1.25 MILLION BUYS FOR PACQUIAO VS. COTTO COULD HURT CHANCES OF MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson | November 20, 2009
According to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, last weekend's clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto has generated 1.25 million pay-per-view buys, the highest of any boxing fight this year. The total is made up of 650,000 cable and 600,000 satellite homes. It should be pointed out that the fight set an all-time record for buys in Puerto Rico with a total of 110,000, a record that was no doubt set due to the fact that Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto was defending his title against the Filipino icon. While the numbers are impressive, they likely aren't big enough to make Floyd Mayweather Jr. back down from his stance that he deserves the bigger piece of the pie when it comes to a future showdown with Pacquiao.
If anything, the 1.25 million buys for Pacquiao vs. Cotto could have just hurt the likelihood of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happening any time soon. Mayweather's own bout with Marquez generated an even 1 million buys, so the numbers generated by Pacquiao vs. Cotto will likely be nothing special to the undefeated multi-division champion. Mayweather has already come on record stating his belief that he was able to generate 1 million buys all by himself, without the help of a legitimate dance partner like Cotto, who brings his own following. That being said, don't expect Team Mayweather to back down from their demands for the bigger percentage.
Likewise, don't expect Team Pacquiao to settle for anything less than an even cut. Pacquiao nearly walked away from a fight with Oscar De La Hoya, which at the time would have been his biggest payday ever. When he was offered 70/30, he demanded more and got it. He also almost walked away from another big payday with Ricky Hatton. Originally agreeing to a 50/50 split, he later changed his mind, demanded more and, once again, he got it! Indeed, negotiations will be long and if anyone thinks that 1.25 million buys is going to make Floyd Mayweather Jr. agree to anything less than the 60/40 he's already demanding, they've got another thing coming.
As such, don't be surprised if Mayweather's next bout does indeed take place in the UK some time early next year (likely some time around March) against an opponent yet to be determined.
According to the article, it seems like Manny is also about the "money" and not just "legacy".
Consideration is also given to PPV generated in past events.
SSM to fight floyd & pac, brutalize both of them and SSM to be crowned P4P!
Not bad. THat would show 'em who's the real WW. MOSLEY FTW!!
just like that everyone wants to throw away the most meaningful and probably biggest fight in 20 years. pathetic. If you support anything but Pac/Mayweather, you're a disgrace of a fan.
Following your logic, you're confirming saying FLOYD IS A DISGRACE to boxing.
He's the one who doesn't want it to happen!
He`s already an atg.pac is already a black fighter avoiding P*ssy.
So Pac is Black now? LOL
Why do you always write inversely? All your post does not apply to floyd i'm believing you're a closet hater of floyd.
C'mon be a man! You know floyd is gay why be like him?
Lol. 50/50 @ 147. If Gayweather doesn't accept that it's called...
You guessed it right!
D U C K I N G :la:
Gayweather will never be respected and he will never rise the ATG list. :owned2:
coz of his duck reputation???
the fight would go as a duck duck goose with a rubber duck gloves?
PBF is always talking in a rubber duckie with a voice of a daffy duck?
it doesnt matter its all in floyds mind know whether he will fight or not.
just like that everyone wants to throw away the most meaningful and probably biggest fight in 20 years. pathetic. If you support anything but Pac/Mayweather, you're a disgrace of a fan.
Here's another vote for Pacquiao-Mosley.
Floyd who?
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