Roach with Cotto's trainer, Joe Santiago in Las Vegas during weigh-in. (AP)
Freddie Roach, made it plain that a 50/50 split of the potential purse from a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight was the only way the event will happen. Not that he wouldn't like it to be more, however
Speaking on Fox Sports Radio he said, this about Floyd Mayweather: "I honestly don't think he wants to really fight Pacquaio". I think both fighters know if they view the fight as 50/50 it will happen. My guy is definitely on board. We want that fight. Mayweather, I'm not so sure"
The radio host, Rich Quinones asked Roach if Mayweather, who he characterized as a "part-time" fighter could be ready by May or June for a match with Pacquiao.
"I would think so. The thing is, to promote that fight, I think March is too soon. But May-June is a good time especially for the pay-per-view. He (Mayweather) is coming off a good win, Marquez wasn't that competitive but he (Mayweather) was able to sharpen his footwork and timing."
Roach addressed the Mayweather claim that Manny Pacquaio isn't that versatile, that he's a good puncher but he's one-dimensional. "Of course, he's saying that, he's always using that to hype himself. Manny fought three different styles in the Cotto fight. Manny is a lot harder to deal with then he realizes.
Roach ended with this parting shot: "To make the money he (Mayweather) wants to make, he's got to fight somebody and there's no one else left for him. That's the bottom line. The public wants to see this fight."
For the full interview, click over to 1290 The Ticket's website and listen to Quinones interview with Roach.
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yeah, roach is right. floyd is just trashtalking to raise himself. because floyd just can't accept that manny is a bigger crowd drawer than he is.he knows manny is better than he is. common, it took him 12 rounds to beat dela hoya and hatton and extra 4 lbs to beat marquez. if pac-may does not happen, mayweather might as well retire again for there is nothing left for him, while manny still has better options. honestly pacquiao-(mosley vs. berto winner) is better to watch than manny vs money. then floyd will be begging to fight pacquiao. shame on you floyd, give the fans what they deserve. or better yet, if floyd really thinks he can easily beat pacquiao, the fight should be winner take all, loser gets nothing. i know manny would love that, and then we'll know who is afraid of who.
Floyd Jr. is a chicken,bokbokbokbok!
50/50 lets get it on!!!!!!!
hadlok lagi na floyd ni pacman.
sigi lang na siya pngita ug paagi nga di dyud makaduwa ni pacman kay hadlok mana siya maguba ang bati niya nga nayong. LOL
50-50 is not a bad deal for both. the worse scenario is that floyd will alwalys look for a reason not to make this fight happen coz he saw what pacman did to a good welterweight cotto.
MAYWEATHER WOULD NOT LAST 5 ROUNDS WITH COTTO..
Pacman-ChickenFeatherJr. ain't gonna happen!
Hey Manny do not fight floyd. He got nothing on you and do not allow him to make millions because of you.
Roach should shut up his big mouth. Arum is working on a 60-40 and Roach jumped in and says he will take 50-50? He's just a trainer and not his promoter. He's ruining the discussions.
35/35 let's get it on floyd and the winner gets the remaining 30. We already know Manny will win and get 65 in the end. Money Floyd you'll be left with 35 and you'll be brought to the hospital after the fight to stay there for a month.
paula duffy...lami pisikan
...pag hubog
Please name the only Man who knock down Cotto without cheating?
Please tell me if Mayweahter have fought any Welterweight worth mentioning?
Please tell me why we are even talking about Mayweather and Pacquion in the same sentence or level?
NO ONE CAN BET PACMAN! NOT EVERY MR. WILLIAMS
Pacquiao has just tko'ed Cotto, a fighter Floyd has avoided to fight with. Same to Mosley, Margarito, Paul Williams.
