Mayweather Wants $20 Million For Pacquiao, Mosley Bouts

[Dave Rado]

During the great depression Dempsey made tons of bank.

Dempsey was Heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926, the Great Depression started in 1929 and didn't really get going until 1930.

[brickman]

He sucks

All you weather fans im sorry but your hero has no balls. He decides to quit when the welter weight division is at its best, thanks to the greatest fighter in the division and the one that made it happen the great mexican champ ''chavez''. That is the only reason this division is kicking right now.

[Dave Rado]

a $15-12 million guarantee purse I can understand... but $20???? that means floyd aint coming back

I think it just means he felt insulted by the offer of $8 million. If Pacquiao-Hatton is a great fight, and if Floyd is offered a $15 million guarantee to face the winner, I'd be very surprised if he turned that down.

[The Gambler1981]

Dempsey was Heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926, the Great Depression started in 1929 and didn't really get going until 1930.

True, I messed up my years when thinking of Dempsey's career. I still think boxing flourished during the depression, which was my overall point (Cinderalla Man and whatnot).

Boxing is an escape from the real world issues, I believe this is true even today.

[yesiamhandsome]

Best?, Margarito(cheater no talent), Cotto( no heart), Mosley( steroid freak),

[Ido]

Mayweahter wants to make De La Hoya pocket change. Maybe he should start promoting his own company and fights.

[streetthrowback]

mw wants 20 mill cause he know if he fights pac-man he will lose, so its 20 mill for his O, is it worth it????

[brickman]

Who cares about MayWeather putos. Chavez all time great welter weight champ. Let it be known who is the real man that brought the money. Not that ****** ass MayWeather.Putos

[JOM'S]

8 mil is really to low for PBF, with the economic times 20 mil is to risky...

meet halfway 14 mil and make the fight!

[JAB5239]

LOL, times change. During Floyd's first PPV he was a much lesser star then he is now.
If the fight can be big enough, money will be spent to make it even bigger, because everybody gets a %. So the larger the pie the better the number you end up with. HBO knows this, promoters know this.

I am sure HBO get theirs though.

I am not talking about every fighter I am talking about Floyd Mayweather, he is at the pinnicle of the sport. If you can not bring in big money, it is best to keep your mouth shut and get paid what you can get paid.

How many fighters in the last 15 years had PPV that did over 300k buys. Take out the heavyweights (also Floyd's fights but can add them in if you wish) and you got Tito, Roy Jones, Oscar, Pacman, JMM, Cotto, Margarito, B-Hop. How many did it more then once?

This is not UFC where fighter do not get paid a proper % of revenue, in boxing main event guys get paid very well compared to the money be taken in.

Mayweather is not a household name except among hardcore fans. If everything you say is true, why aren't GBP and Arum jumping at the chance to make all that money? There is a lot more to the buisness aspect of this than you know.