The chess game has begun, and both players are positioning themselves through moves and counter moves. Roach recently threw Yuri Foreman’s 154 lb title into the mix, and Mayweather has thrown Matthew Hatton into the mix? Does anyone believe any of this? Matthew Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather? This isn’t exactly a PPV monster now is it? Floyd has no business fighting Matthew Hatton and anyone with two cents worth of intelligence knows it. Now, the Yuri Foreman argument. True enough Foreman does hold the 154 lb title, and an 8th world title for Pacquiao is within reach. With that said, do we really believe that a fight against Yuri Foreman is what Bob Arum and Team Pacquiao are gunning for next?
These are strategic moves in order to see how both sides will react. The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will generate revenue that neither man will ever see again in their lives. Both men are nearing the end of their careers. Manny has political aspirations and will soon exit boxing and head towards serving his country in the political arena. Mayweather already retired once, and doesn’t have much more to prove other than make an attempt at defeating Manny Pacquiao.
This fight all boils down to money. Getting both sides to agree on the percentage of the pot is what will make or break this fight. Most people feel as if Pacquiao should get the lions share of the pot because of his accomplishments in the ring, and more importantly, he sells more tickets. That’s a pretty good argument. Mayweather feels as if he should get the lions share of the pot. This writer feels as if a 45/45 split with the winner getting the remaining 10 percent should get the job done. If Manny Pacquiao is convinced that he will defeat Mayweather than he should be convinced that he will get the 55 percent at the end of the night. The same things goes for Mayweather. If Floyd is so convinced that he is going to beat Pacquiao, then by all means sign the 45/45 split, winner gets the extra 10, no?
The negotiations for this fight shouldn’t be too complicated. Whichever way the lions share falls, both men are guaranteed to make ridiculous amounts of money.
