Thread: Which fight is most awaited & which fighters deserve to get paid the most?

With the following fights on the horizon which fight should get most attention & which fighters deserve to get paid the most?
Hopkins-Wright, Pacquio-Barrera, Taylor-Pavlik, Calzaghe-Kessler or Hatton-Mayweather

The fight I am looking most forward to is Calzaghe-Kessler. this will prove if calzaghe is the real deal and both fighters have an exciting style to make it a fight of the year

Hopkins-Wright (although an interesting fight, $50 is too much for a snoozer)

Mayweather-Hatton (when has a mayweather fight been exciting)

Taylor-Pavlik (this may or may not be an exciting fight, depends if Taylor can actually revert back to his old style)

Pacquio-Barrera (Barrera is the best mexican fighter of this generation but his thrilling fights have taken a lot out of him and he will be fighting an improved pacquio who has just reached his prime)

Originally Posted by chamiley

With the following fights on the horizon which fight should get most attention & which fighters deserve to get paid the most?
Hopkins-Wright, Pacquio-Barrera, Taylor-Pavlik, Calzaghe-Kessler or Hatton-Mayweather

The fight I am looking most forward to is Calzaghe-Kessler. this will prove if calzaghe is the real deal and both fighters have an exciting style to make it a fight of the year

Hopkins-Wright (although an interesting fight, $50 is too much for a snoozer)

Mayweather-Hatton (when has a mayweather fight been exciting)

Taylor-Pavlik (this may or may not be an exciting fight, depends if Taylor can actually revert back to his old style)

Pacquio-Barrera (Barrera is the best mexican fighter of this generation but his thrilling fights have taken a lot out of him and he will be fighting an improved pacquio who has just reached his prime)

mayweather fights were very exciting for even the most casual fan when floyd was fighting guys 140 and down (hatton ) since then, hes been fighting way above his natural weight class and winning on skills alone while carrying no power to the higher divisions (very boring to the novices, but exciting to those who follow the sport)

it wont be as one sided as it was against a prime gatti, but its gonna be hella ugly for hatton fans


mayweather vs. hatton is the most awaited, and should bring in the most money.

pacquio vs. barrera is a fucking joke. pac needs to stop running from jmm

a mayweather fight is only exciting for his followers. his skillz have always been appreciated, he is the pound 4 Pound king. fighting above his natural weight doesn't cover up the fact that his fights are lackluster. Roberto Duran also fought above his weight division, started as a bantanweight and fought to the super middleweight division but his fights were always exciting

Floyds fights will never be that exciting because he is too good defensively. He does not have an exciting offence. He pot shots, and to most, this is boring. If mayweather had a brawling style, he would be god.

Pavlik deserves his pay more than any of these guys. He got his second 6 figure bout on the 19th of may. He should get millions for a Taylor bout. We all know he would barley get a 30/70 out of Taylors blood sucking ass.

Originally Posted by southakron314

Pavlik deserves his pay more than any of these guys. He got his second 6 figure bout on the 19th of may. He should get millions for a Taylor bout. We all know he would barley get a 30/70 out of Taylors blood sucking ass.

and Youngstown, Ohio deserves to be paved in gold and diamonds!


Jesus dude, we get it, you like Ohio and people from Ohio.....ask BigRagu and Brad4dboxer if you can join their Ohio club

It's a big fight Kelly deserves to get paid some bigger bucks but out of all of those I would say the Mayweather-Hatton fight will draw the most money and I would rather watch Calzaghe-Kessler and that could draw in a bunch of money too.

I think Taylor-Pavlik is tied for 3rd with Hopkins-Wright on there....Taylor hasn't been impressive enough lately to warrent much excitement

I've been waiting for Hatton v Mayweather since 2004.

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

I've been waiting for Hatton v Mayweather since 2004.

Me too. I would love to see Hatton get ripped and made look bad in front of thousands of brits.

Originally Posted by southakron314

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

I've been waiting for Hatton v Mayweather since 2004.

Me too. I would love to see Hatton get ripped and made look bad in front of thousands of brits.

....but Ricky actually hails from Youngstown, Ohio....so surely you can't mean this! He's neighbors with Ryan Seacrest and GOD and lives in a gum drop house on Fantasy Lane

Originally Posted by chamiley

a mayweather fight is only exciting for his followers. his skillz have always been appreciated, he is the pound 4 Pound king. fighting above his natural weight doesn't cover up the fact that his fights are lackluster. Roberto Duran also fought above his weight division, started as a bantanweight and fought to the super middleweight division but his fights were always exciting

Your'e way way way off there chamiley.

I'm truely suprised to read you hammer that out.

Writers, boxers, & even the casual house guest applaude Mayweather & are amazed with his speed.

He's been in more exciting fights than most of the top contenders...there's just a lot of hate that I can only imagine comes from the fact that he's either kicked the shit outta someone that said critic follows as a favorite...or they just can't stand his mouth or the fact that he's never suffered a defeat or struggled...but the kid can't help it that he's gifted.

Originally Posted by southakron314

Pavlik deserves his pay more than any of these guys. He got his second 6 figure bout on the 19th of may. He should get millions for a Taylor bout. We all know he would barley get a 30/70 out of Taylors blood sucking ass.

Taylor-Pavilk should be 85/15 for Taylor. Hopkins-Wright should be 60/40 for Hopkins. Pacquioa-Barrera should be 60/40 Pacquioa. Mayweather-Hatton should be 70/30 for Mayweather.

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Originally Posted by southakron314

Pavlik deserves his pay more than any of these guys. He got his second 6 figure bout on the 19th of may. He should get millions for a Taylor bout. We all know he would barley get a 30/70 out of Taylors blood sucking ass.

Taylor-Pavilk should be 85/15 for Taylor. Hopkins-Wright should be 60/40 for Hopkins. Pacquioa-Barrera should be 60/40 Pacquioa. Mayweather-Hatton should be 70/30 for Mayweather.

IMO the splits for your fights mentioned should be 70/30 taylor-pavlik, 55/45 Hopkins-Wirght, 50/50 Pac-Barrera and 60/40 Mayweather-Hatton.

Originally Posted by Lyle

Originally Posted by southakron314

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

I've been waiting for Hatton v Mayweather since 2004.

Me too. I would love to see Hatton get ripped and made look bad in front of thousands of brits.

....but Ricky actually hails from Youngstown, Ohio....so surely you can't mean this! He's neighbors with Ryan Seacrest and GOD and lives in a gum drop house on Fantasy Lane

Better than being a nut scratch from greensboro.

....no actually it's not...besides I'm not touting the great deeds of Greensboro and the people from here on an hourly basis.


Fudge you and fudge Ohio and fudge Youngstown....get the fudge out

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Originally Posted by southakron314

Pavlik deserves his pay more than any of these guys. He got his second 6 figure bout on the 19th of may. He should get millions for a Taylor bout. We all know he would barley get a 30/70 out of Taylors blood sucking ass.

Taylor-Pavilk should be 85/15 for Taylor. Hopkins-Wright should be 60/40 for Hopkins. Pacquioa-Barrera should be 60/40 Pacquioa. Mayweather-Hatton should be 70/30 for Mayweather.

IMO the splits for your fights mentioned should be 70/30 taylor-pavlik, 55/45 Hopkins-Wirght, 50/50 Pac-Barrera and 60/40 Mayweather-Hatton.

Hatton asking for 40% is just a way of him pricing himself out of the fight. No way he deserves 40%. In reality it should be 80/20 Mayweather. But 70/30 would be easier to make the fight happen.