The most sensible argument on the PAC/MAY revenue split

[Wet Bandit]

I've been reading the countless post about who deserves more money. The consensus seems to be that Floyd fans say PAC doesn't deserve 50%. They like to lay out figures about how much better Floyd fights have sold than Pac's. My answer to that is who gives a ****. Those numbers don't mean anything. I'm concerned about the numbers projecting forward. What is the common phrase attached to this fight. "It will be the biggest fight of all-time". Not of the decade or the past 50 years, but of all-time. The estimates are mind blowing. 3-4 million ppv buys, possible close to 5 million. That would be double the current highest selling fight of all-time(Oscar vs Floyd). How is that possible? Why could this fight not just break records, but shatter them into a million ****ing pieces? It's a simple answer people. The answer is the two men who will be fighting. Those numbers only become a reality if you have the #1A and #1B best and most popular fighters on the planet going at it. Only possible if one superstar and icon is standing across the ring from another superstar and icon. There is no other way. Floyd can't approach those numbers without Manny and Manny can't do it without Floyd. Floyd has been the A-side for his past 3 fights and the best he has done is 1.4 million. The best Manny has done is 1.2 million. These guys have a ceiling by themselves, but together they could be limitless. They are equal in importance, so they should be equal in reward. Quit disrespecting Manny Pacquiao. Give him his 50%!!!!!!!!!!

[Vadrigar.]

Yeah, exactly what I've been saying all along.

[kenso]

winner gets larger split - thats how every important fight should be split.

[ModernTalking]

PAC deserve 60% because he's the Fighter Of The Decade but since Mayweather is all crying about it I think 50/50 is fair.

[Russian Crushin]

I've been reading the countless post about who deserves more money. The consensus seems to be that Floyd fans say PAC doesn't deserve 50%. They like to lay out figures about how much better Floyd fights have sold than Pac's. My answer to that is who gives a ****. Those numbers don't mean anything. I'm concerned about the numbers projecting forward. What is the common phrase attached to this fight. "It will be the biggest fight of all-time". Not of the decade or the past 50 years, but of all-time. The estimates are mind blowing. 3-4 million ppv buys, possible close to 5 million. That would be double the current highest selling fight of all-time(Oscar vs Floyd). How is that possible? Why could this fight not just break records, but shatter them into a million ****ing pieces? It's a simple answer people. The answer is the two men who will be fighting. Those numbers only become a reality if you have the #1A and #1B best and most popular fighters on the planet going at it. Only possible if one superstar and icon is standing across the ring from another superstar and icon. There is no other way. Floyd can't approach those numbers without Manny and Manny can't do it without Floyd. Floyd has been the A-side for his past 3 fights and the best he has done is 1.4 million. The best Manny has done is 1.2 million. These guys have a ceiling by themselves, but together they could be limitless. They are equal in importance, so they should be equal in reward. Quit disrespecting Manny Pacquiao. Give him his 50%!!!!!!!!!!

Yes i think so too, they should think about how much money is brought in because of them being in the ring together....

look at it this way, it is suppose to do more then 3 mil buys. Add Floyds biggest PPV with Pacs biggest PPV and you get 1.4 + 1.25= 2.65 mil Buys. So it would show that together produce huge numbers not because 1 fighter is a huge attraction but because both together are huge and pretty much equal

[| THE KING |]

No sense in sensible arguments with people that lack common sense.

[Russian Crushin]

winner gets larger split - thats how every important fight should be split.

That could cost a fighter $10 mil if they lose....Floyd definitly wont take that risk and wants a guarenteed amount win or lose

[kenso]

That could cost a fighter $10 mil if they lose....Floyd definitly wont take that risk and wants a guarenteed amount win or lose

then he should have no complaints about 50-50, but ofc we are dealing with manny and floyd here - two egotistical morons.

[1nonlymre]

PAC deserve 60% because he's the Fighter Of The Decade but since Mayweather is all crying about it I think 50/50 is fair.

No he doesn't. They both deserve 50/50 for what they bring to the table. they are each half of an equations that results in the biggest fight ever. That is what the original poster indicates and I agree with that completely.

Saying pac deserves more because he's fighter of the decade (by popular vote) means nothing in contrast to the magnitude of this fight. Same goes for floyd and using past PPV records.

This fight...this matchup dictates the value of this fight and matchup...not anything from the past.

That includes accolades and ppv numbers.

[cortdawg25]

I've been reading the countless post about who deserves more money. The consensus seems to be that Floyd fans say PAC doesn't deserve 50%. They like to lay out figures about how much better Floyd fights have sold than Pac's. My answer to that is who gives a ****. Those numbers don't mean anything. I'm concerned about the numbers projecting forward. What is the common phrase attached to this fight. "It will be the biggest fight of all-time". Not of the decade or the past 50 years, but of all-time. The estimates are mind blowing. 3-4 million ppv buys, possible close to 5 million. That would be double the current highest selling fight of all-time(Oscar vs Floyd). How is that possible? Why could this fight not just break records, but shatter them into a million ****ing pieces? It's a simple answer people. The answer is the two men who will be fighting. Those numbers only become a reality if you have the #1A and #1B best and most popular fighters on the planet going at it. Only possible if one superstar and icon is standing across the ring from another superstar and icon. There is no other way. Floyd can't approach those numbers without Manny and Manny can't do it without Floyd. Floyd has been the A-side for his past 3 fights and the best he has done is 1.4 million. The best Manny has done is 1.2 million. These guys have a ceiling by themselves, but together they could be limitless. They are equal in importance, so they should be equal in reward. Quit disrespecting Manny Pacquiao. Give him his 50%!!!!!!!!!!

this a sensible argument that i can agree with. In order to make the fight of all-time.....they both need each other. However, 50-50 was offered before when it should have been offered and it was refused by Team Pacquiao. Now circumstances have changed and team pacquiao really can't make a statistical monetary argument as to why they should have parity at the negotiating table. it was bad business to reject the offer in the 1st place and take the Clottey fight after he just lost to cotto which you just conquered. in a sense, manny hurt his own worth and now he gon pay for it. making bad business decisions would and should cost you money. manny has now got to man up and eat that opportunity cost.