SPONSORING THE UPCOMING fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was always going to be an expensive proposition, but now, according to a report from ESPN, it looks like the rates for the August 26 bout will shatter a number of records.
According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the sports media giant obtained a proposal that WME-IMG, which owns the UFC, sent to various companies “to gauge their interest in sponsoring elements of the fight.” The asking price for the title sponsor is $10 million.
That figure would dwarf the most lucrative single-fight sponsorship in boxing history: $5.6 million for the Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout of 2015, paid by Tecate. The company that pays the eight-figure sum will get its name attached to the fight, as well as branding opportunities throughout the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and $500,000 in tickets.
In addition, a company that wants to associate itself with either Mayweather or McGregor can sponsor one corner of the ring for $5 million. If all these sponsorships are sold at their listed prices, the $20 million total would shatter the old record for largest advertising package, set by Mayweather-Pacquiao with a $13.2 million sum.
Whether or not WME-IMG is the sole seller of Mayweather-McGregor sponsorships is unclear, per the report. The staggering total listed above could simply be the tip of the iceberg, underscoring the importance of this fight to boxing and the UFC alike.
With less than two months remaining before the fight, anticipation is mounting throughout both sports. Mayweather has a spotless record of 49-0, while McGregor has never participated in a sanctioned boxing competition of any kind.
- Sam Belden, Business Insider
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“Old Mr Brennan” wont be happy with this development..
It’s just a massive money grab, It’s not even a competitive fight, we already know Mayweather wins. But it really doesn’t matter, Win lose or draw, both fighters will make the ten’s of millions, In Floyd’s case hundreds of millions.
I predict the ‘fight’ itself will be over in less than 10 min. An early and easy KO/TKO win for Mayweather
Look, the fight is what it is! It’s just a money making stunt. I don’t care who wins the fight, I admire two men who can put themselves in the position to make millions in a matter of minutes! It’s bloody brilliant. Fair play to Conor for getting himself to a place where he has the opportunity to do that. Not one person on this page would turn down the opportunity to make that kind of money. It’s win win for them both, I genuinely hope Conor wins, probably won’t happen but anything can happen in a good knock. If he looses who cares, he won’t, he’ll be too busy counting his money to give a toss!
Very bad for boxing ….
@Jah: How? More attention, more newcomers doing their research to familiarise themselves with Mayweather and his previous fights and therefore becoming more interested in the sport in general. It’s a mismatch but everyone already knows that and it’s a huge event for boxing all the same. Even if McGregor somehow won then the public will be satisfied (general feeling is people are rooting for him) so there would be plenty of happy customers in that extremely unlikely scenario.
@Brian: i was hoping my ‘…’ would translate as sarcasm. Alas, I have failed in this endeavour
@Jah: Genuinely. You need to put /sarcasm\.
Now. You wanna scrap on the undercard? We can a pokemom card battle or something.
“pokemom” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@Jah: ah… very silly of me
@Brian: if people research Mayweather not only will the discover what a great boxer he was but what an incredible low life woman beater he is too.
@Paul O Mahony: jeekers
@Paul O Mahony: you obviously didn’t do your full research either. would never condone such behaviour but context is key. read into actually what happened including from witnesses and you won’t feel the same I guarantee it.
@Brian: hmmm…..he pleaded guilty on a number of occasions in court and done time for one. Would you plead guilty if you didnt do something? I wonder why he was sent to court if he was innocent? He also came to settlement with other women to keep them out of court. Do you really believe he never touched a woman? What context makes it ok to beat a woman in front of your children?
@Paul O Mahony: Brian has his tin hat on
Look, the fight is what it is! It’s just a money making stunt. I don’t care who wins the fight, I admire two men who can put themselves in the position to make millions in a matter of minutes! It’s bloody brilliant. Fair play to Conor for getting himself to a place where he has the opportunity to do that. Not one person on this page would turn down the opportunity to make that kind of money. It’s win win for them both, I genuinely hope Conor wins, probably won’t happen but anything can happen in a good knock. If he looses who cares, he won’t, he’ll be too busy counting his money to give a toss!