Pacquiao Willing To Take 50-50 Split, Near Agreement With Hatton
January 14th, 2009
By Eric Thomas: In a bit of good news for Hatton and Pacquiao fans, it appears that Manny and his team are now willing to accept the 50-50 purse split with Ricky, and have pulled back from the 60-40 split that they had requested a day earlier. According to the LA Times, the contract should be signed by tomorrow for the fight. “Everybody is now calmed down,” promoter Bob Arum said.
A day earlier, the fight had been nearly finished over this minor squabble, as Arum was ready to pull the plug unless Manny came back to the 50-50 purse split which the two fighters had originally agreed upon. Hatton, 30, wasn’t willing to accept the smaller cut and wanted nothing less than 50% for the May 2nd clash with Pacquiao.
However, Ricky has the size advantage and will be fighting for the second time with his new trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., who was brought on board to teach Hatton how to box more, get hit less and get more mileage out of his body.
However, Hatton was still getting hit a lot in his last fight with Paulie Malignaggi, so it’s obviously going to take awhile before he learns enough of the things taught to him by Mayweather Sr. to employee them successfully in the heat of battle.
At the end of the day, Hatton may never learn enough for it to really matter and will for the most part remain the type of fighter he’s always been – a mauling inside fighter, known for his hard body attacks and leaping hooks. Hopefully, Mayweather can keep Hatton from throwing as many wild hooks as he’s done in the past, because it seems that his opponents have figured out his tendency to throw these punches and are making him pay for it now.
Pacquiao looked very impressive in stopping boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya in an 8th round stoppage in December. In that fight, Pacquiao showed incredible speed, movement and power as he tagged the older De La Hoya with hard combinations at close range and was able to get away before De La Hoya could do anything about it. In that fight, Pacquiao showed perhaps why he might be far too good for Hatton to beat.
With his ability to get in punching range in a fraction of a second to throw lighting fast shots and then get away, Pacquiao will be very tough for a fighter like Hatton to hit. Ricky had fought most of his career against opposition that has been there for him to hit. Aside from his fights against Floyd Mayweather and Malignaggi, Hatton has fought mostly fighters that have come to him.
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Top 10 fighters in the world -
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Ricky Hatton
Joe Calzaghe
Juan Manuel Marquez
Bernard Hopkins
Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquaio
Miguel Cotto
Paul Williams
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U PEOPLE ARE FORGETTING THAT PAC HAS LOST 3 AND DRAWN 2. YOUR GOING ON ABOUT HIS “QUALITY OF FOUGHT OPPOSITION”, YEAH MAYBE HE HAS THATS WHY HIS RECORD ISNT AS GOOD AS HATTONS.
Adam
I don’t know how you accuse me of sickening bias? please read my words in this and the other posts. I have acknowledged that technically Pacquiao has become the superior fighter (though that doesn’t mean he will win at 140lbs), but for you to say Hatton has ducked top fighters when he has done the opposite and say he is a disgrace to boxing is beyong comprehension. I’m starting to think you say such nonesense for the attention/reaction. It’s Rob G who says Pacman is a bum (sorry – can’t help laughing at Rob – he funny) yes, Ricky is a gentleman, you know why? cause he’s down to earth, funny, not flashy like Moneymay, not racist like Bernie Hops, just a regular guy. – Accept?
And stop harping on about Pacman’s charity efforts. You are wrong about it being a public matter and are doing him a disservice. I’m sure he doesn’t do it for the praise and if he did, most people wouldn’t like him.
mayweather didnt batter hatton.
This was an EXPERTS scorecard up to the 6th rnd:
Round 1 – 10-9 HATTON
Round 2 – 10-9 mayweather
Round 3 – 10-9 HATTON
Round 4 – 10-9 mayweather
Round 5 – 10-9 HATTON
Round 6 – 9-9 HATTON
However rnd 6 should of been 10-9 HATTON as he had a point deducted which made it 9-9
Work it out? In the 6 opening rounds HATTON won 4 and mayweather won 2.
