Mayweather says he wants Pacquiao on May 2

[Butterbean]

66% of everything is better than Pac gave Cotto, and about the same as Floyd got with DLH.

What you and many others fail to realize is that pac is just as big a draw, if not bigger, than floyd. Way more intertaining, thrilling and exciting to watch for the casual fan. Floyd is at great risk of going down in the history books as the most pampered champ ever, not even daring to fight a way smaller guy. His amazing skills will be forgotten and his mark on boxing will be nothing more than a wife beating, wanna be bad boy, with the courage of a spoiled 6 year old brat. And it might not be that far from the truth...

[eastezrider]

...and the deal that is being brokered between Floyd and Manny is over 90% done...

Really? Few fights, in my estimation, are "90% done" til weigh-in, and in Floyd's case, given the teen-aged girl level of hysterics over Maidana's gloves, I'd say a #MayPaq weigh-in would be 70%... maybe 72% "done"...

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All of these comments from the Mayweather Detractors here who are no more than Armchair Boxers talking out the side of their anuses as usual.

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd: Floyd originally offered Arum 10 million to step aside so they can get the fight done, of course Arum balked at that deal but the execs at CBS had a sit down with Bob and it is being reported that he will make more money than Manny on this fight but has been paid 30 million upfront to step aside.

Done deal for Haymon going to NBC (24 fights for 20 million dollars) and the deal that is being brokered between Floyd and Manny is over 90% done, the thing that is being worked out now is the testing (somehow or reason Pacquiao is always having a problem with this) but all the other major obstacles have been cleared (PPV money$$ done, rematch clauses done, ring walk done, gloves done).

All the other banter here is just that people here love to take sides and try to point fingers instead of reporting the facts, Mayweather is the A side and will be getting more, there is a rematch clause but it has special circumstances attached to it.

I hope this is true. Arum is only fighting for a larger purse for Manny because he'll probably take half of Manny's purse anyway.

Simply put, as soon as someone calls for 50/50 you know they don't understand boxing and just hate Floyd.

[JeanClaude Van Damme]

Give the winner the bigger purse and stop bitching like schoolgirls.

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Give the winner the bigger purse and stop bitching like schoolgirls.

I always though that boxing should be 60/40 to winner by close decision ... 65/35 for a wide decision ... and 70/30 for a KO ...

I'm sure there'll be a bunch of people tearing this scale apart, and I do see some problems ... but then again, what's so much better about the system now?

[KBB]

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd: Floyd originally offered Arum 10 million to step aside so they can get the fight done, of course Arum balked at that deal but the execs at CBS had a sit down with Bob and it is being reported that he will make more money than Manny on this fight but has been paid 30 million upfront to step aside.

Seriously. First it was 10 now it's 30 million for basically doing nothing. Paying someone that amount of money to just go away. Does not make sense.

If one wants the fight (which all of you seem to continue crying that you want) it does, Arum has been the primary obstacle to this fight as told by Ariza and the folks at CBS which is why they pulled their top Exec to talk to Bob one on one and negotiate the deal for the fight by making Arum the offer to step aside. Floyd isn't paying Arum, CBS is.

I hope this is true. Arum is only fighting for a larger purse for Manny because he'll probably take half of Manny's purse anyway.

Simply put, as soon as someone calls for 50/50 you know they don't understand boxing and just hate Floyd.

He won't be getting half of Manny's take but he will still get his standard 27% from Manny because Pacquiao isn't a Free Agent and is still under contract to Top Rank. Irregardless if Top Rank is out of the promotion for this bout Arum is still legally entitled to his 27% which when you add that together with the money he is getting from CBS to step aside it will be as much as Manny's, if not more.

[Badhusker]

66% of everything is better than Pac gave Cotto, and about the same as Floyd got with DLH.

What you and many others fail to realize is that pac is just as big a draw, if not bigger, than floyd. Way more intertaining, thrilling and exciting to watch for the casual fan. Floyd is at great risk of going down in the history books as the most pampered champ ever, not even daring to fight a way smaller guy. His amazing skills will be forgotten and his mark on boxing will be nothing more than a wife beating, wanna be bad boy, with the courage of a spoiled 6 year old brat. And it might not be that far from the truth...

Based on what? Floyd's recent numbers are a clear indication that he is much more of a draw. If you have something that proves differently other than your own opinion, please enlighten me.

Pacquiao is a much smaller guy than Mayweather? Other than a couple of inches in height and reach, Pac is bigger in every other category on the tale of the tape. Height does not automatically equate to being a bigger guy.

As for the rest of your statement, it just shows how much you hate Mayweather. His mark on boxing?

[G.McClellan]

For anyone who didn't read the article, Mayweather said Pacquiao could get it, and Pacquiao is asking for $40 million, but he will have to settle for less.

