Meanwhile, HBO retains broadcast rights three of the sport’s top pound-for-pound performers - Gennady Golovkin, Roman Gonzalez and Terence Crawford. Las Vegas-based Premier Boxing Champions has deals to broadcast the sport on NBC, CBS, ESPN and Spike, and last month Sportsnet signed on to carry PBC events in Canada through 2016. It’s available on more channels and more platforms than ever. With mainstream media retreading the “boxing is dead” storyline, a showdown between two crossover stars would either save the sport or serve as a farewell.Īnd when the fight devolved into a boxing clinic, pundits from across the internet declared that in failing to deliver action Mayweather and Pacquiao had killed boxing, again.īut boxing isn’t dead. When the two best boxers of their generation finally agreed to meet, the fight was rightly labelled boxing’s Super Bowl. Published reports had Mayweather making more than $200 million for the win. The bout set records for pay-per-view buys (4.4 million) and revenue ($400 million U.S.), and made both men richer than even they had imagined when buzz for this bout began in 2009. In other words, it was typical Mayweather - skillful, efficient and disappointing to anyone who tuned in seeking a spirited brawl. Mayweather landing left hooks, and gliding safely out of range before his outclassed foe could return fire. Mayweather bouncing straight rights off Pacquiao’s forehead. Mayweather controlling distance with his jab. The hype preceding the Fight of the Century lasted half a decade, but within a few rounds the high-stakes clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in early May had settled into a familiar rhythm.
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