Floyd-Manny megafight won't halt sport's decline

Toronto

THE superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao is expected to be the highest grossing bout in history but will do nothing to resuscitate a sport that has been in perpetual decline for years, say experts.

Boxing will enjoy more exposure than it has seen in decades during the buildup to the May 2 fight but will quickly reclaim a back seat to other sports after the last crushing blow is landed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

"It's going to be massive, but it's also going to be a massive one-off," Bob Dorfman at Baker Street Advertising said. "It would've had more impact overall on the boxing world if it happened five years ago when it could've been the beginning of an ongoing series of fights between these gu…