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Wasn't Pac being called out on here by a ton of people for supposedly ducking Ricky Hatton because the negotiations stalled?
All this is just bs, its bluster, the fight will be made at some point unless one guy falls off, there's too much money on the table.
Mayweather vs DLH was more PPV draws then Pacquiao vs DLH
Mayweather vs Hatton was more PPV draws thwen Pacquiao vs Hatton
Mayweather vs Marquez is gonna do more buys then Pacquiao Marquez
That help? Mayweather is a bigger draw then Pacquiao at the box office. Pacquiao is a more exciting fighter but he isn't a bigger draw atm
If this doesn't prove to people that Floyd's not taking the smaller share, nothing will:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahGWkwDidU
this is a 50/50 fight if there ever was one. Mayweather only did slightly better against Hatton in a much better economy (and that was just domestic, obviously Pac does a bit better in the Philippines than Money does) and the way Pacquaio handled Hatton cemented his super stardom, if you don't believe me than you obviously didn't watch Sportscenter anytime in the week or so after the Hatton fight when Manny got more mainstream coverage than any fighter I've seen get in a long time. There is now no bigger star in the game than Manny, Floyd is probably the only one who can match him there.
It will end up 50/50 or around 50/50 (Maybe they agree to Pac getting a little more if he comes up to 147 or the othe way around) and both will make a truckload of money.
And Mayweather vs Marquez is gonna do better then Pacquiao Marquez in a worse economy so whats your point?
I can understand that Pacquiao is a star, he's an exciting fighter, he may be a big star right now but he isn't the bigger draw. I agree with you that this should be a 50/50 split.
Bigger star does not = bigger draw.
Oscar De La Hoya sat on top as the biggest draw in boxing even when he was only fighting once a year but he wasn't the hottest sensation at the time either but was still the biggest draw. Mayweather may not be the hottest star, but he is still a bigger draw.
Simple, Mayweather-Marquez is going to do better than Pacquaio-Marquez because Pacquaio back then was not nearly the star that he is now (or not nearly the star Mayweather is now) because the ODLH and Hatton fights made him a star, or at the very least took him to another level. ODLH fights tend to get your name out there. Its not rocket science.
I suspect after the Hatton fight you'd find now that Pac is as big a draw, but that's just speculation but its not baseless considering the bump Pac got from how he beat Hatton and how close they were even before that. Either way, they are close enough for where this is a clear case of where 50/50 would work since there will be so much money in it for both.
Last edited by OumaFan; 05-20-2009 at 04:54 PM.
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if they wanna go by the whoever is the biggest draw, well from what i've heard it's Mayweather/Hatton had more PPV sales than Pacquiao/Hatton, and judging on how that was each fighters last fight, well i'd say that Mayweather with all of his trash talking is still a bigger draw, but out of respect that Manny is p4p #1 and that Mayweather gave up the claim when he retired, YET never really lost it, it should be a 50/50 split, Floyd was p4p#1 when he took on Oscar and yet got the smaller percentage, so the whole 51/49 or 52/48 is utter crap
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I dont like Mayweather. I honestly cant stand the guy and I cant wait to see him dealt his first loss. That said, it should be a 50-50 split. It is only fair. Plus Manny will end up with the lions share anyways cause Floyd will blow at least a half on his purse at strippers and corny music videos.
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50/50 is fair and to be honest though PBF is horrible at PPV sales this will be the first fight in my memory where the two best P4P ranked fighters really fight to see who is the best P4P!!!!
This money quibble is just politics and will subside
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