MONGOFLOYD HAS NOT PROVEN ANYTHING IN THE SPORT TO BE WORTHY OF A SHOT AT MANNY PACQUIAO, THE LEGEND….IF HE CAN BEAT MOSLEY AND COTTO…JUST MAYBE PACQUIAO CAN GIVE HIM A SHOT..MAYBE AT 80/20 OF THE PURSE…OTHERWISE HE CAN GO ON HIS USUAL CAREER PATH AND FIGHT CALDERON, DARCHINYAN, AND PROBABLY ANA JULATON THE WOMEN’S BOXING CHAMP….ON 2ND THOUGHT MONGOFLOYD WOULDNT WANT TO MESS WITH ANA..SHE’S ALSO FROM THE PHILIPPINES…MONGOFLOYD TURNS FROM BLACK TO YELLOW WHEN HE HEARS THE COUNTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES…WHICH ACCORDING TO HIM AND HIS FATHER, THE BEST, AND MOST SOPHISTICATED SOURCE OF THE ‘SUBSTAMS’ OR DRUG ENHANCEMENT…HAHAHA…RUN MONGOFLOYD RUN….
For Mayweather’s sake, he must not fight Manny. Otherwise, he will suffer a dislocated shoulder. Pacquiao will bombard his defense with left and right anti-matter power punches that could cripple the alleged “Money” man. Please, Floyd, keep your unbeaten record, DON’T FIGHT PACQUIAO!
Have you read what Roach just sain in one of his interview? M
I think 50/50 purse is the only thing this fight will be happen. Both of them (Mayweather and Pacquiao)is confident that they are the best fighter claiming the pound 4 pound crown. To answer all doubts of who is really the best fighter in this era, then Lets get ready to rumble!
let's get it on floyd! winner take all! so in the end you'll get nothing like so many other people of your kind who just wants to make money out of somebody else. i would give everything just to see your face look like cotto after being beaten by pacman. or better yet, stay retired. there are so many other good boxers out there worth watching.
ANON, KONZ IS THAT YOU...?
A woman boxing analyst-examiner? That's cool.
FLOYD IS YESTERDAY'S GARBAGE, AND MANNY IS THE NEWEST STAR!! BY THE TIME FLOYD FIGHT MANNY, HE'LL BE 33 YEARS OLD AND GETTING SLOWER. THIS IS NO COMPETITION FOR MANNY, FLOYD WILL BE KO IN 3 ROUNDS.
what's another word for coward, FLOYD JR!
Floyd talks about being the best Welterweight but he doesn't fight none of them. Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey, Andre Berto & now he's looking 4 a reason not fight the #1 Welterweight.....
Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao.
What a PUNK B1TCH!!!!! I heard a rumor about him fighting Carlos Quintana as a tune up in early 2010. I would give him props if he fought him, he's under-rated & can box. Hey atleast he's a Welterweight.
Let the IRS, car dealership, HOA and many other more people he owed money from sue his dirt poor bottom! Don't fight him manny, get your 8 title instead! Let him retire with nothing in his bank account.
40/40 then give me the 20 percent!
bob arum would definitely push for 60-40 in pacquiaos favor.mayweather will not accept considering his self proclaim best fighter and best p4p fighter.then bob arum lay down a 50-50,and if mayweather wont accept,then its about time for them to look for another fighter.mosley is gonna be more exciting againts pacquiao.valero,berto,or williams.but againts mayweather i dont think so.mayweather is crazy if he wants it 65-35 in his favor.pacquiao is way ahead of him in all department,except his mouth.just one piece of advice for pacquiao,if ever he steps in the ring with mayweather.dont hit him in any part of the body.just box him in the mouth,i just really want to see a black chimpanzee with a busted mouth.mayweather is nothing but a second rate trying hard chimpanzee.he should be brought back to africa.
I would say 90/10 for pacquiao. Mayweather does not deserve more than 10%. Coward, he only want to fight because of money.
The Fight with pacman vs PBF will never happen. Let him fight in UK and see what kind of buys his going to get. Stop wasting your time talking about floyd.
