Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Shocker: I'll Take Less Money Than Mayweather

[Lords]

If I'm Manny I would not go any lower then a 52-48 split.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Lets think about this logically...

As a boxing fan I want Money to take the 50/50 split for the sake of boxing because this fight has been dragging on way to long. As a businessman you have to understand that Mayweather is undefeated, he has generated more money over his career, and Pacman has went on record saying he'll take less money. Based off those variables, as a businessman I would NOT take a 50/50 split.

Boxing is a business and for Mayweather to take a 50/50 split under those circumstances he would be short changing himself.

Poor Floyd....

[BuckToothed]

Not until Pacquiao came out and said he'd take less just to get the fight made.

He's the guy who said he'd do it. Now it's my fault for holding him accountable to what he said?

Sure buddy.

When Pac said he'll take the smaller purse, you have to consider what else was on the table at the time.

- Arum's outside investors
- May 5th wasn't a hard date, since Floyd was jail-bound up until Jan 6th

Floyd rejecting Arum's promotional propositions, and sticking to May 5th, Pac then moved to a 50/50 split demand.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

He should have known the consequences of making that statement, and that analogy was horrible, it doesn't equate to saying he'd be willing to fight anywhere or anytime.

It does because the fighter will say anything to the media to make it seem like hes getting the fight done.

Case in point: FLOYD MAYWEATHER

[Twako]

Lets think about this logically...

As a boxing fan I want Money to take the 50/50 split for the sake of boxing because this fight has been dragging on way to long. As a businessman you have to understand that Mayweather is undefeated, he has generated more money over his career, and Pacman has went on record saying he'll take less money. Based off those variables, as a businessman I would NOT take a 50/50 split.

Boxing is a business and for Mayweather to take a 50/50 split under those circumstances he would be short changing himself.

there were NO negotiations going on when pac was interviewed he's agreeable to take less. same thing as there were NO negotiations when floyd spews out something then backtracks on it. and tweets are not negotiations so if floyd backtracks, no harm done. all these just puts the boxing forums into a frenzy.

but these are not ammo to any actual future negotiations. they'll start from scratch and lay out everything each party wants.

[Oxn]

I'm all for 50-50... if I had to pick a split it would be 50-50.

But if Floyd comes out and says I want more then 50-50... and Pac says, Ill take less... like I said.. what's the problem now?

Ive said this in a different thread, but circumstances have changed since Manny stated that.

Floyd was suppose to go to jail in January.
May 5th was NOT the do or die date it is now.

And since the variables have changed then the request change.

[Eaner0919]

It's not irrelevant because the fighter is the one who has to finally agree because he's the one who signs the contract.

Read the article yourself.

it's hypocritical IMO to say on one hand

**** Bob **** Haymon **** Golden Boy I bet if they talked they will make this fight happen

then turn around and state

well we all know the fighters don't negotiate so it's irrelevant what they say

all this time we have tired of hearing the mantra from both sides' teams so now they finally meet and Floyd holds Manny to his word and now there is yet another uproar because Floyd did that?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

It's not irrelevant because the fighter is the one who has to finally agree because he's the one who signs the contract.

Read the article yourself.

Its very much irrelevant because there would be no such thing as promoters if what you're saying is the case. Man I know Im restricted to be more blunt but you sound REALLY ignorant with this *****.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Everyone knows this fight would never get done for anything less than 50/50. Why cling onto some NOTHING quote from Pacquiao to a phillipino journalist as any sort of indicator as to how negotiations would play out. If Pacquiao promoted himself, he'd be a broken down bum living on the streets sucking **** for crack.

[THE REED]

Its very much irrelevant because there would be no such thing as promoters if what you're saying is the case. Man I know Im restricted to be more blunt but you sound REALLY ignorant with this *****.

Actually now YOU sound ignorant.

Promotors do a hell of a lot more than negotiate a contract. They're in charge of marketing, fighter appearances, autograph signings, media appearances and interviews, commercials to promote the fight and everything else that goes along with it.

There would be no such thing as promoters if the fighters themselves didn't have a say in what split they should receive? In what is acceptable to them and what is not?

What?