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Diddy, Wahlberg bet big on Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

By Alex Butler

LAS VEGAS, April 24 (UPI) -- Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and actor Mark Wahlberg are throwing fistfuls of cash at the the epic Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao bout May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

In a video posted by TMZ, the duo sit down and bet $250,000, Diddy on Mayweather and Wahlberg on Pacquiao. The first bet Diddy makes is for $100,000, before Wahlberg asks "why so little?"

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Rapper 50 Cent made the biggest splash by saying that he would bet $1.6 million on Mayweather, according to USA Today.

The fight was sold out within minutes. Tickets have been seen for as much as $141,000, according to the Washington Times.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's fight sold out within minutes and tickets immediately appeared on websites for as much as £94,000 ($141,000). Only 1,000 tickets were publicly available.

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