Who actually believes this? I read 800K and that Arum would probably round up and look what happened? Why didn't HBO release these figures?
It doesn't really matter because they won't fight but Forbes showing Mayweather making at least 10 million more per fight and then whooping his ass in recent PPV numbers, gate, revenue, etc, no fighter in Mayweather's position would accept 50/50. The only winner would be Pacquiao as he would double his pay while Mayweather would make 10-20% more than he normally would. Absurd.
Mayweather vs Marquez made 1 million, Pacquiao vs Bradley made 900k, see the difference or you're blind? Prior to fighting Mayweather, Marquez' highest PPV was 300-400k fighting Pacquiao in a rematch. Following that Marquez has been fighting top opposition like Diaz and Casamayor on free HBO. He might be 10x more popular than Bradley but Mayweather's return is what sold that fight.
a very good number. this number is based from pac's star-power alone without the help of a good undercard. bradley has about 400 fans. i was actually predicting a clottey type of number of 800k before this.