What would be the biggest draw in the boxing industry today? If you were to ask a boxing purest they would say they want to see a Pacquiao-Mayweather, Jr. bout. As a matter of fact it is the only thing boxing inner circles are talking about. If it were to take place the pay-per-view draws would be off the charts, which is exactly what the promoters salivate over. To quote Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr., "Show Me the MONEY!"
Manny Pacquiao's most recent bout vs. a relatively unknown, Joshua Clottey, drew a whopping 700,000 buys. If he can draw that versus a no-name like Clottey, just imagine what a highly anticipated matchup like Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr. would pull in.
However there are problems with putting together this bout, most notably Mayweather's camp wants Pacquiao to take a test proving he isn't on the juice. Unfortunately, Pacquiao's camp insists that he isn't and they refuse to take a test to proving that claim. Mayweather insists that there will never be a fight until a test is taken.
Second problem is Mayweather's take on the proceeds. His camp wants a 65-35 split. Problem is that if Pacquiao can pull 700k buys with Clottey, there is little bargaining power for Mayweather. This means that Manny is in the drivers seat and Mayweather must put up or shut up.
Let's hope to see both of these fighter's man up and square off. It will be a fight of the ages!
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I think many people were tired of Mayweather's bunch of alibis to fight Pacquiao. Just want to ensure his flawless undefeated record but still he must proved those records. Fight Pacquiao!
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