On Thursday, in the course of an look on ESPN2's "First Consider," Pacquiao mentioned he's prepared to give Mayweather the larger slice from the pie."
Pacquiao I am waiting around for that battle to occur. I do not know what is the purpose why that battle hasn't occurred. ... It really is Okay for me if he will get a greater proportion than me.
” -- Manny Pacquiao, on prospective battle with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pacquiao was showing inside the Bristol, Conn., studio with Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs). They're within the midst of the tour advertising their welterweight showdown on Dec. eight (HBO PPV) in the MGM Grand in Vegas, but a lot in the dialogue Thursday centered on the prospective Pacquiao-Mayweather battle.
"I'm waiting around for that battle to take place," mentioned Pacquiao, boxing's only eight-division planet champion. "I do not know what is the cause why that battle hasn't occurred. ... It is Okay for me if he will get a greater proportion than me."
In January, Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), a five-division champion, and Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) spoke around the telephone a couple of feasible offer in the course of which Mayweather supplied to spend him a flat charge of $40 million to get a proposed battle but wouldn't enable him to reveal within the income. Inside the unique negotiation, Mayweather agreed into a 50-50 split.
"I spoke to Floyd ... and he provided me an quantity," Pacquiao stated. "He did not speak regarding the pay-per-views right here and that is it. I can not concur with that. I informed him I consent with fifty five and forty five (split)."
Another concern which has avoided the battle -- and there have already been several unsuccessful negotiations -- was Mayweather's desire for random blood and urine screening all through the build-up towards the bout. Throughout the 1st negotiation, Pacquiao initially declined to take part in this kind of tests but has lengthy stated he would concur.
He reiterated that in the course of Thursday's job interview.
"No issue," Pacquiao mentioned. "Whatever he desires to do."
Even if Pacquiao earlier experienced softened his stance on random tests, there was nonetheless an concern about performing a blood check around the day from the battle. But Pacquiao stated Thursday he now will be Okay with that, as well.
"No issue," he stated. "Even the evening from the battle. No difficulty."
Mayweather has demanded that his latest opponents undergo random drug screening, by which Mayweather himself also participates. He has accused Pacquiao of making use of performance-enhancing medicines, regardless of no proof, which resulted in a December 2009 defamation fit.
The match was yet another street block to producing the battle, but this month a federal decide in Vegas requested Mayweather to spend practically $114,000 simply because he constantly has refused to seem for any deposition with Pacquiao's attorneys.
The prospect of the Pacquiao-Mayweather battle probably disappears if Marquez defeats Pacquiao in December.
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Pacquiao, a congressman in his indigenous Philippines, and Marquez, a four-division titleholder and a single of Mexico's all-time greats, will probably be combating for your fourth time.
Pacquiao is 2-0-1 towards him in 3 questionable choices -- a attract inside a 2004 featherweight championship battle, a Pacquiao split-decision triumph within a 2008 junior light-weight championship battle, along with a Pacquiao bulk choice acquire in November, essentially the most questionable bout from the 3.
Marquez is 0-2 in welterweight fights -- the November reduction difficult Pacquiao for your welterweight belt (which Pacquiao then misplaced within a very disputed style to Timothy Bradley Jr. in June) along with a lopsided choice to Mayweather in 2009.
Marquez predicted in the course of Thursday's job interview that if Pacquiao and Mayweather battle, Mayweather would gain.
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