A boxing match between Mayweather and Pacquiao is worth $500 million. One punch between them is worth several lifetimes.
The game that has been waiting for 6 years will start in less than two weeks. Taking place at the famous MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, how many dollars of commercial income will two of the most dazzling stars in the active boxing world create together? Where does this money come from?
"The showdown that the whole world is looking forward to is coming soon, Mayweather VS Pacquiao, May 2, 2015, has been reached." In February of this year, Mayweather wrote on his Twitter, officially announcing his decision Fighting agreement with Filipino boxing champion Pacquiao.
As soon as the news came out, it attracted the attention of global media. This long-anticipated matchup of the century will finally begin at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, which can accommodate 16,800 spectators. Currently, not only the guest rooms on May 2, All rooms including the MGM Grand Hotel are fully booked on May 1st. After waiting for 6 years, boxing fans finally waited for the highest-grossing match in history.
In fact, both Pacquiao and Mayweather have supreme status in today's boxing world. Judging from his career record, the 36-year-old Pacquiao has 57 wins, two draws and five losses in 64 career fights, including 38 wins by knockout (KO). His most recent match was a points victory over Algieri in Macau last November.
The record of local American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is even more terrifying. He is about to celebrate his 38th birthday and has won all 47 fights in his boxing career, including 26 knockouts (KOs). Now, Mayweather, who is alone in seeking defeat, will attack the boxing legend Marciano's record of 49 undefeated victories.
From the perspective of commercial income, the two of them are undoubtedly standing at the top of the boxing pyramid. In 2013, Mayweather became the world's highest-paid athlete with US$86 million, and is currently the highest-paid boxer in boxing. As for the Philippine national treasure Pacquiao, after defeating De La Hoya as early as 2008, he achieved the feat of earning US$65 million in a single year.
Nowadays, how much commercial income will be generated by this battle like Mars hitting the earth, and how much bonus the two boxers will share, has already become the focus of attention from the outside world.
"The combined income of the two boxers will far exceed the previously estimated US$100 million," New York Times senior boxing reporter John Branch analyzed. According to the latest data released by the American business website, this boxing match of the century will generate revenue from six aspects.
The largest portion is from pay-per-view TV subscribers. In the United States, if TV viewers want to watch boxing matches, they need to pay per view (pay-per-view). According to the organizer's estimate, on the day of the game, 3 million to 4 million households in the United States will watch the game through paid on-demand services, and the cumulative revenue will reach 270 million to 360 million US dollars.
Among them, 55%-65% of the revenue will be obtained by the two boxers, which is between 150 million and 233 million U.S. dollars, 30-40% will go to the TV satellite provider, and the remaining 7.5% will be received by the game producer Home Theater Company ( HBO) obtained.
On top of that, ticket sales will total $72 million, while revenue from overseas TV broadcasts and closed-circuit television broadcasts (for bars nationwide) will be $35 million and $13 million respectively. Finally, commercial sponsorship is US$12 million, and sales of value-added products will also reach US$1 million.
Based on this calculation, adding up all the income, this highly anticipated boxing match will generate commercial income of 400 million to 490 million US dollars. "The cumulative income of Mayweather and Pacquiao will be around 300 million US dollars, of which Mayweather will take 60% (180 million) and Pacquiao will share the remaining 40% (120 million)," Bu Lanci said.
In addition, it is reported that this game will also have a bonus of 20 million US dollars. The boxer who wins the boxing match will take away 10.2 million US dollars, and the remaining 9.8 million US dollars will go to the loser.
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