MANILA, Philippines — Despite the tremendous odds, Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) is still nursing hopes of seeing Manny Pacquiao take on Juan Manuel Marquez on May 7, 2011 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
GBP Chief Executive Officer Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com that the fight the public wants to see is a third meeting between Pacquiao and Marquez, who fights under the GBP banner.
“I really think if Pacquiao is going to fight May 7, on Cinco de Mayo weekend, you have to do Marquez on the Mexican holiday,” Schaefer told fight scribe Dan Rafael.
“Do you know how big that would be? It’s a big fight no matter when it would be, but it would be even bigger on the Mexican holiday in Las Vegas.”
It’s no secret that Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum and Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser Mike Koncz are batting for Shane Mosley as the next opponent but Schaefer insists that it is the matchup that is made in heaven.
Schaefer has been constantly emailing with Todd Duboef, who is the Top Rank president and Arum’s stepson, on the subject of Pacquiao’s much-awaited ring return next year.
“I told Todd that I thought it was the right thing to do and that Marquez makes more sense,” Schaefer said.
Schaefer said it was just reasonable that GBP is asking for a hefty sum from Top Rank since Top Rank would be the one staging the fight.
Schaefer said Marquez’s asking price would be much less if Arum decides to co-promote with GBP.
Arum and Pacquiao are going through the pertinent details of the 2011 fight and a deal could be in place by the end of this week when they confer once again during Pacquiao’s 32nd birthday bash on Friday night.
yep... jmm should be pissed. I bet he's thinking about leaving GBP too.
gbp always ruin it for jmm. when pac was looking for an opponent after the pac-floyd negotiation bogged down, pac's team were looking at jmm but schaeffer put up a 50-50 demand.
schaeffer and oscar should stop talking like they wanted the pac-jmm fight very badly because in reality they only want to cash in on that fight. but until they stop their stupid exchange of harsh words with arum, i don't think a co-promotion between top rank and gbp will happen at this point.
Kirby;9800061']Oh right ya know because ya know Marquez Pacquiao 2 sold out the Mandalay Bay and did 600k PPV all because of Pacquiao right? Oh wait, then why did he do 150k with David Diaz? Seriously, get the hell out. You're a joke.
LOL that's was PAC back then. PAC is a 1mill capable PPV fighter right now.
Shane, I will give you two choices:
a) you can own 5% of a $100 million promotions company. In perpetuity.
-or -
b) you can get a ONE-TIME $5 million purse.
Mosley: I'll take "B".
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i don't think gbp is doing jmm a favor here. they put his purse demand so high but in reality part of the money is going to gbp.
yep... jmm should be pissed. I bet he's thinking about leaving GBP too.
Of course they don't. That's why they matched up their own fighters with Pac until there were none left. It seems like promoters hurt boxing more than they do good for it.
"All promoters are devils"-Stanley Levin
Soooo, Top Prank wants GBP to make nothing on this fight?
Of course they don't. That's why they matched up their own fighters with Pac until there were none left. It seems like promoters hurt boxing more than they do good for it.
get your facts straight. true, PAC-JMM set the PPV record for fights below lightweight but it was only 400K
Was that the point of my statement? No it wasn't. He said Marquez wasn't a draw, and I laughed because if Marquez wasn't a draw I'm shocked it did the numbers it did and somehow Pacquiao Diaz did substantially low numbers but according to that Pactard, Pacquiao was the only draw.
Kirby;9800061']Oh right ya know because ya know Marquez Pacquiao 2 sold out the Mandalay Bay and did 600k PPV all because of Pacquiao right? Oh wait, then why did he do 150k with David Diaz? Seriously, get the hell out. You're a joke.
get your facts straight. true, PAC-JMM set the PPV record for fights below lightweight but it was only 400K
5 Million doesn't seem that unreasonable when Margarito was guaranteed 4 million, I believe. Also, its a fight the fans are picking over Mosley. Its too bad money dictates nearly everything in boxing.
Marquez isnt a draw. Never has been never will be. Why should he get all that money when everyone is just paying to see Pacquiao. He's never beaten an elite fighter. $5 million is an insult and joke. Hes just gonna piss it all away anyways only to drink it all up a few seconds later.
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This article sums up what I initially thought when they said JMM priced himself out by asking "double" what me made in the Mayweather bout. GBP has to get their piece of the pie somewhere if they're letting Top Rank do all the promoting.
Marquez isnt a draw. Never has been never will be. Why should he get all that money when everyone is just paying to see Pacquiao. He's never beaten an elite fighter. $5 million is an insult and joke. Hes just gonna piss it all away anyways only to drink it all up a few seconds later.
When has Shaker Shane been a draw?
15y ago
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