Mayweather and Pacquiao agree to 50-50 purse split – News
December 5th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: ESPN writer Dan Rafael is reporting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao have signed a contract for the March 13th bout, and the purse split is going to be 50-50 for the $80 million. Gee, I wonder what happened to Pacquiao and his 60-40?
Rafael says that for promotional purposes that the bout will be called “Mayweather-Pacquiao” with Mayweather’s name coming before Pacquiao. That makes sense, because Mayweather is the undefeated fighter and the one fighting in his home country. “M” comes before “P”, so Pacquiao should come after Mayweather in my view. But seriously, Mayweather has been a flawless performer in America for years now and has entertained audiences here for a decade.
I sure wish Pacquiao had fought someone like Timothy Bradley instead of Hatton, and Shane Mosley or Antonio Margarito instead of the recently beaten Cotto. And in place of De La Hoya, I would have liked to have seen Pacquiao fight Paul Williams. He and his management team have been great at match making until now, because he’s been kept out of fights against Bradley, Williams and Mosley for some reason.
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Manuel Perez. Where the hell do you get your train of thought from? What ever happen to you? A Phillapino bone your high school girlfriend or what! Have you ever fought in your life? Obviuosly, you do not have the smart to respect a true champion when you see one. Have you ever seen PACMAN? Or do you just hear about him from other people who also can’t accept a great fighter like PACMAN. Do everyone a big favor and go look for Big Foot or go chase UFOs. PACMAN by KO!
Had Pacquiao fought Williams, Mosley and Bradley, my guess is Pacquiao would have three more KOs and JMM will die in envy.
Bring it on Perez! All fighters whom you put your reputation will lose. You are a curse to boxing
Perez, you should admit Pacman has guts! He will fight Mayweather. Not like Pretty Boy who never went againts good welterweights.
stellar journalism yet again.
““M” comes before “P”, so Pacquiao should come after Mayweather in my view.”
“Take away those fights and it would be like who is Pacquiao for the casual boxing fans. Those three fights really made a name for Pacquiao in the U.S.”
“I am stupid. I like trees, they are brown. If I were a tree I would be a bush”
yes….
poo poo face.
Are you guys a bunch of 15 year olds posting on here?
Guys, Manuel Perez never mentioned he is betting against Pacquiao. Perhaps, he doesn’t like floyd jr. too coz he beat his peeboy bf JMM. Or more probably, he has nothing more to bet. Losts everything betting against Pacquiao…including his sanity.
Ei Perez, I’m surprised you didn’t mentioned your bf JMM this time
Lover’s quarrel lately?
There would be no excitement at all in boxing if everybody favors the same fighter. No one will buy to watch a fight they already anticipate who will win. Glory and triumph comes from shattering expectations. Please don’t demean Manuel Perez just because he is betting the least likely to happen and that is for Pacquiao to lose. He is doing all the boxing fans a big favor and that is being the bullied minority to step up the excitment of the coming match-ups.
Hi Mr. Perez, say hi to your boyfriend Rafael Marquez for me. BTW you guys left a whole bunch of battery powered vibrating toys here in our hotel room last month. We will store them here until your next booking, thanks for the big tip.
I am a big Floyd fan but its obvious to me that he is a bit bias towards Floyd. I take nothing away from Manny and all that he has done but I just think Floyd is much too skilled for him. As for the Manny lovers…I wonder how many of you actually watch the sport of boxing or just follow it because you’re manny’s countrymen.
hey perez 40 million dollars is alot of money going to the philippines. can you beat that? your marquez guy must salivating right now. and you going to die of envy.
hhhmmm, i wonder if juan manuel marquez gave some of his urine to his wife manuela perez to drink as well… this muchacha really works very hard to prove that she is really dumb and stupid, and doesn’t know what she is writing about… poor muchacha (:-)
Hey, Manuel Perez!! who are you? Please stop your insensitive writing. Let’s just wait and see. for sure you’ll f—-d your a–. Pacman always maintainns his humility,humbleness and simplicity despite of holding his 7th world title.Hope that is clear to you, a boxing history. Win or lose to Floyd MayweatherJnr is just secondary.
Manuela: “Thank god Pacquiao came back down to earth and agreed to the 50-50. I personally still think Mayweather should have gotten the most money, but whatever.”
