I would've agreed to the 24 days, or the 14 days that Team Pacquiao is talking about now.
But a lot of this **** I think is just posturing from both sides and not wanting to back down. Mayweather is hardly the first guy to make demands outside the norm. Ray Robinson was the king of being an azzhole at the negotiating table and even threatened to pull out of a fight like 20 minutes before it began for more money. He'd get all mad the day of the fight because he didn't like the way the ropes looked and demanded it be fixed. Ray Leonard demanded a weight of 168 for the Donnie Lalonde fight, so WBC titles of both 168 and 175 could be at stake. He demanded a catchweight of 163 for the Hearns rematch for the SMW title with a penalty of $1 million for being over, 12 rounds instead of 15 and a bigger than usual ring for Hagler. Pacquiao's fights with Morales (2 and 3), Cotto, DLH, and the Mayweather negotiations have had weight stipulations with huge monetary penalties.
If you notice the consistency, it's always about negotiating leverage. The bigger names in the sport have this, and can get things in their favor. Judah asks Mosley for extra drug testing and Mosley/GBP says fu-k you. Mayweather asks Mosley and Mosley says yes, GBP says "yes, we are saving the sport".
But since Mayweather and Pacquiao are the biggest names in the sport, and both sides most likely think they are the "A" side and the other the "B" side, you see both sides clashing and not wanting to back down and give in.
But a lot of this **** I think is just posturing from both sides and not wanting to back down. Mayweather is hardly the first guy to make demands outside the norm. Ray Robinson was the king of being an azzhole at the negotiating table and even threatened to pull out of a fight like 20 minutes before it began for more money. He'd get all mad the day of the fight because he didn't like the way the ropes looked and demanded it be fixed. Ray Leonard demanded a weight of 168 for the Donnie Lalonde fight, so WBC titles of both 168 and 175 could be at stake. He demanded a catchweight of 163 for the Hearns rematch for the SMW title with a penalty of $1 million for being over, 12 rounds instead of 15 and a bigger than usual ring for Hagler. Pacquiao's fights with Morales (2 and 3), Cotto, DLH, and the Mayweather negotiations have had weight stipulations with huge monetary penalties.
If you notice the consistency, it's always about negotiating leverage. The bigger names in the sport have this, and can get things in their favor. Judah asks Mosley for extra drug testing and Mosley/GBP says fu-k you. Mayweather asks Mosley and Mosley says yes, GBP says "yes, we are saving the sport".
But since Mayweather and Pacquiao are the biggest names in the sport, and both sides most likely think they are the "A" side and the other the "B" side, you see both sides clashing and not wanting to back down and give in.

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