Floyd Mayweather Inteview with Jim Gray

[Pretty Boy32]

Damn manny only getting paid $25m? damn he has got to be the dumbest cunt in the sport (aswell as the most overrated.)

How can you let yourself be bullied into accepting that?

He got humiliated, outclassed and hustled by his own people in one night, what a bum.

Retire please.

[Biolink]

Whatever to that backend stuff. I still don't believe Rob freaking Arum has ever cut Manny a break in that regard. You're talking about the guy that was mad at Manny for auditing his own finances.

[thiefery]

Glad this saga is over, Floyd comment about the 25. Million is just another jab. They both come out as bandits on this one. I'm just happy that I won't be buying either ppv no more..

[ADP02]

I still feel the pain of Castillo's robbery. And it's a good thing Mayweather dropped the "Pretty Boy" moniker. The brother ain't pretty.

Castillo was so sure that he had won the fight.

[Left Hook Tua]

True but hell floyd got that much for fighting Ortiz lol. Not that far fetched to think arum is screwing pac some way

he might be screwing pac but i doubt it. too much money involved to risk it.

ppl get confused with the purses.

the one they list is what HAS TO BE PAID FIGHT NIGHT.

you think arum or any company will pay full amount before the money is even in? cable/sat tv probably still counting buys.

floyd is his own promoter. he can pay himself whatever he wants. it comes from his own company.

[HanzGruber]

he might be screwing pac but i doubt it. too much money involved to risk it.

ppl get confused with the purses.

the one they list is what HAS TO BE PAID FIGHT NIGHT.

you think arum or any company will pay full amount before the money is even in? cable/sat tv probably still counting buys.

floyd is his own promoter. he can pay himself whatever he wants. it comes from his own company.

I agreed with you that pac can't get all of it in one night. But 25 mil still seems low for this fight and we didn't forget about the vision qwest thing

[Ahmed_Ismail]

Sure Floyd, you would be different if people criticized your performance.

Here is Floyd's interview after the fans were booing the scorecards and where Floyd looked lost in the fight when he fought Castillo.

Floyd: "It was tough, my last (days of) training I hurt my rotator cuff. I wasn't able to use my jab and left wasn't as strong but I don't want to have any excuses like other champions. When they get hurt, they don't even come to show up to the fight. I get hurt, I come to fight to give the fans ....."

Larry Merchant: Was he much tougher than you anticipated? You after all said this was going to be an easy fight.

Floyd: You have to realize that I have a messed up arm. My arm was messed up but I have no excuses. I don't back down or turn down fights.

Larry Merchant: So it was a harder fight than anticipated?

Floyd: With one arm, yes. With one arm yes.



at 6 min mark

Floyd got injured 2 days before the fight, there was no time to prove anyhting to the commission, Pacquiao was allegdly injured 3 weeks before the fight and his camp already figured out a way for him to fight without feeling pain and they STILL didn't tell the commission nor show them any proof.

No comparison here!

[Left Hook Tua]

Whatever to that backend stuff. I still don't believe Rob freaking Arum has ever cut Manny a break in that regard. You're talking about the guy that was mad at Manny for auditing his own finances.

it's not all backend.

DECLARED PURSE - what has to be paid same day
GUARANTEE - minimum a guy gets paid no matter what
PURSE - total take of both fighters. this case 60-40

backend varies depends on contract as far as bonus/incentives.

pac will get 40% of the purse but he has to give TOP RANK a cut.

floyd will get 60% and i'm sure a cut to his company for operational expenses at least.

[Left Hook Tua]

I agreed with you that pac can't get all of it in one night. But 25 mil still seems low for this fight and we didn't forget about the vision qwest thing

it could be $1. it doesn't matter. as long as he get his 40% in the end.

[Biolink]

he might be screwing pac but i doubt it. too much money involved to risk it.

ppl get confused with the purses.

the one they list is what HAS TO BE PAID FIGHT NIGHT.

you think arum or any company will pay full amount before the money is even in? cable/sat tv probably still counting buys.

floyd is his own promoter. he can pay himself whatever he wants. it comes from his own company.

If important financial documents of Manny's were being stored in shoe boxes and you have Bob going irate at Manny making sure his finances are in order then nothing is out of the question IMO.

We only have Bob's good word that he is paying Pacman whatever he deserves on the backend, which for me does not cut it. But I digress.