I can understand turning down a minor fight, rather than risk a career. But if you’re turning down a possible 100 million dollar payout, if you win and a still significant amount, regardless of the outcome, I have only one word, “chicken”.
If he doesn't fight, he gets nothing, but if he fights, he gets $50 to 100 million? He must be studying that Obamanomics.
Can’t....quite....put my finger on it, but the word “idiot” keeps coming to mind.
Maybe Don King enterprises is involved and the boxer wants nothing to do with it, where 50 million might end up being just 100 or 200 grand after the promoters, managers, and trainers take their cut.
Boxing....meh!
Something like thirty professional fights without serious damage is normally a pretty good career in boxing. Manny Pacquaio is another case like Duran of a guy whose gotten to double that and basically scared everybody close to his own size into the woodwork. Mayweather would have no chance in a fight with Pacquaio and he knows it.
Hey, for 50 mil, I’d let* Manny beat my butt to a pulp!
But the only payper viewers interested would be liberals who know my political proclivities...
*I’d try of course, but not much chance of looking like a real fighter!
It’s not about the money. Mayweather has tremendous talent and ZERO character. No way he’d risk losing or getting (his ego) hurt.
“But that’s not good enough for Mayweather, who recently told Bob Costas that he wants all of the PPV revenue and that he “can’t afford” to give up a split.”
He’d much rather stay home and smatch his bitch around...
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5580784
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5580784
I can’t believe that Mayweather would turn down a potential payday that would be the biggest in boxing history. Is he really that scared of Pacquiao revealing that Mayweather really has a glass jaw?
If you won't fight for the crack at $100,000,000 with a $50,000,000 minimum you are a pussy.
These guys get 20 million for fighting bums.