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Mayweather's $20M Demand Makes Pacquiao Blockbuster Unlikely!
Michael Marley
2/25/2009

If Manny Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr., the big question is whether the King would stay the King.

 

The dream match, the super fight, would pair the former Pound For Pound ruler against the current one.

 

Pacman promoter Bob Arum isn’t holding his breath waiting for it to materialize. According to the Top Rank honcho, Mayweather’s mind is a million miles away from financial reality.

 

“Look, Golden Boy went to Mayweather about fighting Shane Mosley and he wanted a $20 million guarantee,” Arum said from Las Vegas. “He is so bleeping way out of line that it is ridiculous. Nobody and no fight, against Manny or anyone else is going to get him $20 million guarantee.

 

“Could he work hard and earn $20 million if a fight with Manny did well, yeah, that is possible but nobody is going to give Mayweather to fight Pacquiao, Mosley or Jesus Christ.”

 

Please forgive him, Lord, because Uncle Bob did not realize it was Ash Wednesday as we spoke.

 

“So is it possible that Mayweather will come back, I say yes but his expectations and aspirations are just too unreasdonable.”

 

As far as the Cotto and Pavlik PPV doubleheader last Saturday from Ohio and New York, Arum said it “made a lot money. Don’t ask me if it did 100,000 buys, ask me if it did 150,000 buys.”

 

As far as searing criticism of opponents Michael Jennings and Marco Antonio Rubio, Arum said his numbers, including a $1.2 million gate in Pavlik hometown Youngstown, proved that general public could care less what naysayers such as myself, Ricardo Lois and John Chavez might scribble.

 

“Who cares what you write?” Arum said. “Nobody cares about you guys or what you write. We did 25,000 homes just in Puerto Rico.

 

“The public wants to see Pavlik and Cotto. Pavlik-Hopkins only did 200,000 buys.”

 

Arum said he’s patched things up with Cotto. The Boricua Bomber’s feathers were ruffled by Arum’s strident defense of Top Rank client Antonio Margarito.

 

And Arum said Pavlik will next fight in June or July in Cleveland with Vernon Forrest or Sergio Mora as the likely opponent.

 

Having just beat Mora and having a far superior resume, Forrest is the tougher opponent but Arum said anticipated criticism of Mora won’t make him shy away from picking “The Contender” TV series graduate.

 

“Who gives a shit about criticism or the critics? It depends on the financial demands by Forrest and Mora.”

 

(mlcmarley@aol.com)

 

 

 

Reader Ratings: (16) Votes.  Vote.

Name: delpilar Date: 2/25/2009
$20M looks good......

Name: pepper Date: 2/25/2009
$20 million for boring fighter Wow what a joke.
delpilar:$20m looks good,,, for who? for Pacquiao i agree, for Mayrunner i don't think so.

Name: Housecat Date: 2/25/2009
Pacman doesn't even get past Hatton! Housecat has spoken.

Name: balduh Date: 2/25/2009
i believe, personally, "running man" mayweather jr doesn't deserve even half of what he is asking... he is not a showcase fighter 'coz he is a boring fighter.

Name: starwar Date: 2/26/2009
$20 Million for Manny is good, for Mayweather Jr. what a boring fighter on the ring... He is not deserving for the $20M demand.

Name: ohisee Date: 2/26/2009
that's fine, as long as Pacman gets PHP 960,000,000.00 (based on $1=PHP48 rate).

Name: starwar Date: 2/26/2009
Oh!! I smell something! The demand for a $20 Million is an escape mechanism for Mayweather Jr. to fight the current P4P in the Planet. He knows this will never happen and no body want to give him that much. What a boring Mayweather's on the ring.

Name: VinceTheStupidDog Date: 2/26/2009
It's like when you are "selling" a house that you don't really want to sell. You are going to overprice it way too much, just to see if people will bite. That's what mayweather is doing. He doesn't really want to fight. tsk

Name: delpilar Date: 2/26/2009
at least pbf knows how to say the right price that would stop stalkers from bothering him.....

btw, he asked for $25M before he decided to retire.

Name: magic Date: 2/26/2009
Forget Mayweather for Pacquiao... After Hatton once Pacman wins, there's so many fighters who wanted a piece of him. He's the draw while with Mayweather, who's a boring fighter (I agree with pepper), wanted all the money by himself. He's on a wait and see who'll bite his bait. Ignore him and sooner or later, he will agree with a 50-50 split with the Pacman. Time is running out for him since he's not getting any younger. He do need that money for his troubled finances.

Name: mmaphilippines Date: 2/26/2009
Mayweather is a demanding person

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Name: epark Date: 2/26/2009
whatever you guys think of mayweather, pacuiao-mayweather will be the most anticipated fight of the year IF it ever does happen.
old P4P champ against the new one, ali-frazier of the 21st century!

Name: delpilar Date: 2/26/2009
actually, pbf understands the 60/40 concept.


$20M for pbf and $30M for pacman....

Name: pepper Date: 2/26/2009
What will Floyd jr. will do with that $20 million inside the ring deflecting his shoulder while leaning against the rope then keep on running to avoid Pacquiao assault, then after the fight laughing like crazy with his paycheck inside pocket, saying WOW easy money from stupid boxing fans so easy to be fooled.

Name: colt45 Date: 2/27/2009
$20M for PBF,
and, PPV sales all for PAC...
that is even...

i came, i saw PPV, i collect...

Name: blade Date: 2/28/2009
20M!?...
That's just what i would be asking if i am to fight manny....

it means he doesn't wanna fight anymore. he's scared of mosley and pacquiao.



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