LAS VEGAS (AP) – The last time Freddie Roach was on the interstate linking Los Angeles with this boxing capital, he was written up for going 140 mph.
Roach will be driving a lot slower Monday as part of a colorful caravan of hundreds of cars heading down Interstate 15 with Manny Pacquiao for his showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“Manny will spar on Monday for the last time and after that we’ll break camp and everyone will go to their cars and trucks,” Roach said. “The entourage used to be about 100 cars, I’d say there might be 1,000 cars this time.”
Fight week is finally here, and even in a city known for the outlandish it is shaping up to be something special. The richest fight in history has spawned $100,000 ringside tickets, hotel rooms going for $1,600 a night, and a pay-per-view price just a nickel shy of a $100 bill.
Even $10 tickets to see the two fighters at the weigh-in are running as much as $700 through online ticket brokers.