Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan View Post
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.