Then I offered you $40 million and you didn’t want to make the fight happen. Then you lost twice and now you’re coming back begging for the same money. That’s not going to happen.

If he thinks anyone is fooled into thinking he's making a legitimate effort by offering Pacquiao less than $40 million for a fight, then.......... he is right. His nuthuggers will swallow whatever narrative he concocts. They're dumb, and will rationalize anything he does to be perfect and holy.

The absolute truth.

[Badhusker]

For anyone who didn't read the article, Mayweather said Pacquiao could get it, and Pacquiao is asking for $40 million, but he will have to settle for less.

Then I offered you $40 million and you didn’t want to make the fight happen. Then you lost twice and now you’re coming back begging for the same money. That’s not going to happen.

If he thinks anyone is fooled into thinking he's making a legitimate effort by offering Pacquiao less than $40 million for a fight, then.......... he is right. His nuthuggers will swallow whatever narrative he concocts. They're dumb, and will rationalize anything he does to be perfect and holy.

The absolute truth.

Instead, you would tend to believe Pacquiao or Arum?

[Ricky_]

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd

It's hard to beleive that on a boxing forum some people actually think they may see Pacquiao fight on a non-Top Rank card. I mean i could maybe understand some casual fan on twitter or in a bar floating the idea, but Boxrec posters who are supposed to know the sport & the politics that comes with it.

For the gamblers out there, who would bet on the contracted Pacquiao fighting on a card that isn't Top Rank?

I'm not sure any amount of money would make Bob Arum move aside, he's the richest man in boxing, worth well over 300m, has been making superfights since the days he promoted Muhammad Ali. And he's 83 years old. This is legacy, Top Rank is his company, they are the big players, Pacquiao is his fighter. Hell will freeze over before Pacquiao featuresi na superfight not carded by Top Rank Promotions.

Time to draw a line under this fight once and for all i think given Khan beat Alexander convincingly. Mayweather doesn't want none of Pacquiao and he certainly doesn't want to admit who the real A-side is (Old Grandmaster Bob). So, Khan will appease the CBS bosses for fight 5 of 6.

[NateJR]

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd

It's hard to beleive that on a boxing forum some people actually think they may see Pacquiao fight on a non-Top Rank card. I mean i could maybe understand some casual fan on twitter or in a bar floating the idea, but Boxrec posters who are supposed to know the sport & the politics that comes with it.

For the gamblers out there, who would bet on the contracted Pacquiao fighting on a card that isn't Top Rank?

I'm not sure any amount of money would make Bob Arum move aside, he's the richest man in boxing, worth well over 300m, has been making superfights since the days he promoted Muhammad Ali. And he's 83 years old. This is legacy, Top Rank is his company, they are the big players, Pacquiao is his fighter. Hell will freeze over before Pacquiao featuresi na superfight not carded by Top Rank Promotions.

Time to draw a line under this fight once and for all i think given Khan beat Alexander convincingly. Mayweather doesn't want none of Pacquiao and he certainly doesn't want to admit who the real A-side is (Old Grandmaster Bob). So, Khan will appease the CBS bosses for fight 5 of 6.

You said it yourself, so if this fight doesn't happen it's due to Pacquiao refusing to fight under any other card other than a TR card? So it has to be on HBO and it can't have multiple promotional companies involved?

And last I knew the drawing power came from the fighters, not the promoter. So in your eyes, because Arum is the richest promoter in boxing he should be the one most involved even when considering the 5 highest grossing fights in the past 10 years didn't even involve Arum. Also the only thing they want Arum to do is step aside for the negotiatons and let DuBueof and Koncz handle Mannys negotiations, TR will still have their part in the PPV, Arum just won't be part of the negotiations.

[NateJR]

66% of everything is better than Pac gave Cotto, and about the same as Floyd got with DLH.

What you and many others fail to realize is that pac is just as big a draw, if not bigger, than floyd. Way more intertaining, thrilling and exciting to watch for the casual fan. Floyd is at great risk of going down in the history books as the most pampered champ ever, not even daring to fight a way smaller guy. His amazing skills will be forgotten and his mark on boxing will be nothing more than a wife beating, wanna be bad boy, with the courage of a spoiled 6 year old brat. And it might not be that far from the truth...

The numbers say otherwise, so stop being a jackass and speak with facts. Secondly Floyd isn't that much bigger than Manny, Floyd has the advantage in height and reach, yet Pacquiao has a bigger head, bigger hands, bigger forearms and bigger thighs and calves.

