Suppose the much anticipated pay per view title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao took place five years ago or so. Would people have been more excited or more interested back then?
Definitely. Both of the fighters would have been far closer to their prime than they are today (literally today, lol). There were rumours of steroid allegations from both sides... but given that it's boxing this is par the course. I think they were both holding out for more money, if you can raise the purse the fight will happen.
I hope it would have been a better fight than that effort this morning...