Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: It's 80-20 That Mayweather Fight Will Happen

[rasdun]

2009 was before Mayweather made $40m to fight Victor Ortz, $40m to fight Shane Moseley, and $40m to fight Miguel Cotto.

Floyd has proven to himself that $50m is an attainable purse to get on his own, a fact that was not proven when he bit his tongue and sat down with Arum.

Pacquiao almost literally has no other fights that would merit him getting $25m, without Top Rank taking a bath on the matchup. To try and argue different is disingenuous.

, to argue anything about money is absurd. We have heard nothing from either side that they have been unable to agree on the puse split. We have heard nothing other than top-ranked claiming that they've agreed to all the points. So far, Mayweather side has not stated that there is any sticking point. Regardless, as a fan, at this point I don't want to hear anything about money, purse split, whatever. Find a way to get the fight done. Period. That's all

[richardt]

I have one thing in common with TBE's worshipers. I don't want this fight to happen. I don't want this boring guy to make that kind of money. He doesn't deserve it.

I look at it from a different perspective. When I see rich people flaunt their materialistic gains or money, I realize that just like everyone else, they will age, get diseases like Arthritis, Heart problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, will wake up in pain, someday need a cane or a wheelchair or assisted living if they live that long. Money cannot stop aging and age-related problems and they cant take the bank with them to the grave. Everyone gets humbled, everyone has defeats in life. Floyd has had them and will have them, so will anyone who gets old. I remember a BTCH I worked for once and I kept thinking about how nice it will be the day she realizes she cant get by on her looks or money. Some people can handle when things don't go their way, some cant. But everyone pays in one way or another. I don't need to picture Floyd getting knocked out to know he wont be undefeated forever. Picture him with a cane or wheelchair does it for me. He will be no different than anyone else. Father time will remind him that money doesn't buy back youth. It is fleeting and will stay gone at some point. Money is powerless to change that.

[ironmt]

well this aint legacy this is negotiations..and they going by numbers..not total ppv's that u been in..

You truly are brain damaged. I never posted anything about the total number of PPV'S that either one of them have been In. I posted there total Career PPV Buys which clearly Indicates that Pacquiao deserves 40% not the 26% that you are trying to make people believe he deserves.

[MisanthropicNY]

Pacquiao is fighting in his 9th division doing VADA testing the real testing... Mayweather is still using his buddies at USADA fighting in his 4th division (WW)... I mean who was fighter of the year 3X? Who is fighter of the decade?

Who has the greater legacy?

Sven Otkke and Calzaghe are undefeated, would anyone put them ahead of Pacquiao? Of course not.. so who would put a cherry-picker who got at least one clear gift decision ahead of Pac when he's sill deciding whether $150 mil is enough to secure his legacy...

I can't wait until after the Super Bowl and we actually get posts about actual Pacquiao potential opponents..not posers who pretend they're "negotiating" just to save face...

[ironmt]

, to argue anything about money is absurd. We have heard nothing from either side that they have been unable to agree on the puse split. We have heard nothing other than top-ranked claiming that they've agreed to all the points. So far, Mayweather side has not stated that there is any sticking point. Regardless, as a fan, at this point I don't want to hear anything about money, purse split, whatever. Find a way to get the fight done. Period. That's all

That's the 200 million dollar question, how does the fight get done?

[tiliheels]

put it on this site amazes me. To say that Pacquiao isn't a contender, WTF?! ?Pacquiao's win over Bradley is very impressive. and if anyone else did to Brandon Rios and Chris algieei what pac did, they would be hailed as the second coming. But because its pac , who set the bar so high wit his run from '08-'11, and he didn't get the knock out, they were very unimpressive performances. and he's not a contender. It's laughable. Any real boxing mind, boxing trainer, ect., acknowledges Pacquiao for being the all-time great and current great fighter that he is. Anyone that says otherwise, is really not being impartial

i asked how can miguel cotto be more impressive but not get the respect he deserves...bradley pac 2..even roach says pac did not impress him..it took bradley to strain his calf for manny to take over the fight after bradley couldnt box anymore..
like i said today is 20015 not 08-11...cotto has been more impressive there is no denying that they both have 2 loss in 6 fights..cotto has a stoppage in each win..manny a stoppage in none and ko loss in 0ne.....this is not a bout history this is about u respecting my fellow PR and giving him his props..yes he let me down comingin fat vs trout but he did a number on floyd at times..im sure he can do even better at 160...i love pac but dont u ever disrespt cotto to support a man who had to cw or he wouldnt fight him out of fear

[tiliheels]

You truly are brain damaged. I never posted anything about the total number of PPV'S that either one of them have been In. I posted there total Career PPV Buys which clearly Indicates that Pacquiao deserves 40% not the 26% that you are trying to make people believe he deserves.

he pac declined that is his fault..dont blame floyd who stay the same and broke his own records...i just hope pac whoops him..i wont lie about facts tho

[sugarsmosley]

jacka ss i meant 40 millino up front and 35% of ppv..thats wat espinoza said manny turned down on twitter just earlier this month

Let me get this right, Koncz, Arum, Pacquiao, Dan Rafael, and many other boxing reporters are lying. the only one telling the truth is stephen Espinoza?

@ fl0mos who think they are any different then pact@rds.

same ****

[HanzGruber]

You truly are brain damaged. I never posted anything about the total number of PPV'S that either one of them have been In. I posted there total Career PPV Buys which clearly Indicates that Pacquiao deserves 40% not the 26% that you are trying to make people believe he deserves.

This argument is so tired lol but pac has had more ppvs. Just Divide their ppvs numbers by the amount of ppvs and you'll see who gets more per fight

[rasdun]

i asked how can miguel cotto be more impressive but not get the respect he deserves...bradley pac 2..even roach says pac did not impress him..it took bradley to strain his calf for manny to take over the fight after bradley couldnt box anymore..
like i said today is 20015 not 08-11...cotto has been more impressive there is no denying that they both have 2 loss in 6 fights..cotto has a stoppage in each win..manny a stoppage in none and ko loss in 0ne.....this is not a bout history this is about u respecting my fellow PR and giving him his props..yes he let me down comingin fat vs trout but he did a number on floyd at times..im sure he can do even better at 160...i love pac but dont u ever disrespt cotto to support a man who had to cw or he wouldnt fight him out of fear

I didn't disrespect cotto. I have a lot of respect for Cotto. I just have no interest in seeing a rematch with Mayweather, we've already seen the fight once before. If anything, you're disrespecting Pacquiao, an all-time great and current great fighter by saying he's not even a contender. It's absolutely absurd

Edit.... we've seen cotto fight and we haven't seen pac . But now is the time to finally fight Pacquiao. Anything else is unacceptable and I think 95% of boxing fans agree