Arum was at the table in 2009, and Floyd bit his tongue for that (He'd yet to generate that first mega payday on his own yet). Floyd needed the fight to be made, and he agreed to nearly every demand that Arum put forward on Pacquiao's behalf (ring size, a ridiculous multi-million per pound over weight penalty, etc). all Floyd put his foot down on was random testing for both fighters.
After that fell through, Floyd went on to make Mayweather-Ortiz, on his own, and ended up taking home his first +$40m purse. Splitting $100m with Arum/Pacquiao 50/50 was no longer something that he felt he hadto tolerate Arum for.
After that fell through, Floyd went on to make Mayweather-Ortiz, on his own, and ended up taking home his first +$40m purse. Splitting $100m with Arum/Pacquiao 50/50 was no longer something that he felt he hadto tolerate Arum for.





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