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

[The Big Dunn]

Hey Dunn, $40m flat minus Arum's 27.5% is $29m to Manny... which is no better than his paydays for the likes of JMM and Mosley.

I don't know if 50/50 will get that fight done, but $40m flat for a Mayweather fight definitely won't.

I see your points but manny's deal with TR is his problem, not floyds. Now that we see this information, and get a accurate sense of what manny takes home, IMO the $0 mil no ppv is not as crappy an offer as I once thought.

You agree or disagree?

[al-Xander]

I asked a very simple question. Now that you've seen the Forbes report, is the $40 mil no ppv offer a bad one in your opinion?

As to your post, most fighters don't ask for more than they are worth to make a fight. SO lets skip all the nonsense.

IMO, after seeing this, $40 mil guarantee is certainly not a crappy offer.

To me this is a no brainer. I don't have to care about these things AS A FAN. I don't have to care how much money they make. Fighter A wants this and fighter B wants that. Either one would have to budge to make the fight happen. Neither one of them wants to. What's your problem? I've just been saying we have to move on and let them fight their own fights. Why can't you guys move on? You claim you want the fight, yet you're insisting on these roadblocks.

Let's move on. That's been the theme of most of my posts when it comes to this fight. I'm perfectly fine with Floyd taking on Khan.

[BuckToothed]

I see your points but manny's deal with TR is his problem, not floyds. Now that we see this information, and get a accurate sense of what manny takes home, IMO the $0 mil no ppv is not as crappy an offer as I once thought.

You agree or disagree?

It's not bad because its a good payday, but Manny can get those paydays fighting lesser opponents.
Considering both Manny and Floyd are 1m+PPV stars, I'd think both wants monster paydays compared to their usual paydays.

I don't want to sound fanboyish, since I dont care how much these fighters make. But if Manny walks away with $50m as his bottom line, I think he should take it.

[The Big Dunn]

To me this is a no brainer. I don't have to care about these things AS A FAN. I don't have to care how much money they make. Fighter A wants this and fighter B wants that. Either one would have to budge to make the fight happen. Neither one of them wants to. What's your problem? I've just been saying we have to move on and let them fight their own fights. Why can't you guys move on? You claim you want the fight, yet you're insisting on these roadblocks.

Let's move on. That's been the theme of most of my posts when it comes to this fight. I'm perfectly fine with Floyd taking on Khan.

I have no problem. I simply asked you a question, which you choose not to answer. But I figured you wouldn't because the only thing more obvious than manny whipping bradley's ass is that manny in no way, shape or form deserves a 50/50 split to fight floyd,

Just wanted to see if you were man enough to admit to admit it.

[johncods]

I see your points but manny's deal with TR is his problem, not floyds. Now that we see this information, and get a accurate sense of what manny takes home, IMO the $0 mil no ppv is not as crappy an offer as I once thought.

You agree or disagree?

I can't believe that people are defending that $40 mill offer from floyd with no PPV cut. That's the most ******ed deal ever. Why should pac settle for a flat fee in the biggest money fight in the history of the sport when he is a superstar himself as evidenced by being 2nd on the list. What they are separated by $20 mill or something. Fact is both will receive their highest earnings if they fight each other.

[Xyei]

LMAO....oh but boxing is dying... Lol

It definitely says something to the contrary when the top 2 highest paid athletes are boxers.

That's impressive! Go Manny and Floyd.

[The Big Dunn]

It's not bad because its a good payday, but Manny can get those paydays fighting lesser opponents.
Considering both Manny and Floyd are 1m+PPV stars, I'd think both wants monster paydays compared to their usual paydays.

I don't want to sound fanboyish, since I dont care how much these fighters make. But if Manny walks away with $50m as his bottom line, I think he should take it.

I don't think he can. He still has to give Bob his cut regardless. SO its better to give it out of $40 mil than say, $26 mil.

The thing is floyd gets a monster payday because of the way his deal is structured. Manny undermines his earning potential by allowing TR to promote his fights under the currently structured deal.

Manny being offered $40 mil isn't as bad as it looked and should not be viewed as a viable reason for the fight not happening. It's not a roadblock or anything else.

[Russian Crushin]

I see your points but manny's deal with TR is his problem, not floyds. Now that we see this information, and get a accurate sense of what manny takes home, IMO the $0 mil no ppv is not as crappy an offer as I once thought.

You agree or disagree?

No its 100% floyds problem. Its Pac's promoter, if he wants to deal with pac, he has to deal with arum, i dont get whats so hard to understand

[Russian Crushin]

I don't think he can. He still has to give Bob his cut regardless. SO its better to give it out of $40 mil than say, $26 mil.

The thing is floyd gets a monster payday because of the way his deal is structured. Manny undermines his earning potential by allowing TR to promote his fights under the currently structured deal.

Manny being offered $40 mil isn't as bad as it looked and should not be viewed as a viable reason for the fight not happening. It's not a roadblock or anything else.

Cmon Dunn

[SixFootGiant]

I could've sworn LeBron had a $90 million deal from Nike