Comments Thread For: Mayweather Explains Why 'He Can't' Give Pacquiao 50-50

[twosweethooks]

I think a lot of people will be watching that fight because of Manny as well so no revenue is not a good deal. Sure Pac ain't getting Floyd money but Pac still has a solid following and is considered a star around the world. Fight should have been better negotiated. Both of these guys are not trying to fight. In 09 Floyd agreed to 50/50 and random testing and then Manny said no and fought Clottey. Now Floyd don't want to do 50/50 or split the revenue. The thing is that these guys have been talking through the media like they wanted the fight so bad that everything came out in the wash. Manny Pacquiao should have kept his mouth shut about taking less and just said look! Fight is 50/50 or no fight. He gave Floyd another excuse to make a fuss. Well, that's that! Nothing to see here everybody move along.

Wrong and biased as usual.

This was the most blatant drivel that has ever been spouted by a so called great fighter.

JR has KILLED THE FIGHT !

He has too much pride to back off the statements he made.

Pac said on one tv program , would he fight JR winner take all, he said "OF COURSE" !

Pac offered the 45 45 split with the winner take the last 10 , JR won't do it.

Pac has confidence ,, JR is a liar and has NONE

NO one has nor can come up with a good explantion , explaining away , making excuses for JR

JR alone has killed the fight.

Don't use PACs name again saying he don't want it

QUIT going back to the past, we are in the present

Its OVER dude,

JR MADE the biggest DUCK IN BOXING HISTORY

[twosweethooks]

Floyd blatantly said that he doesn't care about the fans. F*** him.

WOW ! AMEN to that

[Fighting Pride]

Someone please tell this carnt Mayweather how Pacquiao had the highest selling and biggest grossing PPV event in 3 of the past 4 years and how every single one of Pacquiao's fights in that time attracted a bigger crowd than any of Floyd's fights had.

Mayweather wanting 100% of the PPV money just confirms him as the biggest duck in the history of the sport,and just goes to show the drug issue was just another stalling tactic.

[jbpanama]

El BOY, seems to be preoccupied with Pac's BREAD.....
Wonder if he's thought about, how much, he'll make???
Who else brings the BREAD, to the table, Manny Brings???

[Chuckguy]

Its official Floyd Mayweather is a fight ducking bum! Thats his legacy Thats what he will always be known as. He dug his own hole. Soon his PPV will hit a dead end due to the fact that Boxing fans wanna see this fight and now know its his ignorance that the fight wont happen.

He probably ducked him but he isn't a bum and u know it. Quit playin yourself hater!

[thuggery]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-per-view#HBO_PPV

Feel free to try again.

[Alexo723]

Nonsense!!

Can't give 50/50?can't afford it? Man people are getting tired of this bull$@&@!! Floyd just does not want to risk his meaningless undefeated record! How can u not find an agreement between two of the best fighters!
Yea floyd is undefeated but not fighting PAC man is always going to to come! I give PAC man the benefit of the doubt here...

[Chuckguy]

Lmfao at all u *******s! Crying about how Floyd only fights for himself! Haha no shi t dumbasses PAC does the same thing! Who the gawk wanted to see him fight Oscar or Mosley or clottey? Not his fans that's for sure. Oh but PAC fights for his fans. Just because he says he does doesn't mean he actually does. I'm not defending Floyd cause *** that poosie! But PAC does the same sh it he just doesn't say it!

[jbpanama]

Wrong and biased as usual.

This was the most blatant drivel that has ever been spouted by a so called great fighter.

JR has KILLED THE FIGHT !

He has too much pride to back off the statements he made.

Pac said on one tv program , would he fight JR winner take all, he said "OF COURSE" !

Pac offered the 45 45 split with the winner take the last 10 , JR won't do it.

Pac has confidence ,, JR is a liar and has NONE

NO one has nor can come up with a good explantion , explaining away , making excuses for JR

JR alone has killed the fight.

Don't use PACs name again saying he don't want it

QUIT going back to the past, we are in the present

Its OVER dude,

JR MADE the biggest DUCK IN BOXING HISTORY

Ya, I noticed that!!!

[Spoon23]

I don't think you *******s have a clue what Floyd is saying or you change the scope of your ignorant criticism and wouldn't be talking about a split, whether it is 50-50 or 60-40 or anything else. What Floyd told Bob Costas was that, when he fights, his company serves as the promter of record. As the promoter of record, he collects all the revenue from the fight, pays the fighters and the expenses and keeps the rest of the money. He has an agreement with Golden Boy to do the leg work for a flat fee and Mayweather keeps all the profit.

When Bob Arum promotes a Pacquaio fight, he pays all the expenses, pays Pac a flat fee and a small percentage of the PPV profits and keeps the rest of the money. That is what Floyd was proposing to Pac. Floyd would serve as the promoter, collect all the money and pay Pacquaio a flat fee of $40 million, plus perhaps a small percentage of the PPV revenue. Floyd would keep the rest of the money after paying the expenses. This is the same thing that De La Hoya did after he started promoting himself. Arum would get a small fee, maybe $5 to $10 million plus what he takes from Pacquaio's purse. That is why Arum refuses to make the fight. It has nothing to do with his hatred of Mayweather. It has to do with the fact that Arum is greedy and want to take 60 percent of the money for himself.

For the last four years, Pac has not had a problem being insulted by taking a $5 to 10 million salary from Bob Arum on fights against guys like Marquez, Mosley and Hatton while Arum collects $40 or $50 million in profit. Yet, when it comes to fighting Mayweather, he suddenly wants half the profits.

I would bet my life on the fact that Pac is not getting half the profits against Timothy Bradley when he is carrying the PPV by himself. Nor did he get half the profits against Marquez, Mosley, Margarito or Cotto. All he got was a salary that represented a small portion of the profits. However, against Mayweather, he suddenly wants half the profits. It won't happen and, after Bradley taxes his ass on June 9, Pac will be lucky if he made $40 million for the rest of his career, let alone in one fight.

It doesn't matter what your boy is saying about the split. It's a front act but rhe underlying message is he ain't fighting a risky fight.

This is what matters.. Bottom line He ain't risking his perfect record to fight a legit threat.. All the posturing about money split is smoke and mirrors. What he truly means is he don't want none of Pac. It's too risky.

we now know, Floyd only fights easy fights. History, Legacy ain't important to him. He is in it to milk fans of easy calculated low risk fights..

to Quote: "Floyd mayweather fights for Floyd mayweather... Look at the Ali situation, if Ali could take it back.. He shouldn't have taken the fights the fans pushed him to (the ones he lost). Floyd Mayweather won't be pushed into fights he doesn't want ... Without Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather is fine."


The debate is over, floyd himself admits it.

So clear.. Now we don't have to guess how Floyd thinks. It's about self preservation. He will only fight boxers he can surely win and obvious threats like Pac (the best fighter to fight) he should stay away from After all as Floyd said this is a deadly sport. self preservation is his priority.

Now we can move on to other fights coz the super fight will never happen. Floyd won't fight pac. It's too risky.