Posted on 01/14/2015 7:48:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A deal is on the table for a super fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd in Las Vegas, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum told Kevin Iole Yahoo Sports.
Arum says the Pacquiao has agreed to his the deal, as have Mayweather's "representatives." The way Arum frames it, all that's left is for Mayweather himself to agree to the deal.
Iole reports that Pacquiao has agreed to a 60-40 revenue split where Mayweather would made an estimated $120 million and Pacquiao $80 million.
The two sides have been unable to make the fight happen for the better part of a decade, with multiple attempts to come to terms falling through over disagreements on drug testing procedures and revenue splits.
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I will fight either of them for only 30 million. I promise a ‘good’, but brief fight.
The fight everyone wanted to happen 10 years ago and now nobody cares about either of them? Yeah, whatever.
I think I have to rearrange my sock drawer the day of the fight.
The fight is on, this is a hugh and series fight, though not as hugh and series as it would have been a few years ago when both weren’t passed their primes.
Mayweather knew there would always be an asterisk next to his “0” if he didn’t fight Pacqiao.
Awesome I will go with Floyd for the win.
I pick Floyd also.
May 2.
Sounds fun! Do a live thread that night.
Ehhh...
If Floyd tries to box it out and brawl with Pacquiao, he will lose.
If Floyd however, employs the hit, duck and “chase me” strategy, he wins.
My bet is he does the latter.
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