Comments Thread For: Mayweather, Pacquiao Top Highest Paid Athletes List

[Biolink]

Wonder why Floyd doesn't seek out big time endorsement deals... Seems like he could add about 50% revenue to his income a year by doing so.

Because he doesn't have a clean-cut image so I highly doubt any company would endorse him.

[BuckToothed]

Manny has NEVER made 40MIL fighting one opponent in his whole career.

Manny is only going to see $29m at most of that $40m flat deal.
His guarantee from TR is around $25m, with PPV upside, he can get very close to that amount without Floyd.

[maguirre]

So Floyd stans say Floyd won't get any benefit from a Pacquiao fight. Got it. What a fanbase.

[Primera]

Manny is only going to see $29m at most of that $40m flat deal.
His guarantee from TR is around $25m, with PPV upside, he can get very close to that amount without Floyd.

nope, his guarantee was 6 million.

[GRUSTLER]

I don't get the lack of logic int his thread but I also avoid posting in Floyd.Pac threads if I can because I findlittle logic in them.

But business wise, just because someone has a history of making more money than another person doesn't mean the other person won't be bringing as much cash to the table as the wealthier person.

Pac and Floyd split needs to be based on hwo much each person brings to the tabel and t's pretty obvious Pac will bring WAAAAAAAAAY more than $40 million to the table. So while Pac has made ****** requests in the negotiations there is no request that greater screams "I don't want the fight" than offering Pac $40 million.

If people were honest they'd admit that but people are not honest with themselves.

Also, Floyd DOES need Pac or his legacy. A win over Pac would increase his legacy whle no other fight right now can do that for him. He doesn't need the money because he can make, and blow, money fighting other fighters just like Pac can. Hate to break it to people but any reasonable human could live off a third of one the money either one of them make off a fight but neither seem to be reasonable in their spending.

A win over each other will greatly increase each other's legacy. Any talk otherwise is nonsense.

Oh and for the record I think Floyd if the better and more more talented boxer. But I'm being honest here.

What? Pac can't even bring in 40MIL on his own against opponents not named Mayweather but Floyd can do it with opponents not named Pacquiao. dude made 45MIL fighting Miguel Cotto who Pac already beat first and didn't make 45MIL. Can't agree with you on this one.

[TBear]

I just think it's great two boxers top the list.

[GRUSTLER]

nope, his guarantee was 6 million.

Arum already said that Pac would see 25MIL after everything was said and done AND he wasn't even certain on the numbers. Manny got some loyal,die hard fans. they steady take the truth and twist it to make him look more than what he is. Pac is the second highest paid athlete which is a good feat in itself but he ain't number #1. Floyd is. Pac said he would take less because he knows that he deserves less but Arum said immediately after that absolutely not. Pac would have taken the fight but Bob won't let him.

[TheOliverBrand]

My answer would shock you, that's why I'm choosing not to answer such silly question. I don't even think Floyd deserves 50/50 split, imho. Pacman is the real superstar, not Floyd. Half of the world doesn't even recognize Floyd until he became associated with Pac's name.

[Primera]

lol @ the angry pacstans

remember when Manny was on top of this list? remember all those threads?

[GRUSTLER]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We get it already. Floyd doesn't have to fight Pac. We get it.

whatever man because if Manny Pacquiao was number 1 then you guys would never have let up on Mayweather and most likely would have bust a load of babies on Pacquiao's posters.