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MANILA, Philippines – Boxing promoter Bob Arum dared Floyd Mayweather Jr. to take the Manny Pacquiao fight by accepting a fixed guarantee minus the pay-per-view income.
This was the Top Rank Inc. CEO’s response to Mayweather’s $40-million guarantee offer to Pacquiao.
“I am offering Mayweather $45 million under the same terms he offered Pacquiao,” Arum told Boxing Scene’s Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Pacquiao revealed that the unbeaten American boxer made the offer when they talked over the phone two weeks ago.
Mayweather reportedly said Pacquiao could get a $40-million guarantee minus all the other income to be generated by their fight.
Nathanielsz speculated that the super fight, seen by many as the most lucrative bout in the history of the sport, could earn an additional $150 million aside from Mayweather’s $40-million guarantee.
Pacquiao rejected Mayweather’s offer and insisted a 50-50 split instead.
“Kaya hindi matuluy-tuloy kasi minsan agree na siya sa 50-50 tapos ayaw na naman niya, iba na naman kundisyon niya (The fight couldn’t push through because at one time he agreed on a 50-50 split only to change his mind),” said the Filipino champion in an interview with ABS-CBN correspondent Jay Dayupay.
Pacquiao said he deserves an equal share because he draws a lot of viewers in pay-per-view.
In his last two fights, Pacquiao generated better pay-per-view sales than Mayweather.
His 12-round battle against Juan Manuel Marquez garnered 1.4 million pay-per-view buys in November 2011, while his bout against Shane Mosley in May 2011 generated 1.3 million.
Meanwhile, Mayweather's fight against Victor Ortiz last September generated 1.25 million in pay-per-view sales.
source: ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Boxing promoter Bob Arum dared Floyd Mayweather Jr. to take the Manny Pacquiao fight by accepting a fixed guarantee minus the pay-per-view income.
This was the Top Rank Inc. CEO’s response to Mayweather’s $40-million guarantee offer to Pacquiao.
“I am offering Mayweather $45 million under the same terms he offered Pacquiao,” Arum told Boxing Scene’s Ronnie Nathanielsz.
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Pacquiao revealed that the unbeaten American boxer made the offer when they talked over the phone two weeks ago.
Mayweather reportedly said Pacquiao could get a $40-million guarantee minus all the other income to be generated by their fight.
Nathanielsz speculated that the super fight, seen by many as the most lucrative bout in the history of the sport, could earn an additional $150 million aside from Mayweather’s $40-million guarantee.
Pacquiao rejected Mayweather’s offer and insisted a 50-50 split instead.
“Kaya hindi matuluy-tuloy kasi minsan agree na siya sa 50-50 tapos ayaw na naman niya, iba na naman kundisyon niya (The fight couldn’t push through because at one time he agreed on a 50-50 split only to change his mind),” said the Filipino champion in an interview with ABS-CBN correspondent Jay Dayupay.
Pacquiao said he deserves an equal share because he draws a lot of viewers in pay-per-view.
In his last two fights, Pacquiao generated better pay-per-view sales than Mayweather.
His 12-round battle against Juan Manuel Marquez garnered 1.4 million pay-per-view buys in November 2011, while his bout against Shane Mosley in May 2011 generated 1.3 million.
Meanwhile, Mayweather's fight against Victor Ortiz last September generated 1.25 million in pay-per-view sales.
source: ABS-CBN News
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