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Mayweather-Pacquiao fight draws huge bets in Vegas
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May 1, 2015
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Mayweather-Pacquiao fight draws huge bets in Vegas
John Avello runs the sports book at the Wynn Las Vegas, and he provides a look at the busy business of betting ahead of the fight.
FILE - At left, in a May 4, 2013, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr. exchanges punches with Robert Guerrero (not shown) in a WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. At right, in a Nov. 12, 2011, file photo, Manny Pacquiao exchanges punches with Juan Manuel Marquez (not shown) during a WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Don't expect to snag a $1,500 nosebleed ticket _ or any other ticket _ at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand locked in a standoff over allotments. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
FILE - At left, in a May 4, 2013, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr. exchanges punches with Robert Guerrero (not shown) in a WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. At right, in a Nov. 12, 2011, file photo, Manny Pacquiao exchanges punches with Juan Manuel Marquez (not shown) during a WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Don't expect to snag a $1,500 nosebleed ticket _ or any other ticket _ at the box office for the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Just two weeks before the bout, tickets for the most anticipated fight in recent times have yet to go on public sale, with the two camps and the MGM Grand locked in a standoff over allotments. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
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John Avello runs the sports book at the Wynn Las Vegas, and he provides a look at the busy business of betting ahead of the fight.

Boxing fans are gearing up for what's being hailed as the fight of the century. 

Saturday, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather face off in the long-awaited bout.  It's a huge deal for boxing fans and gamblers alike.

John Avello runs the sports book at the Wynn Las Vegas, and he provides a look at the busy business of betting ahead of the fight.