{"id":9391,"date":"2026-02-24T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9391"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:04:02","slug":"mayweather-vs-pacquiao-2-equal-in-decay-mayweather-v-pacquiao-is-another-boxing-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9391","title":{"rendered":"Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2: ‘Equal in decay’ – Mayweather v Pacquiao is another boxing ‘carnival’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Despite the fact a fight between two boxers nearing 50 is unlikely to set the sporting world alight, the competitive aspect seems secondary to the product.<\/p>\n

“[The first fight] generated unbelievable sums of money. The gate itself, the tickets, generated $72m,” Bunce says. “[But] it was a dreadful fight. It was a stinker.”<\/p>\n

Mayweather, however, is a master promoter, Pacquiao is loved by millions \u2013 the build-up will be as much the offering as the fight night.<\/p>\n

Netflix has over 200m households globally and the bout will take place at the Sphere in Las Vegas which can hold 20,000.<\/p>\n

After what the UFC achieved visually with their event there in 2024, it could be a completely new kind of viewing experience for a boxing fight.<\/p>\n

Netflix has offered a fresh approach to fights, blending a big-show American style broadcasting with big-name expert analysts and presenters and drawing in the entertaiment world.<\/p>\n

And these are two legends of the sport reviving one of boxing’s most famous rivalries of the last 50 years.<\/p>\n

The appetite, as proven by Paul and Netflix’s past success, is absolutely there. <\/p>\n

“You wll naturally watch it,” Bunce says and Conlan agrees.<\/p>\n

“It’s unwanted but then people will think, ‘it’s Pacquiao v Mayweather – of course I will watch’,” Conlan says.<\/p>\n

“I would love Pacquiao to win,” he adds. <\/p>\n

“If he did, they’ll probably do another one.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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