Also the entertaining aspect is also a opinion, not a fact. "YOU" think Pacquiao is more entertaining (which a lot of people share that opinion) but those same people obviously aren't as willing to fork out the $70 to watch Pacquiao as they are to watch Floyd or Pacquiao would earning more and selling more PPVs which isn't even close to the case. The lack of intelligence and common sense you show makes you easy to debunk, find a new day job.

[Ricky_]

You said it yourself, so if this fight doesn't happen it's due to Pacquiao refusing to fight under any other card other than a TR card?

Jesus Christ. He's signed up to a promoter, do you not understand how boxing works? Baseball players sign to baseball teams, footballers sign to football teams, boxers sign to promoters.

So it has to be on HBO and it can't have multiple promotional companies involved?

Tyson vs Lewis was a megafight which was crossover Showtime/HBO. At this stage, only Mayweather has stated publicly he "calls the shots, it has to be on Showtime". another excuse to most people. There's been nothing from Bob's end which suggests he'd refuse to work on HBO/ST crossover, why would he? And it's obvious that's the only scenario which works.

And last I knew the drawing power came from the fighters, not the promoter. So in your eyes, because Arum is the richest promoter in boxing he should be the one most involved even when considering the 5 highest grossing fights in the past 10 years didn't even involve Arum. Also the only thing they want Arum to do is step aside for the negotiatons and let DuBueof and Koncz handle Mannys negotiations, TR will still have their part in the PPV, Arum just won't be part of the negotiations.

In the question splitting the purse, it's drawing power. If this fight was like any other fight where the promoter, Tv stations, organisers, sponsors, or rich saudi's put out a standard fight "purse" to be split between the fighters (where the idea is they get gaurenteed pay cheque and the promoters/organisers scoop the revenues) then yes, you have the argument of drawing power, who the A-side is and who gets the bigger chunk of purse being put forward.

In this instance though, Mayweather doesn't seem interested in a purse. He ran a Friday night show of Lara vs Smith which stunk the joint out and now he think's he's a big shot promoter on Arum's level So he's not making this about Fighter v Fighter for the lions share of a purse, he's making this about Promoter vs Promoter, for the running of the entire show, from venue to ticket pricing, to PPV structure, to sponsorship, etc.... Mayweather Promotions vs Top Rank Promotions. The guy is deluded, he's out of his depth on the business side of things, but his pride won't allow him to let Arum promote the fight and collect his Paycheque via TR, even if it's double what Manny gets (i don't think he cares much about what Manny gets anyway).

Anyone who seriously thinks Arum tells Pacquiao, "On go son, go fight on Showtime under Mayweather Promotions for whatever they offer you, i'll put our contract on ice for the time being and explain it to HBO" is smoking some strong stuff.

The fight falls through, Floyd has no real intentions of allowing Top Rank being the main banner under which this card is run, instead he sells a matchup with Khan to CBS and it follows the same Floyd-Showtime-Goldenboy blueprint as the Maidana & Canelo fights.

[Batley18]

There are so many variables when making a fight, some people seem to think it is just down to one boxer making a challenge, and the other one simply saying yes to it. As much as Pacquiao Vs Mayweather would be awesome, there are just too many things that stand in the way. One is Arum, the second is money, the third is TV, and the final is probably the blood testing.

If these two really wanted to solidify their GOAT status, then they wouldn't let that stand in the way. There is too much on the line, and it will be too much for the fight to handle.

[KBB]

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd

It's hard to beleive that on a boxing forum some people actually think they may see Pacquiao fight on a non-Top Rank card. I mean i could maybe understand some casual fan on twitter or in a bar floating the idea, but Boxrec posters who are supposed to know the sport & the politics that comes with it.

For the gamblers out there, who would bet on the contracted Pacquiao fighting on a card that isn't Top Rank?

I'm not sure any amount of money would make Bob Arum move aside, he's the richest man in boxing, worth well over 300m, has been making superfights since the days he promoted Muhammad Ali. And he's 83 years old. This is legacy, Top Rank is his company, they are the big players, Pacquiao is his fighter. Hell will freeze over before Pacquiao featuresi na superfight not carded by Top Rank Promotions.

Time to draw a line under this fight once and for all i think given Khan beat Alexander convincingly. Mayweather doesn't want none of Pacquiao and he certainly doesn't want to admit who the real A-side is (Old Grandmaster Bob). So, Khan will appease the CBS bosses for fight 5 of 6.

It's not hard to believe that a Simpleton as yourself can't understand that Arum himself has stated that he is not involved with this fight, sure Pacqy remains under the Top Rank label and will owe Bob his standard 27% but Arum has already been given his share of step aside money. There will be a banner showing Top Rank throughout the promotion but Arum himself isn't the Promoter on this bout.

