Tickets for the richest fight of all time between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will be the most expensive in boxing history . Prices in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 2 will start at $ 1,500 ( £1,000 ) in the rafters and rise to an unprecedented $ 7,500 ( £5,000 ) at ringside . They are already fetching upwards of $ 150,000 ( £100,500 ) on the black market . Floyd Mayweather ( left ) and Manny Pacquiao pose in their only face-to-face meeting before their fight . The cost of a seat for Pacquiao taking on Mayweather starts at £1000 and goes up to £5000 . Mayweather said that he and Pacquiao 'both want to win this more than any fight in our lives ' Hotels on the Strip are charing $ 1,000 a night . In return , Mayweather and Pacquiao both promise : ‘ We will be the best we can possibly be that night. ’ Mayweather added : ‘ We both want to win this more than any fight in our lives . ’
Pacquiao fights Manny Floyd Mayweather on May 2 in Las Vegas . The cheapest tickets for the event are £1,000 , the best seats cost £5,000 . Tickets are already fetching in excess of £100,000 on the black market . CLICK HERE for Wednesday 's Mayweather vs Floyd Mayweather press conference . READ : Mayweather and Floyd Mayweather kick off hostilities . Floyd Mayweather : Beating Pacquiao would be 'good for boxing '