· the 38-year-old mayweather is the highest-earning athlete in the world, with total career earnings from his exploits in the ring currently in excess of $ 400m. To watch the bout, # maypac is looking to. · but the pay-per-view numbers, as expected and officially released on tuesday, smashed previous records for both ppv buys and total revenue, making mayweather - pacquiao the richest fight ever. · the so-called fight of the century between floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao generated more than $ 400 million in pay-per-view revenue domestically, shattering previous records, showtime. · so who gets all the cash ? · how the five-year wait for a floyd mayweather -manny pacquiao boxing match could result in $ 400m in revenues. · estimates are now holding that the event will bring in an amazing $ 400 million from ppv revenues. With fight fans paying as much as $100 in the u. s. The long-negotiated fight contract sees mayweather ’s team get 60 per cent of the revenue and pacquaio ’s side 40 per cent. · given that mayweather made roughly $250 million (£193m) for the pacquiao fight , it can be safely assumed that his career earnings will surpass $1bn this summer.