Yeah and i personally think you’re an idiot.
perez really doesn’t know what his talking about, such ashame that he has the courage to post this stu.. in the ‘net, pacquiao fight the man that mayweather avoided(cotto) that’s why he retires, hatton almost got killed when he fought d pac, dela hoya stopped on d 8th,if pacman fight margarito,mosley or williams, i think that manny will have 3 knock outs more in his record, pacquiao~mayweather,are bought gifted fighters, none the less, whoever wins,they are bought great, history in the making,#1 ever
Mayweather will try his skills in the first round and when he sees that the Pacman is willing to but on “the fight of all times”, he will go to his only style he knows.Run run run!!!
watch Judah vs Mayweather and you will know who going to win the fight. Pacquiao is way too fast, better fighter than Judah. Pacquiao could fight 12 rounds without stopping same speed and power. check it out and judge by yourself. You don’t need to read on Manuel Perez article. I never did. I just love to make fun of it.
didnt you say you were going to quit writing? quit hatin!
Perez I agree… Floyd is a much more intelligent fighter than the Pacman. It should be a good fight! The difference is going to be defense and who is a better defensive fighter than Floyd? Ask Juan Marquez who failed to land anything significant against Floyd, but almost landed at will against the Pacman… Lets JUST hope the Pacman will be healed because he took some punishment against Cotto… I think it is a bad idea for the Pacman to take this fight on so soon. Floyd knows that and he is giving himself every advantage before actually stepping in the ring. The smarter fighter will win… 4FLOYD!
manuel perez and perez hilton are the same. if you do not know who the latter is do your research and you’ll find out.
Manuel, I disagree with your calling out Pac-Man. You suggested that Pac-man fight Margarito, Mosley, Williams, and Bradley. What do three of four of these names have in common. They are all welter-weights w/ the exception of Bradley. For the past five years or so Mayweather has fought as a welter. Has he fought any of these guys? Of course he hasn’t. Bradley v. Pacquiao would be a good fight; you have a point. But Bradley isn’t a big name and you consistently use the big name argument to defend Mayweather’s choice of opponents. You can’t have it both ways.
This article’s little biased comments are begging for responses such as YOU’RE AN IDIOT, STOP WRITING – there you have it idiot! Stop writing.
Perez..You should write for an NBC sitcom or something. I cant believe you still sit there and discredit Manny for his acheivments and say that without OLH, Hatton and Cotto that Pac is nothing. Also you mentioned that Pac would have loss to Mosely, Bragley and Williams. What was Floyd’s records in those fights? My bad he ducked those guys!
Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
I THINK I AM GOING TO GO WITH PACQUIO ..HE CAN HIT WITH BOTH HANDS HE IS JUST AS QUICK AND IN BOTH THE BOUTS HE LOOKED AND DID BETTER AGAINST DELAHOYA AND HATTON MORE SO THAN MAYWEATHER . HE IS TH ETRUE POUND FOR POUND BEST FIGHTER.. REMEMBER FIGHTER NOT JUST A BOXER .. MAYWEATHER IS UNDEFEATED BUT HAS NOT DMONSTRATED THAT HE CAN TAKE A GOOD PUNCH IT SHOULD BE THE BEST FIGHT OF THE DECADE ..
Like Marvin Hagler in 1985 before is bout against Tommy Hearns, Manny Pacquiao can put a cap with “WAR” written on it, and Mayweather can put the Tom Hawks Forest Gump movie poster on this white t-shirt…
sorry my bad English
What’s with this Mexican boxers, first Margarito with his glove cheating and now with Chavez’ substance intake. Mexican fighters are getting reputations as big-time cheaters! Marquez just takes in his urinate so I’m not counting that. just weird.
drained and weak, i wonder what excuse youll use if manny beats floyd plus saying floyd is the faster fighter what you been smoking clown,manny is p4p king if any one deserved more money its him. You say he should have fought paul williams well why hasnt floyd fought him, admit it you just dont like manny you idiot
I really thought that you would honor your bets Mr. Perez. By not writing ever again on this sight. I guess I was wrong. Your not an honorable man, if you are a man at all.
I really like your article.
I can only wonder how many people are as senseless and mindless as I am.
mp, are you going to quit again if mayweather wins?
wow! it’s a good sign! perez once again betting on mayweather, eh! so guys, you know to whom you should put your money on! hahaha!
ahhh… another 4 wonderful months of perez giving unconditional love to pacquiao.
can’t wait till march 13.
My name is Manuela Pereza and I hate Manny P. I hate him I hate him I hate him. I hate him soo much I waste all my time writing about how much I hate him because I have no life really. I’m sad. I’m a hater. I have a small willy (weeener).
