Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is out to test Floyd Mayweather’s ability to generate huge pay-per-view (PPV) buys when he goes up against Mexican counter-puncher Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Pacquiao and Mayweather will try to outpoint each other off the ring when they clash with separate opponents on different dates within the year. Mayweather will go up against Victor Ortiz on September 17 in what appears to be one of Mayweather’s best performance in his fight for PPV supremacy in boxing since facing Oscar de la Hoya in 2007 when he and de la Hoya raked in 2.4 million in PPV buys. It seems Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions and Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions who are both handling the Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight, are out to prove to the boxing world that Mayweather is truly the undisputed PPV king. “Floyd Mayweather has become a major crossover brand in the United States, which is evidenced not only by his pay-per-view and box office revenue numbers, but also by the fact that he has one of the largest fan followings on social media websites of any athlete,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, co-promoter of the Sept. 17 mega-event.” “It’s clear that Floyd’s reach is global, so it is only fitting that he is setting out to capture the global pay-per-view market and continue to break records. It is our goal to help him achieve the ‘unachievable’ and bring the great sport of boxing into new and uncharted territories.” For his part, Ellerbe said, “Floyd is a major sports and entertainment attraction worldwide and his record-breaking box office and pay-per-view success is a testament to the power and value of his name and business franchise,”
