Weeks after the “Fight of the Century” between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, which left many consumers nonplussed, the money is still being counted. Although the official numbers have not been determined, the fight has clearly broken all records in regards to revenue. The gate had an official paid attendance of 16,219, generating ,198,500, breaking the previous record of .03 million in 2013, when Mayweather fought Canelo Alvarez.
Over 46,000 closed circuit seats were sold, hauling in an extra $6.9 million. Toppling that number was the 4.4 million pay-per-view purchases, which brought in $400 million in domestic sales. The event sold for anywhere between $89.95 to $99.95. The numbers exceeded even was optimists predicted, such as promoter Bob Arum. “To be honest, I would have been happy with 3 million (buys). It ended up being terrific.”
When the final international PPV sales are all calculated, it is more than within the realm of possibility the totals will reach $600 million. While the fighters have come up considerably richer from the fight, the state of Nevada isn’t doing too bad either.
Collecting 6 percent off of each ticket sold at the gate, the state’s general fund swelled up $4.33 million. The 4 percent tax the state collects on each closed circuit ticket sold brought in $276,000 as well. The fight was distributed in 175 countries.
