"Manny Pacquiao has been the PPV king 2 of the past 3 years going head to head with Floyd Mayweather"
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing (Jan 26, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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Manny Pacquiao
I got this email from Tony C., who makes the argument that Mr. Mayweather doesn't warrant anything more than an even-split in a fight with the congressman from the Philippines:
 
Floyd Mayweather does not deserve more than 50-50 against Manny Pacquiao. 

Manny Pacquiao has been the PPV king 2 of the past 3 years going head to head with Floyd Mayweather, and 3 of the past 4 years if you include 2008 where Pacquiao shared top billing in his fight with Oscar De La Hoya.

Pacquiao's fights generated more money than Floyd Mayweather's, more people bought his Pay Per Views, more people paid at the gate to watch him live.

Pay Per View

2009
1.Pacquiao-Cotto................1.25M PPV ($70M).......($8.85M gate -crowd:15,930)
2.Mayweather-Marquez.......1.05M PPV ($52M).......($6.81M gate -crowd:13,116)
3.Pacquiao-Hatton...............850K PPV ($45M)........($8.83M gate -crowd:16,262)

2010
1.Mayweather-Mosley..........1.4M PPV ($78.3M)......($11.03M gate -crowd:15,117)
2.Pacquiao-Margarito..........1.15M PPV ($64M).......($5.4M gate -crowd:40,154)
3.Pacquiao-Clottey...............700K PPV ($35.3M).....($6.36M gate -crowd:41,843)

2011
1.Pacquiao-Marquez...........1.41M PPV ($77.6M*)....($11.65M gate -crowd:16,389)
2.Mayweather-Ortiz.............1.25M PPV ($78.4M)......($9M gate -crowd:14,687)
3.Pacquiao-Mosley..............1.1M~ PPV ($66M)........($8.88M gate -crowd:16,412)

*1.41M PPV x $54.95...PPV gross will be more taking into account HD buys at $64.95
~some reports have Pac-Mosley doing 1.3M PPV buys, including on the Ring website & Wikipedia


Crowds

2011
Pacquiao v Mosley.............16,412 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)
Pacquiao v Marquez..........16,389 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)
Mayweather v Ortiz............14,687 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)

2010
Pacquiao v Clottey.............41,843 (Cowboys Stadium, Texas)
Pacquiao v Margarito.........40,154 (Cowboys Stadium, Texas)
Mayweather v Mosley.........15,117 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)

2009
Pacquiao v Hatton.............16,262 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)
Pacquiao v Cotto...............15,930 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)
Mayweather v Marquez......13,116 (MGM Grand, Las Vegas)


Floyd Mayweather has no claim to more than a 50-50 split, none whatsoever


Tony, thanks for the email. Honestly, I thought we were making progress to having these guys meet in November but with Floyd's email where he stated that an even split with Pacquiao was out of the question, I went back to my original skepticism of this bout ever taking place.

I just wonder if this will be another edition of the debate between Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins, who argued over purse splits throughout much of 2002, effectively keeping their rematch from taking place till 2010- loooong after the sell-buy date.

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