Why did Floyd reject the Oscar rematch?

[raabd]

Bigger draw gets more $...period. Just like Chavez Jr is entitled to more money if he ever fights Sergio Martinez. Lol at anyone who thinks Floyd is or ever was a bigger draw than Oscar

[Sin City]

not ironic at all he BEAT Oscar and Oscar still wanted more money

Oscar, despite having lost.. still pulls in more money. Mayweather never deserved as much as him.

[LeG00N]

no....he should have gotten 60/40 with him getting 60.he won the first damn fight

[edgarg]

I think it was because Floyd smelt a rat and new if he fought Oscar for a second time the judges would of scored the bout controversially in favour of Oscar so there would have to be a third mega fight.

"Think"..."would have"....Would have"....You forgot to add "shudda"...and "cudda"....

None of the above. It was because he wanted 100% of the PPV..........

[edgarg]

so, Oscar had things too. He was a Mexican American, came out the Olympics heavily backed by HBO and crowned the Golden Boy before he even had a fight. You have to give Floyd props for coming up the harder way and still making it big.

Also, it wasnt all Oscar. 24/7 was a huge thing and that was Floyd's ideal. Thats what really sells fights now and no one masters it like Floyd.

There sounds something very wrong with this. I used to have a hobby of running a Dixieland Jazz Band. We were well known locally and did most of the work. But sometimes the organizations just didn't have the money to pay our usual fee, and the band guys would grumble. My reasoning always was that we liked playing, and it was better to play for $100 each than not play for $150......

[edgarg]

So you're saying Mosley should've got a 50/50 split for the rematch?

As far as I recall-and I admit I'm not absolutely certain, but almost- Mosley refused the original rematch because he felt that since he won, he should get more. I think he either turned down, or wanted (one or the other) $12 millions. This was why the return didn't take place for a few years. By that time, Mosley was a different fighter, and although he won by unanimous decision, didn't do nearly as well as in the first fight, which although a split decision, should have been a clear 116-112 or 117-111 win for Mosley. Oscar had a lot of pull.

[DLT]

There sounds something very wrong with this. I used to have a hobby of running a Dixieland Jazz Band. We were well known locally and did most of the work. But sometimes the organizations just didn't have the money to pay our usual fee, and the band guys would grumble. My reasoning always was that we liked playing, and it was better to play for $100 each than not play for $150......

That's 110% true in nearly every case an that's why u have to give Floyd credit. Winky, Mosley, Hopkins , etc.... have turned down big money only to go on & make scraps which is what Oscar thought would happen to Floyd.

That's another point. Oscar has had million fights an guys only had moderatly bigger names after him but Floyd became a mega star. He did what others couldn't, proved Oscar wrong, so that's why he deserves his due