Comments Thread For: Roach: Pacquiao Was Ready, Crawford Wanted Too Much Money

[Kryptonite]

some of ya'll dumb as rocks. the rubber match with bradley had enough buys for Paquiao to get 20 mill... and he already beat Bradley TWICE. If he fights a guy like Crawford it will make WAVES in the boxing community. I GUARANTEE that fight sells enough ppvs for Pacquiao to get his 20mill.

[Strategic1]

20million is in line with pac's past guarantees. Crawford wants 7 million.

Numbers don't add up. Both parties will need to adjust their expectations if they plan to do this fight later in 2017.

The thing is..pac doesn't need this fight both legacy wise and financially.. but is willing to do it.

Crawford won't get this type of money anywhere and needs to start building his legacy.

Crawford needs to accept 3-4 million or whatever is offered. If Bob thought Crawford was guaranteed to beat Pac, he'd do it...and risk taking the financial loss.

but Bob knows it's a 50-50 fight..so he'd only do it if it's profitable to him.

But nope, it's a 50-50 fight. Bob won't take the chance right now.

[Strategic1]

Honestly though.
Well can't blame team Pac for asking 20million. But that money is not out there in today's PPV world. Yes, he's use to those type of guarantees but it's just not feasible.

Same thing for Bud and him asking for 7 million.

I think 12 million for Pac and 3 million for Bud would do it.

[Bjl12]

The people defending Pac here are the same ones that defend GGG. Jacobs was going to duck GGG b/c he wanted more money. You fraud joksters interpret that as "Jacobs is scared and just needs to ****ing accept the fight". Yet when Poochman does a BLATANT DUCK there's legitimate reasons.

Poochman lost to Floyd Mayweather. GGG doesn't like difficult fights (which is why a WW is his best win at 35 years of age). Canelo is the new Daddy of boxing )))

[Bjl12]

Manny "I fight for the people" Pacquiao

[MC Hammer]

Here we go again (DMX voice)! Broner's 6 million ticket was too much, Crawford's unknown tag is too much and now team Pac want a 135lber or an unknown. Its funny because without Mayweather Pac is an after thought in the division. Everyone knows he loses to Thurman, Spence, Brook in the division so they keep giving him rematches with Bradley that no one cares about or faces there weak WW class at TR. Crawford willing to come up to a new division is only worth 3 mil to some people here. Broner, who would MAKE the ppv with Pac is somehow not worth 6? Pac is a worthless fight from what it sounds like. His name on your resume doesn't mean as much now that he got dominated by Maywethaer and KO'd by Marquez. Fk him. The old man should retire.

[MC Hammer]

Against any other fighter yes,against Pacman no,if there ain't 27m in the pot to divide and pacquiao wants 20m,crawford has to take what's being offered to him,does he want the fight or not is the question,and if Manny or Floyd come along you should always take the fight

Pac name doesn't carry weight like it used to, so he is just a money fight. He 5-3 in his last 8. 3 of those fights were rematches (one of which a brutal KO) 1 he was dominated by Maywethear, and 3 consisted of Rios, Vargas and Algerie. Pac isn't a special fighter anymore that one should jump through hoops to get. He's past it. He's the equivalent of Canelo's win over Moseley at this point.

[MC Hammer]

Damn Crawford must be desperate to lose that 0. Pricing himself out of his biggest fight and his legacy. How terrified can you be? Asking for 7 Million while he sells 40k PPV?? Thats ducking 101.

So what does it say of pac who did his worst numbers in 8 years. under 20K and wants 20 Million?

[hitking]

some of ya'll dumb as rocks. the rubber match with bradley had enough buys for Paquiao to get 20 mill... and he already beat Bradley TWICE. If he fights a guy like Crawford it will make WAVES in the boxing community. I GUARANTEE that fight sells enough ppvs for Pacquiao to get his 20mill.

Actually, Arum described the Pac-Bradley III PPV numbers as "terrible." And he and everyone else lost a ****load of money on that fight.

[PunchyPotorff]

You clearly don't understand the business of boxing.

Then please give me a boxing biz 101.