Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao Talks Complete: Floyd's Nod Needed

[V.WEBB]

Why not? he gets a cut from Pacquiao according to his contract with Pac, and he gets a cut from Margarito according to Rito's contract, I just had a feeling that the fight is a done deal. All you need to do is read his comments "About how Mayweather doesnt need to fight us this year" etc WTF

Yea man, I noticed that too in the Sports Illustrated article as well. I mean, WHY say that when this is the biggest fight in the sport??

[jrosales13]

Maybe. What about 54% of one fight? Two?

Is it fact that Arum get that much from all hist fighters? Like is their proof? Or is it more word of mouth?

Also, I heard that is illegal due to the Muhammad Ali reform act that for promoters to get that kind of cut when both their fighters are fighting each other. Or maybe it was illegal for managers? Don't know... Do you know about the Muhammad Ali reform act?

[Gutz]

dont believe anything coming from arum. will wait on team floyd.

why wait on team Floyd..


They lie are start false accusations..



If anything GBP and team Floyd are worse..

[IMDAZED]

Is it fact that Arum get that much from all hist fighters? Like is their proof? Or is it more word of mouth?

Also, I heard that is illegal due to the Muhammad Ali reform act that for promoters to get that kind of cut when both their fighters are fighting each other. Or maybe it was illegal for managers? Don't know... Do you know about the Muhammad Ali reform act?

I don't know about the Ali reform act. I do know about the Top Rank Get Paid Act, where Bob Arum pits his two fighters against each other and saves himself the hassle of paying others. He may not get near 60% for whatever legal reasons but he makes a hell of a lot more than he would having to pay GBP, Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather. he also ensures that Pac fights at least one more time. I'm a little more optimistic this time simply because Arum no longer negotiated with the upperhand hence, I'm confident the fight could get made. Nevertheless, I'm still wary.

[Ray*]

let me be real simple about it. Let's take it one word at a time. Don't read to fast just focus word to word, say it loud in your head so it makes more sense to you:

If. The. Proposal. Is. In. Floyd's. Hands. And. Both. Toprank. And. Goldenboy. Have. Agreed. To. Terms. It's. Up. To. Floyd.

when . Did . Both. Toprank. And. Gbp . Agree. To. The. "proposal" ? For . To. Be. Up. To. Floyd? So. Going. By. The. Proposal. Pacquiao. Has. Signed. For. The. Fight?

[ИATAS]

Why not? he gets a cut from Pacquiao according to his contract with Pac, and he gets a cut from Margarito according to Rito's contract, I just had a feeling that the fight is a done deal. All you need to do is read his comments "About how Mayweather doesnt need to fight us this year" etc WTF

Are you sure about that comrade?? Listen, there are specific legalities involving how much a promoter can get (in most states). Again you might want to look into that further before assuming this would be the case (27%+27%).

[fireman_ek50]

im checking other sources now, and the big one "Sports Illustrated" says both fighters agree to terms lol....i think they might be a little ahead of themselves, but that Sports Illustrated!

i mean we talking swimsuit catalogs, we talking some of the most famous covers to grace sports entertainment....so this looks good, i see the glass half full when it comes to the fight getting made

[ИATAS]

Is it fact that Arum get that much from all hist fighters? Like is their proof? Or is it more word of mouth?

Also, I heard that is illegal due to the Muhammad Ali reform act that for promoters to get that kind of cut when both their fighters are fighting each other. Or maybe it was illegal for managers? Don't know... Do you know about the Muhammad Ali reform act?

getting warmer......

[jrosales13]

I don't know about the Ali reform act. I do know about the Top Rank Get Paid Act, where Bob Arum pits his two fighters against each other and saves himself the hassle of paying others. He may not get near 60% for whatever legal reasons but he makes a hell of a lot more than he would having to pay GBP, Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather. he also ensures that Pac fights at least one more time. I'm a little more optimistic this time simply because Arum no longer negotiated with the upperhand hence, I'm confident the fight could get made. Nevertheless, I'm still wary.

Ahh.... I have the link to the Muhammad Ali reform act. But, it is a lot of stuff in their... I read it when I have more time and board....

Unless anybody else on here knows about it that can say...

lol @ the Top Rank get paid Act... So it is true they get that much from every fighter? Is not just word of mouth? There have been facts about it?

[jrosales13]

im checking other sources now, and the big one "Sports Illustrated" says both fighters agree to terms lol....i think they might be a little ahead of themselves, but that Sports Illustrated!

i mean we talking swimsuit catalogs, we talking some of the most famous covers to grace sports entertainment....so this looks good, i see the glass half full when it comes to the fight getting made

I am not really going one way or the other. I am going to stay neutral on this until a source has a quote from Ellerbe or Floyd.