The $40 million dollar guarantee Floyd Mayweather offered Manny Pacquiao is generous, considering the financial investment required by both men to make the superfight a reality.
Manny’s financial investment equals….zero dollars. Manny wears only one hat in this scenario, the hat of a fighter. His role is simplified and the most high profile, but his promoter Bob Arum fronts the dough to make the fight. Yet Arum has seemingly advised Pacquiao to demand a 50-50 split of all revenue.
Manny Pacquiao in the same ring as Floyd Mayweather is currently the dream fight for almost every boxing fan. Even non-boxing fans want to see this fight.
Is it a pure fantasy? Will it ever happen? Many boxing luminaries have tried to answer this question without much success. Let’s assume it will happen.
Here are 10 predictions for the fight that everyone wants to see.
Although it would be the biggest payday in Manny Pacquiao’s career, Pacman revealed that he turned down a guaranteed $40 million purse, proposed by Floyd Mayweather during their two-minute phone conversation a week-and-a-half ago according to Tempo.com.
Some may think that Pacquiao has to be crazy to turn down such a large sum of money, but the reality is a 50/50 split including pay-per-view royalties would fetch him at least $10-$20 million more for the long-awaited megafight.
Pacquiao said this of the situation:
He said he will guarantee me $40 million but I won’t have any share on the pay-per-view and other sources of revenue.
