Pacquiao Orders Arum To Make Cotto Bout, Nov. 14

[Rantcatrat]

I don't know who the hell is advising Pacman but a fight with Cotto is a poor business decision for reasons I've stated in the other posts. And even though Pacman exhibits the signs of a humble champion he's also in it for the money. Everyone remembers that the Hatton fight was almost off until it was 52-48 in Pacmans favor?

Let's say theoretically that both sides have agreed on the 50-50 split for Floyd-Pacman, both of the purses should and probably will be in the 20 million dollar range with a gross percentage of PPV buys for both fighters not to mention that the fight has the possiblity of exceeding the 2.4 million and then you add in sponsorships, advertisements, endorsements, etc. And this has the potential of being the biggest money making fight of all time.

#1 pound for pound versus the former number 1 pound for pound but undefeated. The fight appeals to boxing fans, regular sports fans, and the general public. The financial and boxing rewards is far greater in the Floyd fight then the Cotto fight. So whoever is advising Manny to fight Cotto right now is making a poor business decision.

Just my 2 cents looking at it from a view as a business man.

You are correct if your point is that a PBF v. Pac fight is a bigger fight in respect to legacy and money than a Cotto v. Pac fight. Clearly, however, two fights are bigger than one. Considering Cotto's recent performances, the risk is worth taking. Would the Mosely risk be worth taking if can have PBF in the winter? No. In addition, PBF was injured in his training camp and his fight with Marquez has been postponed. Pac shouldn't wait too much longer to get in the ring.

Financially, Cotto is probably the biggest Puerto Rican fighter at the moment and Puerto Ricans are big boxing fans. The fight may not be on the PBF v. Pac level, but it is big.

A win over Cotto is a big win for Pac. Cotto has been dominant at ww for the past few years; he has beat Mosely, Judah, Torres, Paulie etc. The PBF v. Cotto fight was the fight fans were clamoring for before PBF's retirement, which never happened. It would be a big deal if Pac fought Cotto first and beat him.