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Elton John sings &Saturday Night&s Alright for Fighting,& and right now boxing fans around the world agree.
On May 2nd, two boxers will compete in what is being called the &fight of the century.& Philippine citizen Manny Pacquiao will face American Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lovers of boxing have been waiting for this match-up for many years. And they are willing to spend a lot of money to see it.
Who gets to go to the fight?
The MGM Grand Garden Arena can hold an audience of about 16,800people. Only about 1,000 seats were open to the public. They all went in minutes. The lowest-priced seats sold for about $1,500. People who bought these tickets are re-selling them for $4,000. For the best seats in the arena, sellers are asking as much as $350,000 per ticket.
The rest of the seats were divided among three groups. MGM gets some for its guests. The companies supporting each boxer also control some seats. The rest go to the two television companies sharing broadcast rights.
So, you can watch the fight on television. But, that costs money, too. A pay-per-view order for the fight (in high definition) costs $100. About 3.1 million purchases are expected. The record for pay-per-view purchases happened in 2007. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beat another boxer, Oscar De La Hoya, in that fight.
Earning millions of dollars a minute
The 38-year-old Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is already the highest-earning athlete in the world. He is so rich that he calls himself &Money.& On Tuesday, he carried out the traditional boxing &Grand Arrival.& Mayweather showed up at the MGM with a famous university marching band, dancers and put on a huge show.
He told reporters that he expected to make about $200 million dollars from the fight. Mayweather plans to retire in September, after two more fights. He said his father advised him to do so for health reasons.
If Mayweather beats Pacquiao and then another fighter, he will finish his career with a perfect record: 49 fights, 49 wins. Rocky Marciano is the only other fighter in history to have done that.
A reporter asked Floyd Mayweather, Jr. why he did not want to try to beat Marciano&s record instead of tie it. Mayweather answered, &to get to 50 maybe special to you but not to me.&
&Good versus evil&
Manny Pacquiao already holds a record. He is the only fighter to have won championships in eight different weight divisions. He is two years younger than Mayweather but he has fought in 17 more professional fights.
Pacquiao&s record is not perfect like Mayweather&s. He has several losses. But Pacquiao has had more knockouts than Mayweather.
Boxing experts say Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has a better chance of winning Saturday&s fight. But Manny Pacquiao seems to have public support.
Pacquiao is a father of five children. He and his wife have been married for fifteen years. Mr. Pacquiao is a congressman. He was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives at the age of 32. He was also a singer and an actor.
Floyd Mayweather has a troubled public image. He has been arrested at least five times in connection with violence. He has been convicted of violence against women, including the beating of Josie Harris, mother to three of his children. In 2011, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was sentenced to 90 days in jail in connection with that case. He was released after serving 60.
Many critics have argued that boxing officials should punish Mayweather forhis behavior outside the ring. They say the Nevada State Athletic Commission should not permit the fighter to box.
Win or lose, Mayweather and Pacquiao will enjoy historic paydays. The two boxers are expected to share about $300 million for the day, the highest payday ever in the history of sports.
I&m Caty Weaver.
Caty Weaver wrote this story for Learning English from Washington. Hai Dowas the editor.
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Words in This Story
boxing & n. the sport of fighting someone with your hands while wearing very thick gloves
matchup & n. a sports competition between individuals or teams
arena & n. a building for sports and other forms of entertainment that has alarge central area surrounded by seats
audience & n. a group of people who gather together to listen to something(such as a concert) or watch something (such as a movie or play)
pay-per-view & n. a cable television service by which customers can order access to a particular broadcast for a fee
knockout & n. a happening in which a boxing match ends when a fighter has been knocked down by a punch and is unable to start fighting again before 10seconds have passed
conviction & n. the act of proving that a person is guilty of a cri convict - v.
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国际音标速成梅威瑟VS帕奎奥：“世纪之战”将成为体育史上最“烧钱”的比赛_巨星_界面新闻如果帕奎奥能够赢下周六晚上在澳门的比赛，那么同梅威瑟的这场价值10亿美元的较量将会离现实更进一步。
没错，单场比赛价值10亿美金，这场被誉为&世纪之战&的拳王争霸赛一旦开战，将有望成为体育史上单场最&烧钱&的比赛而被载入史册。天价的出场费也让分析人士们相信，各方必然会冲破层层阻碍，让这个世界见证一场伟大的对决，地点很可能选在拉斯维加斯或者中国。
据拳击推广人鲍勃&阿鲁姆预测，中国国内的付费电视观众超过1亿人，&世纪大战&所带来的收益将两倍于在美国付费电视平台的3亿美金收入。
然而目前来看，相比庞大的拳击市场，开启这座宝库的关键并不在于帕奎奥和&金钱&梅威瑟本人。实际上，阿鲁姆正在通过策划帕奎奥到澳门比赛来开启中国这个巨大的市场。与此同时，为了讨好中国观众，他还不忘了将中国拳王邹市明一起带到澳门进行一场世界金腰带强制挑战权的争夺战，这也是邹市明首次出战12回合的赛事。
33岁的邹市明在蝉联年两届奥运会冠军后开始自己的职业生涯，并一步一步确立在拳坛的影响力。在获得&出道&以来的五连胜后，他正接近向世界次最轻量级冠军发起挑战，而周六的这场在威尼斯人酒店的比赛正是他面前最后的障碍。
阿鲁姆表示，邹市明是将&按次付费电视&这一模式引入中国的驱动力。中国人崇拜他，届时将会有数以千万的人在电视机前看他的比赛。中国的巨大市场再加上梅威瑟跟帕奎奥世纪之战的影响力，这一效果是以往连做梦都想不到的。
为此，阿鲁姆知道自己必须为中国大陆制定一个&按次付费电视&价格标准，而这一价格目前暂定为5美元一次。相对美国本土100美元一次的价格，实在是便宜了不少。
但是阿鲁姆深知，用这小小的5美元乘以中国13.6亿人口的十分之一，那也是一笔高达6亿5千万美元的天文数字。在比赛场地方面，澳门已然成为了东方的拉斯维加斯，大大小小正在运营的赌场每年都会吸引来自大陆的众多赌客，这也直接帮助澳门的财政收入超过了内华达州的水平。
本周六，澳门的威尼斯人酒店将会迎来帕奎奥的第二场比赛，对于&亚洲驱逐舰&来说，这里更像是他的半个主场。帕奎奥表示，&现在十多亿的中国人可以在家里看到世界顶级拳击比赛直播了，这里有很多拳手和赞助商。虽然我喜欢拉斯维加斯，但在澳门更有一种回家的感觉。从菲律宾坐飞机到澳门只需要90分钟，我的很多同胞都能乘飞机去观看；而飞到美国则要花费很多，至少有5000多名我的拳迷因此无法到现场观战。不仅如此，去年澳门现场还来了很多日本、澳大利亚、新西兰和欧洲的拳迷，座无虚席，感觉很棒。&
谈及中国拳迷，帕奎奥称赞中国拳迷非常热情。&相比在拉斯维加斯最大的不同，澳门在比赛赛前所有拳迷都在那里坐好了等着了，这种拳击氛围非常好。&然而，澳门对于梅威瑟来说就有些陌生了，位于拉斯维加斯的米高梅大花园一直以来都是他首选的家乡比赛地。最终这场价值10亿美金的&世纪大战&花落谁家，看来两大赌城势必要有一番较量。
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