Let's say in ~15 years ESPN does a 30 for 30 on Pacquiao and Mayweather...

[M Bison]

Why were you scared of Pacquiao, Floyd?

[IMDAZED]

So basically no PPV money on a fight that would do around (what I would estimate) 3 million buys? I know I sound a bit biased here, but that doesn't make sense

$40m for Pacquiao in 2011 makes plenty of sense since he's not carrying the risk. What more does he want? He turned down 50-50 across the board 1-2 years earlier.

[IronDanHamza]

"What if I told you a guy name money walked away from the biggest money fight in boxing history?...."

And the worst part is Pacquaio is the one who actually walked away when they were actually negotiating.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

I say this, and im very serious... The pac floyd thing and the controversey it produced is likened to the children crack ******* produced... Seriously

[smoothsmg]

They have said the 40 million dollar offer wasn't just that's it; they said they never got to discuss what Manny would make on the back end because they just rejected it.

Would have been the highest guarantee at the time. Whats worst is Manny made that much in two fights combined, then had the nerve to say he would fight for free.

I would like to know why Arum/Manny did so much talking through the media, especially after they sign to fight someone else. I recall Floyd saying he does not want to talk about Manny and that his focus is on Canelo and Maidana, but Arum/Manny seemed to always want to talk about it. Granted yes, all parties were asked about the other, but why couldnt they just worry about whats in front of them?

[smoothsmg]

I've always heard that it was 40 mill flat

Never flat, thats just what internet community wants to state. Floyd, Manny, Koncz, and I believe Ariza have all said 40 million was the guarantee, but Manny either hung up the phone after saying 50/50 or nothing or gave the phone to Koncz. Never flat and no back end was discussed.

[sampsonsimpson]

So basically no PPV money on a fight that would do around (what I would estimate) 3 million buys? I know I sound a bit biased here, but that doesn't make sense

makes sense to me

odlh and floyd sold 2.4 million buys and they collectively earned about $75 million

[Divine Hammer]

the one revelation i would love to be revealed is that they were secretly best friends and their so called feud was just meant to hype up eachother's fights and the only reason they didn't want to fight is because they were good friends and respected each other too much.

and at the end of the piece you see old pac and old floyd walking around in a park reminiscing about their glory days as fighters and laughing like true friends. and as they walk off in the distance the camera fades to black.

and you hear a voice over that says "and so goes the untold story of two legends, and two friends."

and old me shed's a tear, turns off the TV, and whispers "I knew it. i always knew it :,)."

[FrankieClutch]

Was the stadium another way to duck the fight or a genuine attempt to maximise the profit from the fight.

That's a great question!! In Uncle Bob's mind, however, I think he really wanted that stadium lol (instead of just making the fight happen in a huge soccer stadium)

$40m for Pacquiao in 2011 makes plenty of sense since he's not carrying the risk. What more does he want? He turned down 50-50 across the board 1-2 years earlier.

50-50 was agreed on years prior, though. I thought the deadline for testing was the only thing not agreed on?

[smoothsmg]

That's a great question!! In Uncle Bob's mind, however, I think he really wanted that stadium lol (instead of just making the fight happen in a huge soccer stadium)



50-50 was agreed on years prior, though. I thought the deadline for testing was the only thing not agreed on?

Cutoff for a random test still baffles me. Manny needed 14 days.