When do you all think we will get an announcement?

[COACH WEBB]

@webb

according to Ross Greenberg think revenues upwards of $150,000,000... like he said, this will be BIGGER than PBF v/s ODLH

Wow, i dont care what. No one on here says with all of that money this fight WILL get made and boxing fans ought to be very excited!

[FLY TY]

Everyone thought the negotations would take a long time and maybe even prevent the fight but now Im starting to think that it will be quick as both guys want the fight, Pac seems to want a quick date if not March, and I think both guys are starting to realize that despite what they wanted or what they thought, the purse is going to be split 50/50 and thats the only way either guy is taking the fight. No way Floyd is taking less and no way that Pac is taking less so that might actually allow things to happened quickly

personally, i think they've been negotiating "under the table" a little bit. maybe they might wait for the numbers for this fight to come in before they finalize the split....but i hear March 13, possibly at cowboys stadium....if march is the month, they can't spend too much time negotiating, considering both guys will have to start training by the end of january. i think we'll get an announcement mid-december AT THE LATEST.

Nothing personal Webb (you are one of the more level headed Floyd fans on the site, hell on the net in general), but I will not talk about this fight until it is made.

I don't expect to here anything any time soon.

IMHO, Floyd will do everything is his power not to get this fight done. Floyd fights for money remember? If the money aint right (meaning Floyd getting 70% of it) , there is no fight.

I will be shocked if this fight is made. Floyd has not been known for giving the people what they want, this will be no different.

yea, floyd's shaking in his boots......smh

the thing with this fight, is that it's the absolute BIGGEST fight that can be made, AND it also happens to be the fight everybody wants to see.....

if anybody will be a prick in negotiations, and try to keep the fight from happening, it'll be arum.

[horge]

This is what I'm thinkin also.

Unless of course, the fucker suddenly retires again

[mushahadeen]

If it doesn't happen in March it gets pushed to fall 2010. Two months to train...hype...January.

[MANGLER]

Unless of course, the fucker suddenly retires again

Who says he won't? I wouldn't be surprised at this point. He clearly came back for Pac. But he won't take 50-50. If Berto beats SSM, he'd want Berto. If SSM wins, which I think he will, he won't go near him. But Pac would. And he'll be left wit nothin else to do.

[woftam]

I think the fight will get done and soon.
As long as both agree on a 50/50 split.
There is tons of money to be made by both fighters if they can agree to this. I think Floyd came back for this fight in particular. However I'm not so sure he will be as keen after seeing Manny destroy Cotto. Still we all know how hard Floyd is to hit.

My fear is the fight will be a let down. Floyd will probably back pedal & jab all night. It might get him the decision but it wont make for a classic fight.