Fans have expressed their disgust after learning that Floyd Mayweather vs Aaron Chalmers will be the UK’s most expensive boxing pay-per-view ever. Punters will have to fork out a staggering £32.26 to watch the exhibition contest on Zeus Network.
The previous record was £26.95 which was slapped on Tyson Fury’s last fight against Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. But Mayweather’s eight-round non-scoring bout versus ex-Geordie Shore star Chalmers has blown that out of the water and supporters are not happy.
“This will do an estimated 6-7 buys,” tweeted @Ryanmisangyi7. “Not that I’m interested in the slightest to watch this fight, but this is a great example of how difficult it is for boxing fans to follow the sport over £30 for a fight is ridiculous,” wrote @LUFCJOE9
“Just look at the tickets prices as well this is a joke who would pay for this,” added @Stuarthowlett1 who uploaded a screenshot of the ticket prices which range from £53.50 to £1238.50.
Chalmers is 5-2 in mixed martial arts and spent two years competing for renowned promotion Bellator before making the transition to boxing where he is 1-0. Mayweather retired from professional boxing in 2017 with a perfect record of 50-0 but continues to compete in lucrative post-retirement contests across the globe against YouTubers, kickboxers and everything in between.
Many fans have criticised the American legend’s decision to keep competing deep into his forties and a recent poll run by Express Sport has revealed what our readers make of it all. 65.8% of voters believe that Mayweather is destroying his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all time by insisting on boxing further while a humble 34.2% believe it has no bearing on his overall achievements.