I sure wish Pacquiao had fought someone like Timothy Bradley instead of Hatton, and Shane Mosley or Antonio Margarito instead of the recently beaten Cotto. And in place of De La Hoya, I would have liked to have seen Pacquiao fight Paul Williams. Had Pacquiao fought Williams, Mosley and Bradley, my guess is Pacquiao would have three more loses on his record. He and his management team have been great at match making until now, because he’s been kept out of fights against Bradley, Williams and Mosley for some reason.
REPLACE THE NAMES PACQUIAO WITH MAYWEATHER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR ARGUMENT
This SH_T HEAD is still writing manure!
Why does any1 write on this guys articles hes a total fool this is wot he wants to cause controversy an get views to his articles this is the guy who said he would give up writing if pacman beat cotto an hes still here GET OUT NO1 WANTS U HERE!!!!
“I thought for a second that Pacquiao would come forward with a request for something ridiculous like 141″
Everything Manuel thinks is always wrong….
It’s really sad…
@ JosephBTS Floyd ageed first, get it right. Floyd really deserves more and defenitely not less. He did better numbers against common opponents. De La, Hatton, and Marquez.
I think Mayweather only came out of retirement cause he owes the IRS money… And can’t keep up with his lifestyle…
Can’t wait to see Pacquiao KTFO of Mayweather! Mayweather’s been dodging Pacquiao for way too long, and talking too much smack!
They should call it
Pound 4 Pound
i heard they are only doing one promo in New York I would have liked to see more i understand that it allready has hype but you get the trash talking and the fans get more into it but its all good i guess
i gotta say i like pac-man he is, in a word, awesome. but i feel mayweather is a step to far, with no catch-weight he is in deep.
this will be an awesome fight i honestly cant wait.
You should be glad the pacman will fight PBF and ko him, to revenge the loss of Juan Manuel Marquez your boyfriend.
Its hammertime perez the menace. Pacman by 8 rds.
ko.
BLAH BLAH BLAH . Mayweather agreed with the 50 / 50 split. What a shame !!!
The running man Mayweather realized he is not the bigger star.
Let’s get ready to rumble………. PACMAN by TKO
pacquiao fighting margarito instead of cotto.wow man you need to edit margarito’s name cause you know margarito in suspended for a year to fight.you know that, don’t you?or too much hatred to pacquiao blinded your facts on this article.hehehehe!
As excited as part of me is about this fight, the other part is concerned that this fight will simply degrade into a boring, ugly jogging contest, with Mayweather running away for 12 rounds, and Pacquiao chasing him. And that’s the problem with Mayweather. I could more easily look past his ridiculous comments and antics if he was actually a good fighter, but he isn’t. He’s just a dirty fighter that fights a gross looking fight. And despite Mayweather’s trash talking, I have a feeling he’s simply taking this fight for the money, and doesn’t truly care whether he wins or loses. I’ll be very surprised if he dares to voluntarily engage in any exchanges with Pacquiao.
perez is an idiot with no boxing skills.
I think he is a fat lazy imbecil.
The only way i can explain his way off thoughts on manny and floyd.
AS FAR AS I REMEMBER FREDIE ROACH SAID AT FIRTS 50/50 AND THE WINNER TAKE MORE. MAYWEATHER IS THE ONE WHOS DEMANDED 60/40 AT FIRTS CAUSE HE HAS A DEBT TO PAY ON (IRS) STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stupid as you can be. Now you’re proven wrong again. Pac is not unreasonable asking for 60-40. He’s no greedy like what you think. Stop writing now and die.
HEY PEREZ ARE YOU READY FOR TYPHOON CALLED A (RICEPOWER)HIS COMING BACK TO SHOT PEOPLE’S MOUTH UP…. LIKE PAC-MAN SAID MAYWEATHER TALK ALOT OF TRASH, HIS COMING TO SHOT HEM UP ALSO THE SR (DAD)
DID THE SHORT BUS STOP BY AGAIN? Ohh, and of course MANUEL PEREZ is first on the line. I only agree on one thing. MANUEL PEREZ ARTICLES ARE VERY ENTERTAINING (They are STUPID AND FUNNY)
SIT BACK AND ENJOY, THE ASIAN TYPHOON IS COMING TO FAITH AWAY.
