pacman's side of the story

[Bomp]

That's a bit strong, Bomp.

He had an $11 million guarantee.. a career high payday by miles. And was coming off a terrible PPV showing against Diaz - 200,000 - plus shifted only 8,000 of 12,000 tickets.

i think bomp is right for using a strong word. 68-32 split for odlh. he was the bigger guy, the bigger puncher, he was much more skilled. everyone was thinking that pac would get koed in that fight. yet odlh wont even give pac a 65-35 split despite his advantages. if it so happend that odlh knocked pac out to la la land, dont you think its more insulting to get a 32% share and get blasted? talking about adding insult to injury.

The fighter that generates the MOST money gets the bigger cut. How is that insulting to anyone?

Oscar can sell a million PPVs fighting mickey mouse. Pac can't. So why would Pac get anywhere NEAR Oscar's money? Being the best fighter or most skilled or P4P no.1 means virtually nothing.

Pac's best paydays were in $2 million range. He then gets $11 million+ for fighting Oscar. What's the problem? The prize against Oscar is the MONEY. That's why EVERYONE wants to fight him.

And Pac hit the jackpot by winning the fight. He can now demand an even BIGGER payday against another of boxings highest earning STARS.

I agree that being the primary money generator in a fight must be taken into consideration. But like your final sentence says, Pac has earned his negotiating position the hard way, after ODLH-Ricky got shelved after the pasting from Floyd.

My argument is against the Pac trasher's who write him off as a ducker when all he wanted was a little extra negotiation.