I'm just not sure what part of this you don't understand.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... vsaNgI2RWw

[Butterbean]

What you and many others fail to realize is that pac is just as big a draw, if not bigger, than floyd. Way more intertaining, thrilling and exciting to watch for the casual fan. Floyd is at great risk of going down in the history books as the most pampered champ ever, not even daring to fight a way smaller guy. His amazing skills will be forgotten and his mark on boxing will be nothing more than a wife beating, wanna be bad boy, with the courage of a spoiled 6 year old brat. And it might not be that far from the truth...

The numbers say otherwise, so stop being a jackass and speak with facts. Secondly Floyd isn't that much bigger than Manny, Floyd has the advantage in height and reach, yet Pacquiao has a bigger head, bigger hands, bigger forearms and bigger thighs and calves.

Also the entertaining aspect is also a opinion, not a fact. "YOU" think Pacquiao is more entertaining (which a lot of people share that opinion) but those same people obviously aren't as willing to fork out the $70 to watch Pacquiao as they are to watch Floyd or Pacquiao would earning more and selling more PPVs which isn't even close to the case. The lack of intelligence and common sense you show makes you easy to debunk, find a new day job.

uhhh, i hurt your feelings there didnt i, critizising your boy ehh, and you get all personal with me. grow the fornicate up you idiot. pbf isnt the second coming of christ. he is a good boxer, a poor sportsman, an even lesser person, or so it seems, and imo, a very bad reprasentative for black ethnic minorities in the us, confirming many dumbass´s racists view on what comes out of the hood. maybe your national ppv numbers are higher for floyd, but what about earnings worldwide from stations airing pac ?, what do you know of the amount of coin rolling in from the phillipines, rest of asia and europe ? his head is bigger... LMAO, you dumb fornicate

[Ricky_]

Bob Arum is not part of the fight equation between Manny and Floyd

It's hard to beleive that on a boxing forum some people actually think they may see Pacquiao fight on a non-Top Rank card. I mean i could maybe understand some casual fan on twitter or in a bar floating the idea, but Boxrec posters who are supposed to know the sport & the politics that comes with it.

For the gamblers out there, who would bet on the contracted Pacquiao fighting on a card that isn't Top Rank?

I'm not sure any amount of money would make Bob Arum move aside, he's the richest man in boxing, worth well over 300m, has been making superfights since the days he promoted Muhammad Ali. And he's 83 years old. This is legacy, Top Rank is his company, they are the big players, Pacquiao is his fighter. Hell will freeze over before Pacquiao featuresi na superfight not carded by Top Rank Promotions.

Time to draw a line under this fight once and for all i think given Khan beat Alexander convincingly. Mayweather doesn't want none of Pacquiao and he certainly doesn't want to admit who the real A-side is (Old Grandmaster Bob). So, Khan will appease the CBS bosses for fight 5 of 6.

It's not hard to believe that a Simpleton as yourself can't understand that Arum himself has stated that he is not involved with this fight, sure Pacqy remains under the Top Rank label and will owe Bob his standard 27% but Arum has already been given his share of step aside money. There will be a banner showing Top Rank throughout the promotion but Arum himself isn't the Promoter on this bout.

I'm just not sure what part of this you don't understand.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... vsaNgI2RWw

Sure he did. and Floyd says he'll take 5%.

[KBB]

Floyd doesn't want this fight lol if it Lucas Mathessy instead of Pac but with these same numbers the fight would be made, actually years

ago. Its Manny's style and ability which is the REAL problem was beyond the finances

He wants none of that patented straight left hand

DUMBF8ck!!

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It's hard to beleive that on a boxing forum some people actually think they may see Pacquiao fight on a non-Top Rank card. I mean i could maybe understand some casual fan on twitter or in a bar floating the idea, but Boxrec posters who are supposed to know the sport & the politics that comes with it.

For the gamblers out there, who would bet on the contracted Pacquiao fighting on a card that isn't Top Rank?

I'm not sure any amount of money would make Bob Arum move aside, he's the richest man in boxing, worth well over 300m, has been making superfights since the days he promoted Muhammad Ali. And he's 83 years old. This is legacy, Top Rank is his company, they are the big players, Pacquiao is his fighter. Hell will freeze over before Pacquiao featuresi na superfight not carded by Top Rank Promotions.

Time to draw a line under this fight once and for all i think given Khan beat Alexander convincingly. Mayweather doesn't want none of Pacquiao and he certainly doesn't want to admit who the real A-side is (Old Grandmaster Bob). So, Khan will appease the CBS bosses for fight 5 of 6.

So you're basically saying that Arum is greedy as hell and even at 83 he's still vying for more wealth, power and notoriety ... sounds like a scumbag to me.

Also, Arum isn't the A-side because all of Manny's realistic opponent choices won't do 300K buys.