article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Tickets will go on sale after an agreement on allocation was reached for the May 2 fight between Mayweather-Pacquiao's and Manny Pacquiao.
article_snippet.sent: In what Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, dubbed the "fight of the century," disagreements have hampered the release of the tickets because of questions over how many tickets would be allocated to each fighter for the highly-anticipated Las Vegas event.
article_snippet.sent: There was a craze for tickets and under our agreement with Mayweather Promotions, our felt our were being deprived of our fair share of the tickets (from) the standpoint of number and location," Bob Arum told CNN.
article_snippet.sent: Manny has friends and family like you can't believe -- that will be in account for 800 or 900 tickets themselves.
article_snippet.sent: The cheapest tickets for the bout are priced at $1,500 but demand for the fight is such that some seats could fetch as much as $11,000 on the secondary market.
article_snippet.sent: the fight is likely to smash all revenue records and become the richest bout in the sport's history, eclipsing the pay-per-view record of 2.4 million viewers for Mayweather's fight against Oscar De La Hoya in 2007.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking when the bout was confirmed in February, Pacquiao said: "I am very happy that Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight the fans have wanted for so many years.
article_snippet.sent: Mayweather and Pacquiao have been considered the best pound-for-pound boxers of Mayweather and Pacquiao generation but a host of issues -- including differences over drug testing protocols as well as revenue splits and broadcaster conflicts -- have stopped the two from meeting in the ring.
article_snippet.sent: According to Forbes, Mayweather, 38, is the highest paid athlete in world sport.
highlights_snippet.sent: Promoter: Manny Pacquiao's has between 800 and 900 friends who want tickets to historic Las Vegas clash .
  