Comments Thread For: Pacquiao Says Mayweather Offered a $40 Million Flat Fee

[IMDAZED]

I agree that there is enough money on the table for a 50/50 share...BUT we are where we are now-Pac said he'd take the lesser share-While it would be "only right" to do a 50/50 I AGREE-Pac messed his negotiations up, when he said he'd take the lesser split-furthermore it doesn't help that he has never been guaranteed anything more than 7.4 million while Floyd was offered 25 million (guarantee) in his last fight-Those 2 items give me an idea of each sides approach ya know.

Good post though-I agree in that there is enough money on the table for a 50/50 split!

I've listened enough to Manny to know what he says means squat. I know he said he'd take less but the truth is, he doesn't take anything. His own trainer called him "broke." $40m is ridiculous. I was actually quite shocked that was the offer. Woke up this morning and rubbed my eyes twice. At most, I expected each fighter to clear $50m from this but that's guesswork. The fighters aren't the only ones trying to get paid off this so if TR isn't going to share that risk...move on. Just move on.

[D4thincarnation]

#1. Mayweather called Pac out long before anyone could even get Pac to even mention Mayweathers name in an interview.

#2. Mayweather was asking for the test since day one of fight talks.

#3. Pacman is the blame for the law suit. If he wasnt so afraid to take the test thier would be no law suit. Instead of proving hes clean by the test, he runs and gets a lawyer for a law suit.

#4. Mayweather has not asked for more money, he has demanded the lions share for every fight in the last 6 fights of his career, and rightfully so. Hes the money man!

Four lies in a row. do you win something for that?

[SWEETSCIENCE100]

The purse was never an issue until Floyd just made it one. The official party line was always "take the test"

Now all Mayweather's worshippers (like you) are jumping on the purse because Floyd told you to.

Yes Floyd. No Floyd. 3 bags full, Floyd.

No son, im not jumping on the purse, you are, and so is Team Pacquaio. Also the purse became an issue as soon as Bob Arum and Pacquiao ran out of excuses. All before they said we just want the fight, we'll take a lesser purse, now that everything is materializing, they want to jump ship with new exuses. Ha Ha, you *******s are so ******. Your boy Pac never wanted this fight, its as clear as a summer day in Kingston Jamaica!

[IMDAZED]

Please explain the bold. Just because Manny's offer might be better with TR I don't get how you figure that TR not trying to spit the costs.

Why would Manny have an offer from TR and then a separate one from Floyd? He's a TR fighter. That makes absolutely no sense. UNLESS...these two different offers each have two different lead promoters.

[V.WEBB]

Why did Floyd offer 14 day cut off and then took it away.

Floyd F-ed himself.

The 14 days was offered in the mediation (last ditch effort to save the fight) because Manny wanted a whole 30 days with NO testing. That's baffling. He tried to meet Manny half way by offering the 14 days, but Manny only went as far as 24 days. He flat out rejected the 14 day offer in the mediation and had the Clottey fight signed days later, literally.

Once he rejected it, Floyd moved off that offer and fought Mosley and clearly stated that if Manny wanted to fight, it would be NO cut off (why would someone need a cut off anyway). Then Manny comes back looking for that 14 day offer that he rejected that had been off the table for months.

[Blubba]

I've listened enough to Manny to know what he says means squat. I know he said he'd take less but the truth is, he doesn't take anything. His own trainer called him "broke." $40m is ridiculous. I was actually quite shocked that was the offer. Woke up this morning and rubbed my eyes twice. At most, I expected each fighter to clear $50m from this but that's guesswork. The fighters aren't the only ones trying to get paid off this so if TR isn't going to share that risk...move on. Just move on.

no ***** u move on lol

u should b ashamed of yr boyfriend.

[RubenSonny]

OMG You just decscribed IMDAZED!!! LOL!!

Check out his posts......he's a one liner poster.

Me and you are two-liners

Just to be a ****

[V.WEBB]

Honestly I knew that's gonna happen. Floyd is the ducker in this fight......you can try to color it how you want....the truth will always come out. Floyd knows how to manipulate the media....Pacquiao does not retaliate nor care about fronting. Floyd's facade can only last for so long.

So he wasn't fronting when he told the Pinoy media that the fight with Floyd was like 80-90% done (back in December), huh Chups? What can we describe that as?

[Chups]

#1. Mayweather called Pac out long before anyone could even get Pac to even mention Mayweathers name in an interview.

#2. Mayweather was asking for the test since day one of fight talks.

#3. Pacman is the blame for the law suit. If he wasnt so afraid to take the test thier would be no law suit. Instead of proving hes clean by the test, he runs and gets a lawyer for a law suit.

#4. Mayweather has not asked for more money, he has demanded the lions share for every fight in the last 6 fights of his career, and rightfully so. Hes the money man!

1. Floyd was the one who demanded that Pac call him out. This was after the Cotto fight. A few days after....in an interview in L.A. Pac obliged. (check)

2. There was no OST until after Floyd Sr. mentioned it. The fight was about
to be signed when this came up.

3. Senior, Junior, Roger are all over the media/news accusing and soiling not only Pac's name but his county as a whole. So how does a logical man stop this? Yup common sense says + lawsuit. Did he shut up......well he was minimized.

4. Pac has not asked for more money, he has demanded the lions share for every fight in the last 6 fights of his career, and rightfully so. Hes the money man.

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[mozilla1986]

Ok for ppl to say this is a fair deal is ludicrous. The fight can generate up to 2 million PPV buys and an obscene amount of money from tickets and from the local economy. Giving Pac only $40 million, would cut him out of the lionshare of the money.

For those who say he only get $7 million in his fights, well to be honest that shouldn't affect negotiations. Pac should get what he deserves and whether his scumbag promoter decides to rob him blind or not, is Pac's problem not Mayweather's. It also shouldn't mean he should be grateful for Mayweather giving him a handout and excluding him from the other sources of revenue.

Pac has already shown he has great PPV potential, his last fight outdid Mayweather's 1.25m. In all he may not have outdid Mayweather in PPV but he has shown that his presence alone would contribute substantially to this fight being the most bought fight in PPV history and he deserves 50/50.