( CNN ) -- Manny Pacquiao 's two-round demolition of Ricky Hatton has set up the prospect of the biggest money-spinning fight in the history of boxing . Pacquiao lands a solid right to Hatton on his way to a comprehensive victory . The Filipino knocked out the plucky but outclassed Briton in Las Vegas on Saturday night -- earning him by a conservative estimate at least $ 2 million dollars per minute . Hatton , who could well now hang up his gloves , will pocket more than $ 8 million as a consolation . Pacquiao 's all-action style is popular with boxing followers and in his native Philippines the theaters which screened his fight live with Hatton were sold out well in advance with a ferocious demand for tickets . But the really big money lies in the Pay Per View ( PPV ) revenues generated by the U.S. Home Box Office ( HBO ) network . USA Today reported Monday that early indications from cable companies were that the scheduled 12-round light-welterweight bout could get as many as two million buys . Co-promoter Bob Arum was delighted with the figures especially as initial estimates were suggesting about one million boxing fans would shell out their cash . `` We know based on those early numbers and based on experience the event will perform extremely well . If I had to guess , anywhere between 1.6 million and two million homes , which is a home run , '' he said . The record for a PPV event is the 2.4 million buys for 'Golden Boy ' Oscar De La Hoya 's May 2007 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. , which generated a staggering $ 134 million in revenue . Mayweather , who also beat Hatton in another 'superfight ' at the back end of 2007 , astutely chose Saturday night in Vegas to announce he was coming out of retirement . Mayweather , nicknamed 'money ' because of the enormous revenues he generates , will face Mexico 's Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 in his return to the ring . But the talk of the boxing world is an eventual match up against Pacquiao with the notional pound for pound title at stake as well as a massive pay day . `` If Mayweather wants a piece of the 'little Filipino ' , just be my guest , '' Arum said before the dust had barely settled on the Hatton fight . With the flamboyant De La Hoya retired after being handed a painful beating by Pacquiao at the back end of 2008 , the mantle of PPV king is set to fall to one of the two men who ended his ring career . Despite the global recession , the appetite for top prize fighting remains strong , but it is the more flamboyant characters who draw the biggest audiences . Last November 's HBO clash between former pound for pound champion Roy Jones Jr. and the brilliant undefeated Welsh world champion Joe Calzaghe drew less than 250,000 buys . The only potential obstacle to a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout , the dangerous Marquez aside , is the relative sizes of the two men . Mayweather is a natural welterweight and would want a fight at 147 pounds , with Pacquiao , who started his remarkable career at light-flyweight , wanting the match at a lower weight . But big business and money is set to talk and many predict the showdown will come late this year , almost certainly in Las Vegas .
Manny Pacquiao set to make a fortune after beating Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas . Filipino boxer proves a massive draw among Pay Per View fans in U.S. Showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. looms as American comes out of retirement .