SHould he have took the $40 million offer?

I am definitely not someone who cares about another man's pockets, so let me get that out of the way.

With that being said, if this article is true, Manny Pacquiao is getting played for a fool in terms of revenue. I think his based pay should be higher than this and I am far from a *******. Anyway, that $40 million offer from Floyd (PPV split or not) is looking like a $100 million compared to this purse.


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Is it me, or is there something wrong with the following Tweet posed by The Ring this morning: “According to Nevada commission— Pacquiao's base purse is $6 million, Bradley's, $5 million.”
I am well aware that The Ring is a reliable source for everything boxing related, but this seems a little bit off center. Is this true? Is Manny Pacquiao’s base purse only one million dollars higher than that of Bradley’s?
I assume that Pacquiao will also collect a hefty profit from the PPV buys; nonetheless, this is an extremely low and embarrassing amount to be attached to Manny’s name. I didn’t want to bring up Mayweather Jr. in this article, but it’s very hard to avoid doing that for direct comparison. Without using exact figures, Manny’s base purse is a fraction of what Floyd’s was in his fight against Miguel Cotto, and probably most opponents for that matter.
What I would like to know, is simply what the catch is? Of course Arum will take a colossal chunk of Manny’s pay, still, there has to be something in the paperwork that would guarantee more money for Pacquiao.
As for Bradley, this is great news. This amount shows that he is a valued asset to boxing, and that there is much hope in his future.

 

Yeah I agreed when I heard hin tell Lampley that. But if this article is true, no way should Manny get 50%

 

BASED pay ... yeah hell get a share of the PPV but he'll get no where near $40 million, beleive that! And its none of my business what he makes, I just brought it up to make a point that his numbers dont compare to Floyd's and I see why he hired that company to check his books a year or so ago, before Top Rank pulled the plug on them.

 

Exactly .... at the end of the day, who cares about the money the fighters are making, we just want to see the fight, but from a business perspective, if any of us where in Floyd's position, I am pretty sure most of us would feel that Manny doesn't compare from a numbers perspective (now as far as the fight itself, I can see 50/50, but this a business first)

 

Well at the same token you can say that each of the fighters just named recieved their highest payday fighting Floyd.