article_snippet.sent: Not only the Fight of the Century but the sale of tickets for Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao.
article_snippet.sent: The desert storm in a box office which some thought might pull the plug on the richest fight of all time has blown over.
article_snippet.sent: This thorny matter was settled at a meeting between Arum, Mayweather’s advisor Al Haymon and CBS television mogul Les Moonves who brokered the deal for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
article_snippet.sent: Since this required a separate contract with the MGM there was speculation that the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao might be in jeopardy.
article_snippet.sent: In reality May 2 in the Grand Garden Arena was always going to take place.
article_snippet.sent: Even Arum blamed on the Mayweather side for making the tickets release far later than for any big fight ever, had said:
article_snippet.sent: Like half-billion dollars which it is now expected to generate, with Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set to bank at least $180million and $120m respectively, .
article_snippet.sent: The vast majority of the 16,500 tickets were always destined to be parcelled up between the two promoters, the two cable networks sharing the pay-per-view broadcast and the MGM hotel group for the MGM hotel group clients and high rollers.
article_snippet.sent: There are reports that Only a token 1000 seats will exchanged hands on ‘the alternative market’ for upwards of $200,000 (£133,000) As many as 50,000 tickets will be available to watch the fight at various MGM properties via closed-circuit television.
highlights_snippet.sent: The MGM Grand has a capacity of 16,500 but most of Tickets for the fight in Las Vegas will be split between Mayweather and Pacquiao's camps and the TV broadcasters .
  