Mark Wahlberg believes in Manny Pacquiao. Diddy believes in Floyd Mayweather. They’re both so confident, in fact, they’re each willing to risk $250,000 on their guy.
After Wahlberg and Diddy placed their bet, the hefty total led some to speculate Diddy wouldn’t actually pay up if he lost. When Wahlberg was tracked down by TMZ, though, he assured the paparazzi the rapper/producer wasn’t able to chicken out.
“Oh, he’s already paid,” Wahlberg told TMZSports. “It’s in escrow.”
With that amount of money put down, the winner would almost be able to recoup the cost of the most expensive ticket, which was going for $350,000 on StubHub.
Mayweath and Pacquiao square off Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the unified welterweight championship.
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