According to Yahoo Sports, Top Rank is in settlement talks with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions regarding a $100 million lawsuit Top Rank filed against its rival promotion company. A Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch is among the potential aspects of a settlement.
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Pacquiao is under Top Rank’s promotional purview, while Mayweather is managed by Haymon.
The first fight between the two, which took place a year ago this week, was a major disappointment from a competitive and aesthetics perspective, but a huge financial success. While Pacquiao was in less-than-perfect health and performed poorly, the event drew 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and generated $500 million in total revenue.
A rematch “could easily exceed 2 million buys,” Yahoo reports.
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Mayweather made between $220 million and $230 million for the first fight, and Pacquiao earned more than $150 million, according to media reports.
Mayweather announced his retirement after beating Andre Berto in September, but not a lot of people believe he won’t return to the ring — especially for a payday a rematch with Pacquiao would bring. His company has even filed for trademarks around his 50th fight, according to ESPN. He is currently 49-0. While Pacquiao is also officially retired, he’s made his desire for another shot at Mayweather known.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan fight in Las Vegas on Saturday, a bout billed as the year’s best in boxing. But buzz has been light, to say the least. The sport could really use another Mayweather-Pacquiao mega-fight.