Next thing it all changes with a little help from floyds friend…oh a get by with a little help from my friend (joe cortez)
(Hatton gets a point deducted for something that never happened and loses his head)
Round 7 – 10-9 mayweather
Round 8 – 10-9 mayweather
Round 9 – 10-9 mayweather
Round 10 – 10-8 mayweather
Top 10 fighters in the world –
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Ricky Hatton
Joe Calzaghe
Juan Manuel Marquez
Bernard Hopkins
Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquaio
Miguel Cotto
Paul Williams
END OF
pac chose to fight true fighters. yeah lets say he did for instance thats why the bums record says 3 losses and 2 draws. Thats quite frankly an ugly record. The Hitmans says 1 loss to one of the best p4p fighters for a while.
DAVE, DAVE, DAVE, thankyou for posting such a fair article you clearly have the same PROPER understandin and thoughts as me.
R.Hatton ‘THE HITMAN’
Whatever you say.Hatton is a gentleman?Why is that?Because he’s British?Your bias is sickening.Lets get this fight signed.Compare the records and you’ll get the true champ.Ricky had the choice to face those boxers and chose to face the ones he thought he could surely beat.Pacquaio has fought the true boxers in the division.
Adam
Everytime any boxer steps in the ring, they don’t know if it is the last, they don’t know if they could end up disabled or with a life time of expensive medical/legal bills, their career is unpredictable and their earnings must last for life – (rarely do they) – so it is unfair to say he shouldn’t/doesn’t deserve the most he can get. He has been in the business 20 years, granted he doesn’t have the technical skill of Mayweather or Pacquiao but as Dave has responded to all your points below, i’ll only add that he’s worked hard to get to the top and loves his sport. That deserves respect and the right to seek maximum compensation.
And what I meant by private is I respect the person who does charitable works but doesn’t shout it from the roof tops, using Pacquiao’s good work in the Philippines to somehow bash Ricky doesn’t make sense? That is Pacman’s business and good on him, they are both good guys.
My 50-50 argument point 13 was a joke by the way.
agree with davey boy
adam you are always slagging off british fighters and although i agree partially with some of what you say but most of it is complete bollocks.
“First Hatton doesn’t deserve 50%”- (taken from daveyboy- says most of what i’m thinking)
1) Ricky is the number 1 ranked linear and undefeated champion at 140lbs and has been for almost 4 years.
2) Ricky is putting his Ring and IBO belt on the line, he enters the ring as the champion, Pacman the challenger.
3) In a single bout, Ricky has generated 900,000 PPV buys in the UK alone at 5am, considering the UK has 1/5th the population of the US, this is the equivalent of a fighter pulling 4.5M PPV in the US (twice the PBF v ODLH). No other fighter can do this. This fight will top 1M PPV in the UK alone and adjusted for exchange rates, this brings US$23M. Pacman should be grateful he is being offered 50% of this. The Philippines brings no TV money.
4) Ricky brings a stadium worth of fans to travel across to the US that will require large closed-circuit screens set up in local casino’s and theatres(at $50 a pop)for those who can’t get tickets. Even if tickets are split evenly,the majority will end up with Hatton fans. Ricky brings the Lion’s share with his paying fanbase.
5) Ricky has backed down on his wish to have the fight in front of 100,000 at Wembley Stadium, forfeiting a massive live gate purse and agreed to travel to Pacman’s adopted home.
6) Hatton-Mayweather and Pacman-ODLH achieved roughly the same PPV figures. Considering ODLH was talking about his “last fight” he probably would’ve pulled in around a million whoever he would’ve fought, so who is too say how the PPV figures for this fight will be split amongst supporters, casuals or neutrals?
7)Freddie Roach has stated Pacman has no intention of returning to 135. To be considered No1 at his new weight he needs to beat Hatton.
Pacman knows bar the second-coming of Floyd “Money I owe the IRS” Mayweather, Hatton is his biggest draw. They need each other.
So what if MP can earn more fighting Mayweather? At the moment that’s a hyperthetical scenario and wouldn’t happen till minimum Nov 09 anyway, so why not earn huge sums with Hatton first then even more with Mayweather after beating Hatton up? A greater incentive for PBF to return.
9) Pacman’s own promoter, Bob Arum and his coach Freddie Roach both say 50-50 is fair. Roach even quoted as saying he will have a word with Pacman about this issue.
10) Pacman will earn more at 50-50 in this fight than his 38% from the ODLH fight, due to the split UK TV share and probably greater US PPV numbers. Considering it was verbally agreed, is he aware how neutral and future fight fans will view/perceive it?
Ducking – yes, sounds crazy but why be prepared to earn less fighting an old, washed up, weight drained shell of a man in ODLH and not earn more fighting a stronger and in his prime-linear champion? Historians will soon forget who deserved what and remember who backed out first and in this case it will be Manny.
