Although the image shebutnoy Man, Floyd gives himself to training. It can be fun, swagger, singing and dancing, but it will make many kilometers of cross evening and early in the morning will come to exhausting workout. However, Pacquiao can say about exactly the same thing.
Bob Arum, head of the promotion company Top Rank, Pacquiao is all business. Once he also represented the interests of Floyd, but after several years of cooperation Mayweather bought out his contract and become to resolve all issues on their own, to no one to share profits.
Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum
The fight Mayweather and Pacquiao will compete for championship belts under versions WBA ( Super), WBC and WBO welterweight (up to 66.7 kilograms). The first two belong to Floyd, the third – Manny.
Bookmakers clearly favored Mayweather. The average rate on his victory is 1.5, and the success of Pacquiao – in the region of 3.0, according to “Rating Bookmakers».
The total amount of bets will be about $ 80 million. Contribution to this amount introduced rapper Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent. He is said to stavochnom slang, “charge” to win Floyd 1.6 million. His bet Jackson argued simple. “Why, it would break the champion. He Pacquiao to smoke like a cigar and talk about what is not, “- said the actor.
The total honorarium Potbelly – $ 300 million. It will be divided in fractions of 60 to 40 percent in favor of Mayweather. Floyd and his team will earn 180 million, and Pacquiao is in any case will go home with a check for 120 million. Such fees was not a Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield have nor Lennox Lewis, neither Klitschko brothers and not even a gypsy Mickey of “Big Kush».
As a promoter recoup a lot of money to themselves do not stay for nothing? In the American media market has long been used system PPV (pay per view – pay-per-view), – the viewer buys a separate broadcast an event. Price-per-view fight Mayweather and Pacquiao is set at nearly one hundred dollars, and the expected number of orders for the PPV is about five million. It turns out that only the sale broadcasts promoters will earn almost half a billion dollars.
Location fight – MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas
Another major source of income – the realization of tickets for the show itself. Arena MGM Grand seats about 12 thousand spectators, all seats are already several months have been either sold or reserved. To make room for family members, friends, sponsors and partners, Manny Pacquiao had to buy 900 tickets. Purchase cost him four million dollars, that is, for every ticket Filipino paid 4,5 thousand dollars. Gaps in the VIP-box cost wishing to more than ten times as much – nearly 55 thousand dollars for each. So the MGM Grand box office settled about 60-65 million dollars.
Floyd took out the money, most likely, will go on new clothes: Mayweather just baldeet of exclusive cars, private jets, shopping and beautiful women. But Pacquiao, as told by his promoter, Bob Arum, give half of the fee in the Philippines working for a charitable foundation.
For Floyd, of course, his father and trainer Mayweather Senior. “Intrigue? What are you talking about? It will be a one-sided fight, which Pacquiao never be able to get on Floyd. Mayweather simply destroy, kayo. Good night, Manny, “- he said in an interview with the BBC.
With him in solidarity and uncle, Roger Mayweather, a boxer. “Pacquiao will be knocked out. More than six rounds of the fight will not last. It will be clear shot beard – bam! – And Pacquiao sitting on my ass “- Uncle minced no words when commenting on the coming battle.
« I just put the guy out of the country, because it is done. Besides, he has not lost “- spoke American boxer middleweight Peter Quillin.
Mayweather sparring partners also note his strength. “No matter how the rest of the match – Floyd will dominate it. It is easy to take 8 of the 12 rounds, “- shared his opinion one of the assistants DaMarcus Floyd Corley.
« Manny have no chance of winning, unless he knocks out Floyd and not spoil its pristine record, “- said the Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao knocked out in person in 2012.
Juan Manuel Marquez
Another Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez in an interview with Tass put Pacquiao to win by knockout. “I think the fight will be very active, and both fighters will not stay too long on the defensive. I am confident that Pacquiao will knock out Mayweather, “- said the athlete.
« Fight Manny will be won by a margin of one round, “- Pacquiao gave their preference known heavyweight Olympic champion, now a pastor and preacher George Foreman.
«Mayweather will not win, because as far as I know, boxing is not willing to have someone finished his career undefeated” – Evander Holyfield focused on statistics, according to which the Floyd 47 wins in 47 fights.
«If the fight lasts 12 rounds, Pacquiao will win”, – the public’s favorite, Roy Jones is confident of victory Manny judges’ decision.
«My sympathies are with the Manny Pacquiao. This is due to human qualities. Pacquiao have no arrogance, desire to humiliate the opponent. And for a long time Mayweather at the forefront worth the money “- could not stay away from emotions commentator Vladimir Gendlin, who will work in a duel for the first channel.
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