Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Pay-Per-View Price Tag to Be $99

When Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather finally came to terms on their long-anticipated prizefight, talk ran rampant about the record-setting purse awaiting both boxers. We got a good idea of how Pacquiao and Mayweather are going to get their record paydays on Wednesday, as Joe Flint of the Wall Street Journal first reported the fight will set a pay-per-view cost record as well.

Flint reported the high-definition feed of the fight will cost $99. Standard definition comes in a little cheaper at $89, which would broken the previous record for high-def telecasts. The former record for high definition was $74.95, while it was $10 less for the standard version. On Thursday, ESPN's Darren Rovell confirmed the price with HBO and Showtime, and added that the $10 up charge for high-def will be at the discretion of the cable provider. 

Rovell added details on what bars will be charged to show the fight: 

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Bars are charged based on their legal occupancy. The owner of a high-end New York City sports bar said that the fight will cost him $21 a person that night, which he'll happily absorb, but he can see how other establishments that generate less revenue might take a pass.

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While exorbitant, the prices should come as no surprise given the wild revenue numbers that have been thrown out in recent months. Dan Rafael of ESPN reported last month that the fight could generate $400 million from a combination of live gate, pay-per-view and other considerations. 

"Between the gate, the foreign television sales and the closed circuit, which we can't even calculate yet, you're looking at over $120 million. And that's before one pay-per-view has been sold in the U.S.," Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told Rafael.

All of those numbers would obliterate previous records set in the boxing world. Mayweather himself could earn up to $180 million, per Tim Dahlberg of The Associated Press, while Pacquiao may also wind up in the nine-figure range. Under terms of their agreement, Mayweather earns 60 percent of the purse, versus 40 percent for Pacquiao.

Not bad for 36 minutes' worth of work. 

Given the price, though, Pacquiao and Mayweather better hope they put on a show worthy of the wait.

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