11) The argument that MP is P4P number 1 is subjective. It doesn’t add weight to the split. In this case, Pacman will be the challenger. Simple as.
12) What happened to keeping your word? It has been well known for a week the purse was agreed verbally as 50-50, how come soon as MP returns to the Philipines the whingeing begun? If you give your word, learn to keep it.
13)Hatton needs to pay for his expensive beer, burger and whiskey sessions that keep people employed and keeps the economy in the UK going, so morally he should get more.
hope that was enough for you on that point adam. now for the next one.
“an alcoholic spends his time becoming a fat slob and spending his money at the LOCAL PUB”-
alcoholic? i think you should learn what that means and i don’t suppose you can hardly talk comming from the forces. also, so hat if he binges during a break, many fighters do it but only hatton gets the publicity for it. he is intitled to do what he wants dring his break. btw, he gives a fair bit to charity himself and helps the disabled quite a bit to, so i suggest you learn your facts on that one.
“Hatton is a disgrace and should be ashamed of homself”-
why? he is a big gentle man, does a lot for charity and is a massive family man. he hasn’t got deluded with his success or money and has stayed true to his roots. fair enough, he isn’t the greatest fighter of all time by far and his resume isn’t as great as the pac-mans, but he’s doing well in the sport he loves. if he is such a disgrace and so shameful what does that make you? prehaps we should look at your record in boxing ay? thought not.
“another money hungry boxer”-
again why is he? who has he fought just for money? mayweather? pac-man? i thought that to prove your the best you have to beat the best (which would come from fighting these two). the money that comes along from fighting these two is just a bonus. if your referring to the purse split arguement then i’ve already answered you on that one.
I know what Hatton does for his country by reading and watching.I do the same for Pacquaio.Not rocket science.When a man gives his money away to the PUBLIC.Thats not private business.When an alcoholic spends his time becoming a fat slob and spending his money at the LOCAL PUB.Thats public.Not rocket science.Alls i’m sayin is that when ricky first started boxing he was becoming a boxing icon that people could gell with.Now he is just another money hungry boxer that is gonna get KO’d and earn a paycheck he doesn’t deserve.And i am chilled and i will enjoy the fight.
Pacquiao has seen sense.
Adam – what is your problem? you’re sounding bitter for some reason? How do you know what Pacman does for his country and how do you know that Hatton doesn’t do thinks for his local community? those sort of things are a man’s private business. chill and look forward to the fight hey ?
Hatton beat Malinaggi after gettin whooped by Mayweather.Pacquaio has beaten everybody under the sun.Oscar De La Hoya,David Diaz,Juan Manuel Marquez,Marco Antonio Barrera twice,Erik Morales twice,and there’s plenty more.Go through Hatton’s record and see if you can compare.It’s actually pretty funny when you take a look at it.Hatton’s list is filled with absolute nobodies.Hatton knows he doesn’t deserve to be in the ring with Pacquaio and yet he still tries to put himself as the equal.He’s not.He isn’t a dingleberry on Pacquaio’s as* hair.But whatever lets get this thing going so Hatton can move on to get Ko’d by Marquez next.The American KO’d Hatton,the Filipino is gonna KO Hatton.And allthat’s left is a Mexican and that should be Marquez.And kudos to the Pcquaio team for being the real champs and rising above the greed of Hatton even though the money would’ve been well needed in the Philippine’s
ahhh classic stuff Adam “Hatton is a disgrace and should be ashamed of himself”.
No matter if you rate him or dont he comes accross as prob the nicest man in boxing who has never put a foot wrong in anyway as far as im concerned.
So Adam, what is it exactly that makes him a disgrace and should be ashamed of?
I’m not surprised.Pacquaio earns his money and gives most of it to the needy people of his country.While Hatton spends his time spending his money on beer at his local pub.WOW.Hatton has turned into the British version of Oscar DeLaHoya.First Hatton doesn’t deserve 50%.Second,we all know including Hatton what Pacquaio does with his money.Third,Pacquaio is the man to beat,not Hatton.Hatton is a disgrace and should be ashamed of homself.But this goes perfectly with my theory that Hatton knows he only has a couple big money fights left before we the public start to realize he is a fraud.He belongs fighting the Arturo Gatti’s and Ben Tackies.