Well-known boxing promoter, Las Vegas insider and hall of famer referee Richard Steele, predicted that a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather would definitely break the record 2.2 million pay per view set by the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight held May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. He commented, “I’m looking forward to the biggest fight in history with Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. That [match] would be the biggest money fight in history, without a doubt.”

Fightfannation.com also cited that only five non-heavyweight fights in history have eclipsed the one million pay per view mark and those are De La Hoya-Trinidad with 1.4 millions buys, De La Hoya-Hopkins with 1 million buys, De La Hoya-Mayweather with 2.2 million buys, De La Hoya-Pacquiao with 1.25 million buys, and Mayweather-Marquez with 1 million sells.



Although we can expect the negotiations involving a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao would be quarrelsome and laborious, but a prospective revenue exceeding 100 million dollars, which could translate into 30 million dollar pay-days for both Mayweather and Pacquiao will most likely persuade both parties involved to come to the negotiating table to make the match in the event that Pacquiao beats Miguel Cotto on November 14.

Source: Fight Fan Nation