At last, Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao ticket sales has started, and sold out in just an hour.
After months of waiting, despite the expensive prices, spectatorsfinally got their hands on the tickets to the fight of the century to be held on May 2 at the MGM Grand Arena. The bad news though is there were only 500 tickets sold on the market.
The number of tickets are limited and the question now is, who's camp is going to get more? All sports should know this. The amount of support an athlete is getting in a live audience play a big role in his/her performance.
This is why there is this so-called homecourt advantage. The manner of distribution of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao ticket could contribute to the result of the fight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao ticket sales took too long and Pretty Boy never really cared about it. Not because he is confident but because there are people who are tasked to handle it. More importantly, he did not get his hands on such department because he is more focused on his fight with Manny Pacquiao.
"I don't worry about tickets," Mayweather said. "I worry about the guy in front of me, which is going to be Manny Pacquiao. That's my whole focus."
The dispute on Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao ticket sales was settled yesterday morning through a conference call between CBS head honcho Les Moonves serving as a mediator, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, and Mayweather's camp.
"We worked it out orally this morning," Arum said. "Once the actual contracts are signed with the changes everyone agreed to we can move forward."
Reports have it that Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao ticket will cost from $1,500 to $7,500. At least 100 tickets sold in each of five price categories.