Mayweather-McGregor fight may have surpassed the $72-million live-gate record

[Robbie Barrett]

Call it a circus, a farce or a sham, but ticket sales for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight may have surpassed the $72-million live-gate record set by Mayweather’s 2015 victory over Manny Pacquiao.

“I’m very confident we’re going to break that. We’re still four days out and people aren’t even in town,” Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather Promotions CEO, told The Times on Tuesday morning.

Ellerbe said he was still awaiting an official report on box-office sales.

Ken Solky of lasvegastickets.com, considered an expert on the ticket market, estimated Tuesday that only about 1,000 tickets remain on the open market, meaning the Mayweather-Pacquiao record has likely been beaten.

“Those other tickets — like the block the MGM will release to its players — is money that’s already in the bank, so I think they do have that live-gate record right now,” Solky said. “I would believe there’s more than $70 million in the box office as we speak.”

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mayweather-mcgregor-1503424003-htmlstory.html

Flop though. Tickets not selling though.

[Golden Boi 360]

Only question now is will it break the PPV record? I have a feeling this thing is going to do a crazy number like 6-7 million

[Pigeons]

**** yes! We getting paid boys!

On a more serious note, the live gate record set by Mayweather-Pacquiao was considered a ludicrous, unbreakable record. At $72M, it was 3.5X larger than the previous record (Mayweather-Canelo, $20M). For this "fight" to even ****ing challenge that record, let alone break it, is mind boggling. Especially when you consider how much of a let down the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was.

Money deserves his nickname. We will never see another like him.

[Spoon23]

**** yes! We getting paid boys!

On a more serious note, the live gate record set by Mayweather-Pacquiao was considered a ludicrous, unbreakable record. At $72M, it was 3.5X larger than the previous record (Mayweather-Canelo, $20M). For this "fight" to even ****ing challenge that record, let alone break it, is mind boggling. Especially when you consider how much of a let down the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was.

Money deserves his nickname. We will never see another like him.

lol Hope Floyd gives you some of it. You seem to live vicariously to this man who hasn't given you a singe cent.

# better be friends with 50 cents instead, he knows what's up, since that's all your gonna get 50 cents. Get it haha..

and while your at it, being friends with 50, Don't forget to wank after seeing your hero dance a 12 round marathon event. And shout over the roof tops: 'Floyd's winnings are the stuff of legends. Best conman eva' :wank:

[Pigeons]

lol Hope Floyd gives you some of it. You seem to live vicariously to this man who hasn't given you a singe cent.

# better be friends with 50 cents instead, he knows what's up, since that's all your gonna get 50 cents. Get it haha..

and while your at it, being friends with 50, Don't forget to wank after seeing your hero dance a 12 round marathon event. And shout over the roof tops: 'Floyd's winnings are the stuff of legends. Best conman eva' :wank:

Suck my fooking ****. You ain't gonna do ****!

[satiev1]

**** yes! We getting paid boys!

On a more serious note, the live gate record set by Mayweather-Pacquiao was considered a ludicrous, unbreakable record. At $72M, it was 3.5X larger than the previous record (Mayweather-Canelo, $20M). For this "fight" to even ****ing challenge that record, let alone break it, is mind boggling. Especially when you consider how much of a let down the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight was.

Money deserves his nickname. We will never see another like him.

Typical FL0-MO Yes Flyod, we did it. We live through you. LOL.

[Xi_]

Pacf@gs/floyd haters are gonna be mad as ****....

[boliodogs]

Even my friends who don't care about boxing know all about this fight. It's huge and the biggest fight ever.

[Pigeons]

Typical FL0-MO Yes Flyod, we did it. We live through you. LOL.

[paulf]

More people in the streets are talking about Mayweather-Macgregor than they did Mayweather-Pacquiao.... people were talking about Mayweather-Pacquiao on this level before, but that was 2009-10 and they didn't make the fight.

Hearing people in all aspects of my life who have never once mentioned boxing talking about the fight, asking about the fight, looks for places to watch it... its crazy.