By Miguel Rivera

According to Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will break the existing record for pay-per-view purchases. De La Hoya's fight with Mayweather, from 2007, generated 2.4 million buys. Mayweather's 2013 clash with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez came close to breaking that record with 2.2 million buys.

On May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, De La Hoya says Mayweather-Pacquiao will generate at least 3 million buys on pay-per-view.

"It's the fight of the industry, which will generate about 3 million purchases on pay per view. The box office will be the largest in the history of boxing. But I, like most fans, what we want is to see a good fight, action, not something boring and I wish both fighters give us that kind of fight," De La Hoya told ESPN Deportes.

"If Mayweather gets on his bike, if he starts boxing at the distance, throwing a jab here, another there, doing just enough to win the rounds - it can turn into a boring fight. I think this fight is in the hands of Pacquiao, and for this, he should apply the pressure every second of every round."