ESPN analyst expects Pacquiao-Mayweather to be 'highest-paying fight' in boxing history

Even though he concedes that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are no longer at their fighting primes, ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas still sees a megafight between the two breaking records at the tills.

 

Speaking to Matt Conrad of ESNEWS, Atlas said that boxing fans' thirst for the fight between two of the sports' top personalities will make the bout a blockbuster.

 

"I agree the fight is five years too late, they’re not at their prime anymore and there is no doubt about that," Atlas said. "Having said that, if the fight is made it’ll still be the highest paying fight in the history of the sport.

 

"The reason it’ll be the highest paid fight of all time is because fight fans have been in the Sahara Desert with their tongue hanging out for so long that now they’re ready to buy something, even if it is a mirage. They are past their prime, and [fans] are still going to buy it." —JST, GMA News