Comments Thread For: Mayweather-Pacquiao: 50-50 Split is The Breaking Point

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Exactly.....People here have selective memory. They are easily decieved by any new statements or news. Pacquiao also said he will fight Floyd anytime and anywhere then all of a sudden May 5th at the MGM is too soon and too small a venue. He also said he will submit to the test so im just waiting for him to change his statements about that in the future also. Even if he does Mayweather will keep getting the blame for some weird reason.

How the *** could anyone believe that Pac has really agreed to take the test?

Why would he agree to FULL testing NOW, when he refused a 14-day cutoff back in 2009?

How can you believe anything that Manny says now that he has flip-flopped on wanting the fight, the split, and the stadium..... all in the last week?

But, it'll be interesting to get confirmation of this latest tweet from Mayweather..... because unless Floyd is trying to get leverage on the date (he will agree to 50/50 if Team Pacquiao agree to May 5th) then his position that Manny should get less than 50% is unjustifiable imho.

And that is in spite of Pac agreeing to take less money.

Mayweather had already agreed to 50/50, so I can't take him too seriously if he is not prepared to agree now. Either he wants the fight or he doesn't.

We can all see that Pac dont want none of Mayweather, but in spite of the fact that Floyd has made Team Pacquiao look like b1tches over the last few days, I find it hard to believe that he really wants that fight if he will not agree to a 50/50 split.

Can someone post the tweet please ?

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Its the same as his facebook comment but in case youre not on facebook either he said: A month ago, Pacquiao said he would take a cut to fight me. Now that I called him out, he wants a big piece? Read this:

Does Manny Pacquiao want to fight?

Thanks, and no, I dont have FB either.

I don't have time for all that stuff, I barely have time to post here now.

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Floyd is playing games too. He knows Pac was full of crap trying to save face. Floyd had them against the ropes and just let them fight back off.

That looks to be the case alright.

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How the *** could anyone believe that Pac has really agreed to take the test?

Why would he agree to FULL testing NOW, when he refused a 14-day cutoff back in 2009?

How can you believe anything that Manny says now that he has flip-flopped on wanting the fight, the split, and the stadium..... all in the last week?

But, it'll be interesting to get confirmation of this latest tweet from Mayweather..... because unless Floyd is trying to get leverage on the date (he will agree to 50/50 if Team Pacquiao agree to May 5th) then his position that Manny should get less than 50% is unjustifiable imho.

That's why I'm holding off from judging either side until the entire process is played out. It could very well be used as leverage.

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Im still not even sure if they are asking for 50:50 split on the purse or ppv buys. Ellerbie clearly stated the reason why Arum does not want the fight to happen is because he would have to open the books to show ppv numbers to determine who is the bigger ppv draw. The fighter with bigger numbers would obviously have to get the bigger split. Also whatever happened to Pacquiao saying he would accept the smaller cut and it was no longer an issue?

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That's why I'm holding off from judging either side until the entire process is played out. It could very well be used as leverage.

True Mayweather is difficult to deal with it seems but with Bob Arum's multiple ****** excuses its clear he does not want the fight. Im not sure if Mayweather knows this and is just playing with them for a publicity stunt to get the media on his side but so far Bob Arum is lying scum.

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50/50 split or no fight.

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Damn, this **** is unbelievable......

Now I can sort of see why that earlier poster surmised that Pac/May were working together to roadblock the fight and maximize a big payday down the line.

That scenario is ridiculous, and I do not believe it for one second, but I can see why some could come to that conclusion.

**** is unbelievable.

Tennis anyone ?

And to anybody who thinks that this was planned.....

So, Team Pacquiao and Team Mayweather are working together to delay the fight, milk the fans, and maximize a huge payday further down the line..... and yet the best excuse that they could come up with back in 2009 is that Mayweather suspected that Manny was using steroids, and Pac refused to take the test?

Yea right, get real, the split would have been the issue back then, and nothing else..... they certainly would not have used drug testing as an excuse, if both teams were secretly colluding then neither team would have risked raising questions over Manny's legitimacy.

Who the *** would agree to that ?

Certainly not Manny

Clearly, both teams wanted that fight back in 2009. Pacquiao refusing Mayweather's OSDT request is what killed the fight back then.

At the next available opportunity, in May 2010, Arum spent 7 weeks bull****ting the media over his deadline scam, and he refused to enter into legitimate negotiations with GBP instead preferring to send them a ridiculous demand that was never taken seriously and immediately slapping a deadline on it..... hardly what you would call a negotiation.

Since it became clearly obvious that Mayweather would never relinquish his testing demands, Team Pacquiao appear to have resigned themselves to the fact that if they want that huge payday they will have to wait until Manny's very last fight in order to collect it..... but they cannot make it obvious, hence the "deadline" scam.

But Mayweather rejecting a 50/50 split when he appeared to have Team Pacquiao backed into a corner seems ridiculous after already agreeing to the split.

The only thing I can think of...... is that Mayweather is tied to May 5th, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that date, it is the very best available date for that fight, no question...... but he has no leverage at all to push Arum into that date..... so he will agree to 50/50 if they will agree to May 5th.

If not, then Mayweather is an idiot, because he allowed Team Pacquiao to fight their way back off the ropes just like GRUS suggested earlier.

This **** is getting ridiculous.

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That's why I'm holding off from judging either side until the entire process is played out. It could very well be used as leverage.

And it could also be bullh1t. Good point, there is still not enough info on the table.

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That's why I'm holding off from judging either side until the entire process is played out. It could very well be used as leverage.

That is why Bob Arum is 100% correct when he stated that you do not negotiate through the media. Inexperienced, uninformed, observers, will jump to every conclusion.

This is an old post, we know about Mayweather's recent tweet, but my comment about November is still valid.

If not in May, then how could they fight in November ?

I dont get why everybody thinks that if the fight does not happen in May, that it will automatically happen in November?

Where did that come from ?

I have heard Bob Arum state that, but I certainly do not rely on him for accurate information

If the fight does not happen now, it will not take place until May 2013.

Mayweather's surrender date is June 1st, and he will serve approximately 3 months with a little time off for good behavior..... I can't see him fighting Manny 2-3 months later, and Bob Arum will have another pac-payday opponent well and truly prepared by then..... this will delay the fight another year and enable Uncle Bob to milk two more fights from Manny.

Bob will not allow a fight with Mayweather to happen in May, and the e-mail that Floyd suddenly decided to send off to ESPN to keep them updated regarding the negotiation progress is starting to sound highly su****ious.