What do you make out of this? Bob Arum: 50/50 Split, Pac vs PBF is on!

[KananKrus]

What do you make out of this? Bob Arum: 50/50 Split, Pac vs PBF is on!

If true, the ball is in Floyd's court now, but what is up with that, considering Pretty Boy Floyd's reported injury?

So then, how much credibilty is given to PBF's rib injury? So how much credibilty is given to PBF then?

Arum, I believe is having a cake and eating it all by himself at the expense of PBF's vast ego on a deflate mode as of late.

Salt on a wound... mean and personal on Bob Arum's part, but brilliant, for this will bring all hands on the deck, hopefully. More power to PBF, if and when he disproves Arum. I hope he proves Arum wrong! The nerve of that promoter guy!


Arum: 50/50 And Pacquiao-Mayweather is ON! | BoxingInsider.com

[Kirkland Laing]

They're just negotiating in the press before they eventually sit down. It's too big a fight not to happen and eventually they'll agree to 50 50 and do it early next year after Manny beats Cotto and Floyd beats Marquez. And Floyd will win.

[fan johnny]

They're just negotiating in the press before they eventually sit down. It's too big a fight not to happen and eventually they'll agree to 50 50 and do it early next year after Manny beats Cotto and Floyd beats Marquez. And Floyd will win.

I wouldn't even that, I'd call it journalist supposition with pieced together quotes from interview chat. Arum couldn't make a 50/50 deal if he wanted to, Pacquiao would never accept it at this stage. Who in their "right" mind calls $15 million "chump change"?

[Kirkland Laing]

They're just negotiating in the press before they eventually sit down. It's too big a fight not to happen and eventually they'll agree to 50 50 and do it early next year after Manny beats Cotto and Floyd beats Marquez. And Floyd will win.

I wouldn't even that, I'd call it journalist supposition with pieced together quotes from interview chat. Arum couldn't make a 50/50 deal if he wanted to, Pacquiao would never accept it at this stage. Who in their mind calls $15 million "chump change"?

Neither guy is going to accept the short end of the purse and neither guy can make remotely as much money without fighting the other, so they'll eventually agree on 50 50. It is Written.

[generalbulldog]

Floyd by Unanimous decision. Then another rematch.

[fan johnny]

They're just negotiating in the press before they eventually sit down. It's too big a fight not to happen and eventually they'll agree to 50 50 and do it early next year after Manny beats Cotto and Floyd beats Marquez. And Floyd will win.

I wouldn't even that, I'd call it journalist supposition with pieced together quotes from interview chat. Arum couldn't make a 50/50 deal if he wanted to, Pacquiao would never accept it at this stage. Who in their mind calls $15 million "chump change"?

Neither guy is going to accept the short end of the purse and neither guy can make remotely as much money without fighting the other, so they'll eventually agree on 50 50. It is Written.

Doesn't that presuppose Mayweather / Marquez turns out mega PPV numbers?

Even Mayweather would have to concede he is a not as big a draw as he thought if the PPV numbers fail to be a blockbuster.

[KananKrus]

Yeah, indeed it is the marquee fight, Pac vs PBF!

[Kirkland Laing]

I wouldn't even that, I'd call it journalist supposition with pieced together quotes from interview chat. Arum couldn't make a 50/50 deal if he wanted to, Pacquiao would never accept it at this stage. Who in their mind calls $15 million "chump change"?

Neither guy is going to accept the short end of the purse and neither guy can make remotely as much money without fighting the other, so they'll eventually agree on 50 50. It is Written.

Doesn't that presuppose Mayweather / Marquez turns out mega PPV numbers?

Even Mayweather would have to concede he is a not as big a draw as he thought if the PPV numbers fail to be a blockbuster.

No, Floyd just has to beat Marquez. If he can do it more convincingly that manny did (basically box his way to a clear decision) that's all he needs to do. The PPV numbers don't matter so much, the bottom line is that Floyd-Manny would be a truly historic fight with a lot on the line and with an enormous potential PPV gross. The HBO PPV-buying public -- the casual American boxing fan -- want to see the unbeaten former pound for pound guy versus the current guy. One has his unbeaten record to sell the fight, the other has the amazing 130-135-147 run he's been on to do it for him and it's the fight the public will shell out for in a big way. Both guys could fight two other fights and not make as much money as they could from fighting each other, so it'll happen.

[CFH]

PBF - Pac has to happen at some point. It is the marquee fight in boxing atm.