'We know the Pacquiao fight is eventually going to happen'-- Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[Pullcounter]

Mayweather also revealed this:

"We have two fights that we know will happen. The Shane fight is May 1. We know the Pacquiao fight is eventually going to happen."

looks like floyd will drop the OST demand. I guess pac was right, floyd was scared that he was too rusty for pac.

[brick wall]

after the mosley fight floyd realizes that the ost is too intrusive, bitches a little bit with the negotiation (as he usually does) but eventually drops the demand and voila...pac-floyd megafight happens sometimes in november


that's assuming floyd beats shane...so cross your fingers *****s

[Slick_Rick]

Pacquiao wouldnt make 50m, Proberbly not even 25. First of all because he 20% of the fight and there is far more demand for Mayweather. Also because Pacquiao has a clause in his contract with Arum that he has to give 50% of his pay per fight to the "White Don King"

So you think the split should be 80-20 in favour of Mayweather?

I don't see how the demand for Mayweather is far greater, he may hold a higher PPV history but a large part of that was down to a still competitive De La Hoya, since then I think in terms of popularity its pretty much even, plus Manny holds that claim of being p4p no1, historically that title entitles you to the greater share.

Nevertheless any deal would be 50-50, I am pretty sure of that, and correct me if am wrong but that is the deal that was in place while they were previously negotiating.

I was in belief that Manny pays Arum 27%, even in regards of that the initial pot was $50m excluding potential PPV buys, gates sales etc, so I still believe making 50m is possible....

[Pullcounter]

after the mosley fight floyd realizes that the ost is too intrusive, bitches a little bit with the negotiation (as he usually does) but eventually drops the demand and voila...pac-floyd megafight happens sometimes in november


that's assuming floyd beats shane...so cross your fingers *****s

that OST probably ain't cheap either and floyd xylocaine jr already has IRS problems

[Mr. Chago]

While Manny Pacquiao is busy campaigning for a congressional seat in Saranggani Province in the Philippines, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is also hard at work trying to promote his upcoming fight against 'Sugar' Shane Mosley on May 1st.

I was surprised to see a feature on Mayweather in the latest issue of SLAM magazine, my favorite basketball magazine out there and one of the first print media publications my writings were ever published in.

The feature showcased Mayweather's usual braggadocio -- swag/ arrogance/ call it what you want, you know it's not humility -- and his knowledge about the NBA as well.

Mayweather chimed in on the Kobe-LeBron debate and said, "When it's all said and done, at the end of your career and the end of the day, it's about championships. Can LeBron win one championship? Yes, it's possible. As of right now, we're not talking about 'wouldas' and 'couldas'. We're talking about what's going on. Kobe has won championships."

But that of course doesn't apply to his boxing philosophy, right? He did after all said championships and legacy don't matter and he's all about getting money. He also blasted Pacquiao, the guy that holds the record for most world championship belts in different weight classes (seven).

Mayweather insisted that he is what's going on at the moment in boxing. Despite Pacquiao's string of impressive victories against bigger, top flight opponents in the past two years, Mayweather pointed out Pacquiao's knockout losses more than ten years ago when he was practically an amateur and continued on by flaunting his undefeated pro record (Mayweather lost six times as an amateur).

Mayweather also revealed this:

"We have two fights that we know will happen. The Shane fight is May 1. We know the Pacquiao fight is eventually going to happen."

So what gives?

Is there a deal already in place for Pacquiao-Mayweather to happen?

Are they simply hyping their superfight up by allowing it to simmer and building it up by fighting other in-house fighters like how Top Rank had Pacquiao face Joshua Clottey and GBP pitting Mosley against Floyd?

Makes sense if you ask me. More money for both parties and it also gave fans a couple more fights instead of one had the fight already gone down last March.

Whatever it is, I just hope Mayweather is speaking the truth on this one. I already know how that can go. He did after all say Marquez was the biggest challenge for him then, only to admit now that Marquez is simply a tune-up fight.

So is Mosley his tune-up for Pacquiao? That may very well be his belief. Mosley however, is a very capable party crasher.

http://www.examiner.com/x-10947-Fili...-Mayweather-Jr

I totally agree with you, it makes more money for everybody, and makes buisiness sense, as long as PBF and PAC doesn't loose in the way...

[bdevils]

Hmm yeah. Didn't he already agree to 50-50 before negotiations nosedived on account of OSDT?? Mayweather has done better numbers with Oscar but didn't Pac-Hatton do better numbers than Mayweather-Hatton (Pac-Hatton did like 1.8 mill or close)? May did better numbers with Marquez but Pac fought Marquez before he'd gatecrashed the PPV scene (which I guess was when he beat Oscar). Pac-Cotto did 1.4 million, minus Oscar the best Floyd's done is 1 mill, correct?

I'm not certain on the numbers but I'm pretty sure Floyd-Hatton did more.

[Pacquiao'd]

Hmm yeah. Didn't he already agree to 50-50 before negotiations nosedived on account of OSDT?? Mayweather has done better numbers with Oscar but didn't Pac-Hatton do better numbers than Mayweather-Hatton (Pac-Hatton did like 1.8 mill or close)? May did better numbers with Marquez but Pac fought Marquez before he'd gatecrashed the PPV scene (which I guess was when he beat Oscar). Pac-Cotto did 1.4 million, minus Oscar the best Floyd's done is 1 mill, correct?

you must be pulling your numbers out of the sky b/c you are terribly wrong. pac has never outsold floyd with common opponents...NEVER

try again b/c this was pure fail

[JK1700]

It will never happen. Pacroid will never take a random blood test.

"I'm scared of needles", No, He's scared of random blood testing because he knows without it, his ass gets knocked out. He clearly wasnt scared of needles because 1. He has tattoos all over his body and 2. He was willing to do testing with a cut-off point. The thing he doesn't like is the "random" aspect of it all. Because it means there would be zero chance of being able to juice.

Until he takes and passes the test. Pacquiao's career will always be tainted by the fact that he ducked $50 million and the biggest fight in history over a routine blood test that several other top athletes were willing to do.

[Vasyl’s dad]

It will never happen. Pacroid will never take a random blood test.

"I'm scared of needles", No, He's scared of random blood testing because he knows without it, his ass gets knocked out. He clearly wasnt scared of needles because 1. He has tattoos all over his body and 2. He was willing to do testing with a cut-off point. The thing he doesn't like is the "random" aspect of it all. Because it means there would be zero chance of being able to juice.

Until he takes and passes the test. Pacquiao's career will always be tainted by the fact that he ducked $50 million and the biggest fight in history over a routine blood test that several other top athletes were willing to do.

and 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999% of all boxers will not take a noncommissioned test either.

So, what is really the problem again?