Why Floyd is back? money? legacy?

200 million in 4 fights highly unlikely...people dont be fool by the bafoonery floyd puts out. Floyd made between 10-12 million dollars when he was with top rank. 5 million for judah 8 million for baldimor(he claimed 8 but it was 4) 15 for both oscar and hatton( which he made about 25 miilion more on PPV buys with those two fight) if you ever look at it they say "estimated" purses because PPV buys are paid at once time and their is so much detail in recieving royalties for them. an example is some fighters split 10% of PPV buys at 49.95 a piece(4.995 for the fighters) 50/50($2.45 per order) and then after so many buys they split it 60/40 or whatever. Also remeber floyd has had some fights that didn't sell out in tickets and the 4 fights we just mentioned are his most successful.

Marquez has NOTHING to do outside of 135...

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Floyd vs Ortiz 40M$+PPV's + Floyd vs Khan 40? 50? 60M$?+PPV's > Pacquiao 52M$ last year according to Forbes.. that is minimum (without endorsements) 100M$ for floyd in two fights and that is crazy!!!! Ortiz+Khan+Pac = 170-200M$ minimum, we all know Pac is going to take the test next year before or after Khan (Khan is the key) if not the press/public opinion will be against Pac so.... legacy + 200M$ is the reason... Legacy. He knows people rubbish his resume and achievements when he visits this site and reads and posts so he knows what hes got to do. Of course he expects to be paid a fair wage and what he thinks hes worth as well though.

IRS will definitely save boxing

The funny thing is floyd is executing a plan similar to what Leonard did in the mid eighties. His absense allows potential opponents to become bigger draws and then he takes advantage of their increased exsposure for himself. I think he came back because its conceivable that he fights Ortiz, Pac, Khan and Canelo in order. Assuming he wins the 1st three (which I think he will be favored to do so) he could make well over $200 million for all four fights.

It was about the money, and easily padding his legacy. The plan was simple, beat the guy who gave the #1 p4p hell in 2 fights.(doesn't hurt he's 2 divisions lower) Then become the p4p again by rematching the guy your daddy is training after he beats the #1 guy, for big money in England. Too bad Pac fuked that sh!t up by laying out Hatton.

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Another thing JMM is gonna notice is....WHERE DID HE GET ALL THIS POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN?? During there first 2 bouts Pacquiao didn't have all this hitting power, and now he's ko'ing dudes and breaking bones. I am sad for JMM really....

agree with you JMM is my favorite boxer after floyd and ward but I know he don't have a chance at WW if shane confuse pacman with little movement maybe just mayebe JMM can stay away from pac left hand and damn pacman is EZ to hit Another thing JMM is gonna notice is....WHERE DID HE GET ALL THIS POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN?? During there first 2 bouts Pacquiao didn't have all this hitting power, and now he's ko'ing dudes and breaking bones.

Floyd vs Ortiz 40M$+PPV's + Floyd vs Khan 40? 50? 60M$?+PPV's > Pacquiao 52M$ last year according to Forbes.. that is minimum (without endorsements) 100M$ for floyd in two fights and that is crazy!!!! Ortiz+Khan+Pac = 170-200M$ minimum, we all know Pac is going to take the test next year before or after Khan (Khan is the key) if not the press/public opinion will be against Pac so.... legacy + 200M$ is the reason... I dont care at all why he's back. As long as he's back with big fights, its great for boxing

Floyd is basically broke thats why. He still owes the IRS for the Marquez fight and add his gambling losses and lawyer fees and theres no question hes broke. And legacy from Ortiz? What legacy? Ortiz is a C level fighter at best and Maidana's B*tch. At least Pac is fighting a surefire first ballot HOFer unlike wifebeater. do you remember floyd vs JMM 12 rounds to 0 technical humiliation??? LOL

What him being Ko'd??? Trust me, and it pains me to say this because JMM is my favorite Mexican boxer of all time. If he does win 3-4 rounds it's going to be because Pacquiao let him, Pacquiao could pull the trigger on him at anytime and JMM would be back peddling faster than Shane Mosley did. He can't take Pacquiao's NEW power, if Cotto, Delahoya, Margarito, Mosley, and Clottey didn't do well with Pac's power SMALL Marquez is in for a asswhooping. agree with you JMM is my favorite boxer after floyd and ward but I know he don't have a chance at WW if shane confuse pacman with little movement maybe just mayebe JMM can stay away from pac left hand and damn pacman is EZ to hit

Floyd is basically broke thats why. He still owes the IRS for the Marquez fight and add his gambling losses and lawyer fees and theres no question hes broke. And legacy from Ortiz? What legacy? Ortiz is a C level fighter at best and Maidana's B*tch. At least Pac is fighting a surefire first ballot HOFer unlike wifebeater. Yea, Floyds not fighting someone OLD, who the **** else that is a HOF that Floyd can fight???? He already beat Mosley, JMM...what does he fight Erik Morales now??? that sounds like something Pacquiao would do again next year. Pacroid was suppose to be destroying all those young fighters, but instead he wanted to fight BUM ass Margarito and Mosley.

Floyd is basically broke thats why. He still owes the IRS for the Marquez fight and add his gambling losses and lawyer fees and theres no question hes broke. And legacy from Ortiz? What legacy? Ortiz is a C level fighter at best and Maidana's B*tch. At least Pac is fighting a surefire first ballot HOFer unlike wifebeater.

style make fights I think JMM dont have a chance but mayebe he can win 3 or 4 rounds before the inevitable happens... What him being Ko'd??? Trust me, and it pains me to say this because JMM is my favorite Mexican boxer of all time. If he does win 3-4 rounds it's going to be because Pacquiao let him, Pacquiao could pull the trigger on him at anytime and JMM would be back peddling faster than Shane Mosley did. He can't take Pacquiao's NEW power, if Cotto, Delahoya, Margarito, Mosley, and Clottey didn't do well with Pac's power SMALL Marquez is in for a asswhooping.

Not sure if serious Quite. I'm sure he's gotten sick of JMM whining for the last 7 years and wants to get rid of him for good. But he let PBF come back and get an easy and credible win away from him by going that route.

I don't read too much into that. It was more about finishing business with JMM after the closeness of the first 2 fights. But despite that, I think Ortiz was a more meaningful fight since JMM just isn't going to be strong above the LW division. styles make fights I think JMM dont have a chance at WW but maybe he can win 3 or 4 rounds before the inevitable happens...

mayebe because Ortiz gave hell to pacman in sparring? I don't read too much into that. It was more about finishing business with JMM after the closeness of the first 2 fights. But despite that, I think Ortiz was a more meaningful fight since JMM just isn't going to be strong above the LW division.

Maybe he needed money. But Pac screwed up by taking the JMM trilogy instead of Ortiz after Ortiz had beaten Berto. PBF was smart to jump in and snatch Ortiz for himself. maybe because Ortiz gave hell to pacman in sparring?