Comments on: Pacquiao vs. Hatton is back on

By: geoffrey

geoffrey — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:06:25 +0000

surely it should be 50/50 hatton donates loads to his local pub and pie shops lol

By: netbiz01

netbiz01 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:50:55 +0000

pacman rightly deserve a higher purse. and to be honest, the money he earns does not necessarily goes all into his pocket. he gives to charity worth millions of pesos. he is a generous man. i have not yet seen another boxer in his caliber that is as generous as pacman. he gives dole out to people in need, donate an advance machine for cancer in his city, and a lot other stuff that does not hit the news.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:34:51 +0000

“And as for your example Chuck… if you can get me to pay 60 for your game more power to you.”

LOL! Well, if I can sell someone stupid a game for sixty where I should get no more than about thirty for, then I am……….THE ULTIMATE NEGOTIATOR!!

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:07:02 +0000

Pacquiao got his percentage upped and the fight is still happening. I’d say he did a decent job. Its not like it was a Juan Manuel Marquez situation; Marquez turned down $750,000 for a Pacquiao rematch a few years back, along with several other fights, as he was demanding one million or more. He ended up getting his belt stripped and fighting in Indonesia for mid-5 figures against Chris John, and lost.

By: spacedog

spacedog — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:36:43 +0000

You know I basically agree with you all about salaries being out of hand in sport but its still hard to fault fighters and players getting all they can. Especially seeing as the fight is going to go through any way.
And as for your example Chuck… if you can get me to pay 60 for your game more power to you.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:32:19 +0000

Hey, at least he gives his money to those less fortunate and those who can REALLY need it. But where does he draw the line? Oh, and the security/mercenary staff he has on his property 24/7 I’m sure puts a dent in his bank account. He really should sell out and move to Manila, or if possible, a gated community where there is no terrorist activity.

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:32:14 +0000

“then he either doesn’t know how to save a dollar”

He really doesn’t. He gives it all away. Even Freddie Roach has said that Pacquiao needs to stop giving so much of his money away.

By: skwirrl

skwirrl — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Manny didn’t HOLD out for 52/48 – he was holding out for 60/40 and accepted 52/48. Thats a matter of a million to 2 million dollars. When he didn’t get it he made the fight anyways. Pac gives away huge amounts of his money, (to the point where he could very well be broke after he retires if he invests poorly), to the poor in the Philippines so hes far from greedy.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:27:50 +0000

“Boxing is a business. He was just trying to get the most that he could. But the other side didn’t flinch and It was just way too much money to turn down.”

Yes, we all know boxing is a business. But as I said, Pacquiao was NOT being a good businessman nor negotiator. He was being stubborn and ridiculous. And we almost got no fight because of Pacquiao\’s ridiculousness. Which meant, no money made for either guy. And you know who the other options for Pac were? Humberto Soto and Edwin Valero, both being very good fighters. I would LOVE to see Pac fighting both of those guys (and Soto and Valero fight each other) and it was said that Pac wouldn\’t make more than about $2 million for those fights, and Pac was guaranteed about…what? $30 million? Obviously Pacquiao is new to the negotiating game…

By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:18:53 +0000

Boxing is a business. He was just trying to get the most that he could. But the other side didn’t flinch and It was just way too much money to turn down.