Richard Schaefer says he is willing to sit-down with Top Rank and have a Firm look at

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  1. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Richard Schaefer says they should have one of the three big accounting firms account for the fights back to say, 2007, and account EVERYTHING and see what each side does. And if they are the same, then yes, it should be a 50/50 split. But if they don't, why should it ?

    Seems like the best thing. They have the books. We don't. Let the bosses handle this.

    Fans: 50/50 is fair = because we just want to see the fight

    Fighters = I want my fair share (which is disputable and will come down to the numbers)



    Pac/Arum says he is willing to do 45% each with the winner taking home the extra 10%
     
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  2. Jr Middleweight

    Jr Middleweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I personally think 45% to each, then winner taking the rest sounds fair to me.
     
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  3. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, again. It sounds fair to you, the FAN. And to me, the FAN.

    But to them, to the fighter's where that money is real....its a bit more complex.

    For example: say Floyd is the one that generates the higher numbers. Why would he risk losing that percentage?
    What do you do if it ends up being a controversial decision ?

    Eh. I could only imagine what these guys go through when they get divorced or does the ***** just always win ?
     
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  4. Hotsauce

    Hotsauce Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They should do what richard said
     
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  5. vengeex

    vengeex Boxing Junkie banned

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    They should do this after the PAC-Bradley fight. Arum/Team PAC can't focus to this at this time.
     
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  6. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    It doesn't matter what schaefer said its up to Floyd if he wants to fight or not
     
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  7. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great Idea.
     
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  8. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    It isn't like each guy has a separate fan base for PPV purposes. There is a lot of overlap. There will be people that don't normally buy PPV that will be buying this. Why should one fighter be getting a bigger percentage of the new viewers? This is big enough that 50/50 shouldn't be an issue since neither guy makes the same money this fight will bring in anywhere else. This is all BS.
     
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  9. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Source?

    This seems like a fair solution. Let the bosses sit down and work the numbers with a trusted third party.
     
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  10. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Schaefer at least has a balanced idea.
     
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  11. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HBO show with Jim Lampley.

    It just aired.
     
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  12. PaoloMirani

    PaoloMirani Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good idea, let a third (neutral) party do the accounting...however, at the end of the day it is still Floyd with his hardline No Arum, No 50/50 stance that needs to budge.
     
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  13. Hermit

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    Problem is, this fight is not going to be the same as your 'normal' big fight. This will be a little like apples to oranges. He knows that.
     
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  14. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    I just hope GBP can convince Floyd to accept how the business works in terms of negotiations Just in case Arum and Oscar got an agreement.
     
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  15. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would think both sides would be smart enough to have the fighters sign-off on them going to the sit-down with the outcome being "Final" and not used as a "possibility."

    basically, the Firm will serve as judge and agreement.
     
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