Now verbally, Manny Pacquiao has agreed to Bob Arum’s offer for the March 13 2010 fight with Mayweather. Now, the promoter is going back to the USA, to get Mayweather agreement. In less than 4 months since Pacquiao-Cotto match, and with the election in the Philippines just around the corner, Pacquiao agreed for the fight. That’s GUTS. Now what else can a jilted lover like you MP could throw to Manny Pacquiao now? Now, lets wait and see what will happen in the fight. Any promises Mr. Perez?
Boxing is a business and both mayweather and pacquiao want the 80 million split. If not for that much money the fight wouldnt be happening just for the sake of boxing. Now you being ridiculous TB.
Of course Mayweather hasnt fought them. Mayweather is a business man who fights who ever pays him more money. I take no credit away from Pacquiao has proved himself by destroying great fighters. Only these 3 fighters are superior then the last 3 he faced.
mayweather hasnt fought bradley, mosley, or williams either. cotto is a tough fighter dont be rediculous. im a mayweather fan but dont take anything from manny he fought the fighters that the fans wanted him to fight at the time, its not his fault that he made them all look bad. cant we all just sit back as boxing fans and enjoy probably the greatest fight of our decade without any bias opinions. i feel like neither fighter really needs this fight for there legacy but they’re doing it for the sport of boxing. im just happy that i get to see two fighters of this caliber fight in my life regardless of the outcome, i give props to both men for what they’ve done for the sport and all the real boxing fans should feel the same way. dont take anything away from these fighters, i want all the up and coming fighters to be just like the both of them.
Manuel Perez has written a lot of dumb articles. But he is right about the last part of this one. Manny would have been in a lot tougher fights if his last 3 fights would’ve been against Bradley, mosley, or williams. Margarito should never be mentioned. His over rated and all he had was good conditioning. Perez is just mad at the mexican killer. Understand him, his mad at the guy who destroyed the best boxers his country had to offer.
your going to feel really ridiculous when Mayweather makes it a one sided clinic.
Floyd is scared that’s why he wants pillow gloves at 154. His plan is to go the distance but he’s afraid he’s gonna look like Cotto at the end of the fight. Like father like son, all talk no balls. He didn’t wanna use 8oz. gloves. How is he gonna win coming into the fight knowing his face is gonna get beat up. Quack, quack, do I hear a DUCK?
in a weird way i kind of wish the fight was in may. just because the hype will be so huge i won’t want it to end. the anticipation is going to be intense. sadly, the wait might be better than the fight. but whatever.
let’s do this one! i’m leaning manny in a schooling. but who really knows? i could see pacman knocking his head into orbit too. i’m ready!
Floyd want to use pillow gloves in the fight at 154. Scared?
really love to see pac punching in weird angles.. that’s what really excite me.. disregard what perez say i wanna see pac do some fpj punching..
PEOPLE! it’s NOT FUNNY picking on RETARDS.
give PEREZ a break! at least he’s trying.
what i really like about pac is the punch he learned from watching local movie.. don’t know if you remember the punch he throw while his head is being push down(forgot his opponent but it happened in his last manila fight).. i don’t know what kind of punch it is(probably behind the backpunch) but it sure shock his opponent AND also the right uppercut coming from the left(or left-back if his opponent is too slow)side when he moves to the side of his opponent.. a uppercut coming from right between his opponents armpit thats one hell of a punch..lito lapid??
poor guy. he’s so misinformed. kinda feel sorry for perez. keep trying little buddy. don’t give up.
Manny felt sorry for mayweather because he needed the money to pay his back taxes.
GEE what happened to FLOYD wanting 65%?
….”Gee, I wonder what happened to Pacquiao and his 60-40?”…
Dont wonder Manuela just enjoy the fight…ur “The Stupid One”, remember?…lol.
You’re such a meathead it’s unbelievable….Mayweather will finally get exposed as the sheltered overhyped clown he is. To be great you gotta fight the greatest in their prime, this will be Mayweather’s first fight in that catagory and will get KTFO’d in the 6th. It will be ugly!!
Manuel perez fave song:
for i’m a st&pid d&mb fellow
for i’m a stup&d d&mb fellow
for i’m a stup&d d&mb fellow
that no one can deny
that no one can deny
that no one can deny
wow just like i said the fight happened anyway. and roach said 60-40 not pac. he doesn’t need nor care for the money, he even let the fight be MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO. he isn’t a greedy mfer like FMM. pac’s one of the most humble guys in the sport. so now you can stfu.