The main attraction Saturday night for Hollywood, sports and music stars was the Fight of the Decade/Fight of the Century between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. of Las Vegas and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Guadalajara, Mexico, at MGM Grand Garden Arena after a big weeklong buildup.
- Even pop superstar Justin Bieber was in the ring with Mayweather Jr. again. The long list of celebrities walking a red carpet before the fight and/or attending the fight included Charles Barkley, Peter Berg, Josh Bowman, Jerry Bruckheimer, Busta Rhymes, Lizzy Caplan, Gina Carano, Don Cheadle, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kevin Garnett, Ashley Greene, Pooch Hall, Calvin Harris, Kevin Hart, Liam Hemsworth (minus fiancee Miley Cyrus), Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr., Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas , Heidi Klum, David Lee and Lil Wayne.
- Justin Bieber!
Also, LL Cool J, George Lopez, William H. Macy, Ben McKenzie, Dash Mihok, Nas, Jack Nicholson, Rosie Perez, Michael Phelps, Paul Pierce, Ray J., Jalen Rose, Rick Ross, Garry Shandling, Michael Strahan, Glynn Turman, 2 Chainz, Tyga, Emily VanCamp, Cain Velasquez, Jon Voight, Denzel Washington, Paul Wesley and Owen Wilson.
Mayweather turned one of the richest fights ever into just another $41.5 million payday Saturday night, dominating Alvarez from the opening bell and winning a majority decision in a masterful performance that left no doubt who the best fighter of his era is.
The fight was one of the richest ever-if not the richest ever-with a live gate of $20 million and at least another $100 million from pay-per-view.
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