Cotto's best - 425,000; Pacquiao's best - 1.25 million

[JVal3208]

70-30 is ridiculous...I don't think Pac's people want this fight to happen. Cotto should just throw them a wildcard and accept the bull**** proposal. Something else would come up to stop the fight.

[mic573]

Outside of the Delahoya fight and Hatton fight, Cotto draws just as much as Pacquiao.

Delahoya is what made the fight go over a million. The same thing happened with Mayweather/Delahoya. In the Hatton fight everyone has to remember Hatton brought alot of fans and support to that promotion which made it sell so much.

What did Pacquiao's fight with Diaz do?

[LIL_KULIT808]

Big Update On Pacquiao vs. Cotto

Posted by Ashish on 06.23.2009

Latest on payday, weight, and more...

Trainer Freddie Roach recently told *********.com that Manny Pacquiao deserves 70% of the payday in a fight against Miguel Cotto. Coach noted that Cotto doesn't have a history of delivering PPV buys like Pacquiao does. Cotto's best remains 425,000 buys for his fight against Antonio Margarito while Pacquiao did 1.25 million buys for his fight against Oscar De La Hoya and nearly 1 million buys for his fight against Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao's lawyer Franklin Gacal has already said that Pacquiao won't accept less than a 65%/35% split with Cotto.

Roach also agreed to 144-145 catchweight.

Promoter Bob Arum says that the fight will happen at the MGM Grand but probably not on the date Pacquiao wants, October 17th, due to competition with the World Series.

"We've told Manny about fighting on that date, and not on Oct. 17, because of the World Series," Arum said. "You can't compete with free TV and baseball is big among Puerto Ricans. We'll be charging $50 for them to watch us and we can't compete with free television."

Arum has given Pacquiao associate Mike Koncz the proposal for Pacquiao and Gacal to review next week. Arum said the proposal is "very fair" to both parties.

Arum wants to finalize the deal by the end of the month so he can start promoting the fight with Pacquiao and Cotto doing promotional pushes in New York and Puerto Rico.

***** ass cotto and his fans should accept the 70-30 purse split cuz cotto only have one ppv fight....cotto is lucky, he's fight is going to be in PPV again!!!!

or else fight mosley and have there fight free in HBO!!! HAHAHAHAHAAHA

[shogunn]

Yes, Shodumb, I AM saying Hatton vs Cotto would have done the same if not MORE than Hatton vs Pac.... if you think I'm the only on this site who believes that then you Sho R Dumb....

Cotto was headlining PPV fights before Pac learned how to wipe his ass...

ok boriquaeer...when was Cotto headlining and why was Clottey vs Cotto on regular HBO. Shouldnt a headliner have that as a PPV? Manny hasnt a had a nonPPV in awhile.

Cotto isnt a joke though, I'm just saying Manny is a headliner and should get the lions share. Also Pac was on PPV before Cotto, Cotto was wiping someone elses ass at the time.

[Boricua6]

ok boriquaeer...when was Cotto headlining and why was Clottey vs Cotto on regular HBO. Shouldnt a headliner have that as a PPV? Manny hasnt a had a nonPPV in awhile.

Cotto isnt a joke though, I'm just saying Manny is a headliner and should get the lions share. Also Pac was on PPV before Cotto, Cotto was wiping someone elses ass at the time.

Dude, who cares how many PPV fights Manny has...how many PPV fights has Antonio Tarver or PBF headlined? Does that mean they're the biggest draws in boxing? Hell NO...

Cotto and Clottey was on HBO - AND??? So was Mosely and Margarito (you can't deny those could have been PPV fights and folks would have paid for it)

Cotto vs Clottey almost sold out MSG and the fight was FREE on TV... how's that for drawing power..Hmmmmmm????

I AGREE WITH YOU - Pac is the MAN right now; and YES - he deserves the largest split and should fight wherever he wants to fight. BACK TO THE MAIN POINT: Cotto vs Hatton would outsell Pac vs Hatton..... it's OK if you don't agree

[El Chicano]

Dude, who cares how many PPV fights Manny has...how many PPV fights has Antonio Tarver or PBF headlined? Does that mean they're the biggest draws in boxing? Hell NO...

Cotto and Clottey was on HBO - AND??? So was Mosely and Margarito (you can't deny those could have been PPV fights and folks would have paid for it)

Cotto vs Clottey almost sold out MSG and the fight was FREE on TV... how's that for drawing power..Hmmmmmm????

I AGREE WITH YOU - Pac is the MAN right now; and YES - he deserves the largest split and should fight wherever he wants to fight. BACK TO THE MAIN POINT: Cotto vs Hatton would outsell Pac vs Hatton..... it's OK if you don't agree

I don't agree with the above underlined... Pac is a huge star right now and his fight with Hatton created a tremendous amount of hype and intrigue, more so IMO, than a Hatton vs Cotto fight would.

[LIL_KULIT808]

Dude, who cares how many PPV fights Manny has...how many PPV fights has Antonio Tarver or PBF headlined? Does that mean they're the biggest draws in boxing? Hell NO...

Cotto and Clottey was on HBO - AND??? So was Mosely and Margarito (you can't deny those could have been PPV fights and folks would have paid for it)

Cotto vs Clottey almost sold out MSG and the fight was FREE on TV... how's that for drawing power..Hmmmmmm????

I AGREE WITH YOU - Pac is the MAN right now; and YES - he deserves the largest split and should fight wherever he wants to fight. BACK TO THE MAIN POINT: Cotto vs Hatton would outsell Pac vs Hatton..... it's OK if you don't agree

lmao and tell me how???

[shogunn]

Dude, who cares how many PPV fights Manny has...how many PPV fights has Antonio Tarver or PBF headlined? Does that mean they're the biggest draws in boxing? Hell NO...

Cotto and Clottey was on HBO - AND??? So was Mosely and Margarito (you can't deny those could have been PPV fights and folks would have paid for it)

Cotto vs Clottey almost sold out MSG and the fight was FREE on TV... how's that for drawing power..Hmmmmmm????

I AGREE WITH YOU - Pac is the MAN right now; and YES - he deserves the largest split and should fight wherever he wants to fight. BACK TO THE MAIN POINT: Cotto vs Hatton would outsell Pac vs Hatton..... it's OK if you don't agree

how could you go from that to saying Cotto vs Hatton would sell higher than Manny. Before Hatton got KTFO by Manny, I think its safe to say a 140 Hatton vs 140 Manny would outsell a 147 Cotto vs Hatton. But whatever..

[mic573]

Cotto has headlined several ppv cards in the past. Judah, Malignaggi, Mosley, Margarito and a few Top Rank ppv shows when he was an up and coming fighter.

Cotto's name carried most of the promotion for the ppvs he has had and did pretty good numbers. Pacquiao has always had help with the sales of his ppvs with the exception of the Diaz fight which his name carried most of the promotion.

People are lying if they believe that Morales, Barrera, Marquez, Delahoya and Hatton didn't help push ppv numbers.

[shogunn]

Cotto has headlined several ppv cards in the past. Judah, Malignaggi, Mosley, Margarito and a few Top Rank ppv shows when he was an up and coming fighter.

Cotto's name carried most of the promotion for the ppvs he has had and did pretty good numbers. Pacquiao has always had help with the sales of his ppvs with the exception of the Diaz fight which his name carried most of the promotion.

People are lying if they believe that Morales, Barrera, Marquez, Delahoya and Hatton didn't help push ppv numbers.

yeah but vice versa, Im sure Manny provided in those #'s too. Delahoya is in his own world for PPVs.