Roach wants 70-30 split for Pacquiao

[bodyshot]

freddy...you are not a promoter or a manager...shut the **** up and just train manny...70-30 is a ****ing joke

You know what though, he's just giving his opinion. Some reporter asked him a question and he gave his honest answer. It's not like he's calling press conferences to beat the drums and make demands. He knows he's not the promoter and that ultimately any decision is in Manny's hands, it's just that he's the type of guy that gives a straight answer when someone walks into his gym and asks him a question. That's why the media are on his nuts right now.

[street bully]

I don't know that. Maybe you're right, I'm not knowledgable enough on the subject to act like I know for a fact.

But my logic is that a huge part of the buys are from casual boxing fans, way more of which knew Cotto at the time. And, the dense population of the east coast has gotta result in a ton of PPV buys, all of which Cotto was responsible for. I look at it as Tony did most of the gate and most of the buys on the west coast, Cotto did the buys on the east and the majority of casuals.

But neither one of us really know I guess, so it's probably a moot point.

To a degree yes, but casual boxing fans dont really carry PPV's as much as advertised. Ask regular people that may buy a fight every now and then who Julio Caesar Chavez is, and then ask him who Mike Tyson or De La Hoya is. Now go to a Mexican and ask them that same question. Chavez always had good numbers, and he wasn't known to a number of average Joes. This shows that in fact the Mexicans who carry their fighters. And btw New York state on average sells much less PPV's than California. There are academic journals which state this if you want to check them out. For instance Judah is supposed to be huge in New York, and has a solid following, and could be labeled as being more popular than margarito to casual fans. However his fight with Cotto did 220 000, on the flipside the fight with Margarito did 450 000. This illustrates what I am talking about that the PPV buys from the west are what brought these numbers in.

[money4life]

I think it is fair

[cottothechamp]

no way should cotto argree to this, 60-40, FORGET THAT, cotto has A TITLE, hes NOT desperate for money, if its not 60-40 cotto will sit this out and let mosley have pac. cottos got mayweather out there to fight or berto.

[street bully]

70-30 is very fair. I really thought it would have been 75-25. Manny is a generous man.

[viewsat]

70-30 is very fair. I really thought it would have been 75-25. Manny is a generous man.

lol! at 70-30 Cotto would have made his biggest sum of money in his career.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

please say no miguel.....please say no




i'm over this potential bout....i want PAC-PBF

[RRICAN]

this is gonna be the never ending battle first the weight now the purse. whats next?? btw 70-30 is not as bad as some folks think

[RRICAN]

please say no miguel.....please say no




i'm over this potential bout....i want PAC-PBF

why??? now you worried or what?

[JACK D. RIPPER]

This is insane. They're treating Cotto like some two bit journeyman.

I say 55-45...60-40 max.

Anything less than that and they're giving Miguel the shaft.

When not fighting the top two cash cows (Hatton, Oscar) Manny and Miguel's comparative numbers against top opponents are similar.
Manny did 450 plus against JMM and Miguel did 450 plus against Tony.

Roach makes me angry these days.
He's not the same guy that I met at the WC years ago. This guy has let Hollywood go to his head.