Pacquiao right on the Money for Mayweather fight
The super bout everyone wants has moved a step closer after Manny Pacquiao’s promoter put forward a solution to finally get his client into the ring with Floyd Mayweather.
The two multiple champions have long been ducking and diving from the fight that would decide the planet’s best pound-for-pound boxer.
Talks initially stalled over Mayweather’s insistence on Olympic-style drug testing, a request Pacquiao is now said to be willing to accept, having first objected.
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Manny Pacquiao’s promoter has put forward a solution to finally get his client into the ring with Floyd Mayweather
However, the most recent stumbling block was how to divide the pay-per-view revenue, with the man known as ‘Money’ reportedly demanding all of the pot, with ‘Pacman’ getting a flat $40 million fee - Mayweather tried justifying it by insisting his pedigree is much higher than Pacquiao’s.
And having rejected that proposal, the Filipino’s promoter, Bob Arum, claims his camp have devised a plan to entice Mayweather into the ring.
“Manny Pacquiao has now taken the position, which I endorse, [that] if Floyd Mayweather thinks that he is the greatest fighter of all time, let’s do it 45 per cent to Mayweather, 45 per cent to Pacquiao and 10 per cent to the winner,” Arum said.
“But we’ve got to have parity. If Mayweather really believes he can beat Pacquiao, which I don’t think he does, he’ll pick up more than 50 per cent that way. But it’s up to Floyd.”
However, Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, which has promoted Mayweather recently, feels the unbeaten American is right to demand the majority of the TV money.
“He should get the lion’s share,” Schaefer said. “And I think fair is fair. What we should do is have one of the big three accounting firms account the last fights, going back to let’s say 2007, since we’ve been involved with Mayweather, account the pay-per-view numbers, account the live gates, accumulate all of these numbers.
“If you do the same with Pacquiao, and then you see what kind of ratio it is. If, in fact, they’re the same, they produce the same amount of pay-per-views, the same amount of live-gate revenues, then you know what? Yes, it should be a 50-50 split. But if they don’t, then why should it?”
Comments
by g0tcha
Monday, May 14 2012, 12:43PM
“@abdi123456
We have never heard Pacquiao make excuses for the Marquez fight but how would anyone else feel if they were served papers that will alter their entire life? Yes it was absolutely a controversial decision but what else is there to say bout it? Mayweather knocked Marquez down one time but didn't want to risk finishing him when he easily could have.
Cotto isn't that big. The weight class differences in boxing are ridiculous. Of course no one knows Cotto's body better than himself, but for his height and build, 2 pounds out of his 'Natural' weight class is nothing, get some discipline in your diet. Margarito is almost 3 inches taller than Cotto and he was fighting at Welterweight. You forgot to mention that Pacquiao actually finished Cotto and had his way with him where as Mayweather, yes, outboxed him but had one of the most difficult fights of his career and didn't even knock him down. We didn't see very many classic lead rights or check hooks, which are 2 of his primary tools, because they wouldn't work on Cotto. Last time I checked, instead of fighting Cotto while he was undefeated and running through his opponents, Mayweather decided to retire to avoid mandatory title defenses.
At the end of the day your back to saying that Pacquiao will lose to Mayweather. The problem with that is the fight has to happen first.
It's sad to know that boxing only has so many super start fighters to rely on for big events because the fans don't get to see the fights that should happen due to politics.”
by bammgabriana
Monday, May 14 2012, 9:02AM
“Let's do both. First, do an accounting. Mayweather's fights produce more money but he fights less often. The total for both fighters should be the same, each producing an average of 1.5 million PPV per year. Then having established that they are more or less equal, I am sure Mayweather will accept a 60-40 split, with the winner getting the higher share.”
by g0tcha
Monday, May 14 2012, 5:34AM
“What in the world is Richard Schaefer talking about? If that's the case, lets go all the way back to when he first partnered up with Oscar De La Hoya, count how many fights he's been in, what percent of those fights he has earned, and apply it to what he should make in a very unlikely Pacquiao Mayweather fight. Last time I checked, that equals Zero fights which means he should earn Zero dollars. The logic in the case he is trying to make, makes no sense at all when he's not the one putting his life on the line to make some money. No way a 50-50 would ever happen so they might as well should have let the winner take the bigger cut. It's what the winner EARNED as well as an undisputed P4P title. This is why boxing won't reach new audiences or create more than casual fans. Too many BS folks behind the scenes trying to get the most money for the least amount of work possible while letting 2 guys kill each other in the ring.”
by abdi123456
Monday, May 14 2012, 3:51AM
“This article is very pro-Pacquiao.
We saw how he struggled 9lost) to Marquez whom gained 12lbs to fight him !
We saw how he picked off Cotto after that devastating KO to Margarito at 145lbs !
Floyd beta a healthy, tough Miguel Cotto at 154lbs last Saturday, coming off a string of KO's vs Foreman, Mayorga and Margarito.
That is a true champion and Pacquiao will no doubt become victim number 44 !!”