I'm always telling my son NOT to FIGHT PACMAN. He is dangerous and can KO my retard son in a second. Gosh!!! Floyd please stay at home. or maybe you can try their sophisticated substance. i think it's called BALUT. but for Manny, please avoid my idiot son. he really don't know what he's doing. Roach, tell Arum not to continue the negotiations. i'm only concern with my retard son.
I would suggest 90/10 for Pacquiao, Mayweather does not deserve anything more than 10% of the purse. He is a coward with plenty of excuses.
at the end of the day mayweather said he could be a commentator,and a promoter.why not promote his own fight now.all roads leads to mayweather.b4 he sleep he should think of what hes saying.its shameful,and very embarassing.what if he losses to pacquiao,does he have any face to face the people.what a pity.
Manny pacquiao is Assasin while Mayweather is Monk
The more you reason out with Floyd, the more he makes it difficult for everybody. And he enjoys it. The thing to deal with this is to simply ignore him. Make him take the initiative to start the negotiations. Meantime, Manny should explore the possibility of fighting Foreman for the jr. middleweight crown and the 8th division title. Forget Marquez everybody knows that he does not stand a chance now against Pacman.
jinkysis is right, forget the mayweather fight, think about yuri foreman, a jr middle weight champ whose very vocal in fighting the pacman, I think he is man enough who really wants to fight and it will be history above history by the pacman to be the first man who will win in 8 title in 8 division and that is something! Forget gayweather, if he will not agree in 60-40 in pacmans favor then call it off!
Floyd can now write his book on "How to look good in ducking".
I would give unsolicited suggestion,put a big no. zero as a cover on his hard bound book,in the middle of the big zero no. is a small duck.
what an emphatic underestimation of mayweather to pacquiao since the start but all manipulation. I'm not so sure if anyone of all boxing sports patrons know what I mean or if I'm imparting a sense at all but to say that mayweather is not only a boxing genius physically and skillfully but he is just so brilliant in a psychic war when it comes to boxing manipulating all strategies psychologically in order to turn all favors on their part. pacquiao and floyd have all the abilities and skills, we're talking about battle of the brains this time.
40/40 then give me the 20 percent!
lets make it 50/50 for the love of the game
test ban ban test
5 to 7 MILLION PPV buys!!!!!
will the promoters please consider naming this fight WHO GETS SLAUGHTERED??? don't call it some benign "firepower" crap or something. c'mon marketing geniuses think about all those people waiting many years to see D ARROGANT ONE DECAPITATED!!!!!!!!! LET'S GO!!!!
All i gotta say Floyd is a PUNK and a disgrace to the boxing sports... I'm not impress at all with his last fight as a matter a fact I fell asleep cause it was SOoooo BORING! He picks his fights and talks too damn much.
Floyd Sr mentioned he dont want his son to fight Manny because he knows something. Yeah he knows that Manny is using streoid. Steroid Power will be the next bill with Sahne Steroid. Ha ha!
Pacman will knock-out Floyd.
my prediction, manny will knock out floyd in round 8 if ever they fight. the fight with mayweather is easy compared to that of miguel cotto.
I don't agree to Master Roach for the 50/50. Mayweather deserves only 40 not 50. PACMAN is the SUPERSTAR now and he hold the belt. But if Floyd insist for 50/50 give him the condition of coming down to max. of 143. If Floyd wont accept, then go to yuri or shane.Forget Floyd.The PACMAN doesn't need him anyway.
Mayweather doesn't deserve 50. He is just good for 40 or even lower. PACMAN is the SUPERSTAR now. If Floyd insist for a 50/50, then he should come down to 143 as condition.If he resist, then forget him. PACMAN doesn't need him anyway. Just go for Yuri for No. 8, or grab all the belt of the Mosley vs Berto unification fight winner. Forget Marquez also. PACMAN has nothing more to prove with Marquez. He was already beaten twice by the PACMAN.
s***!, any fake Floyd Sr. should get a life, and if ever Floyd Sr. reads this i just wanna sincerely say,
PUTANG INA MO FLOYD!!!!!!!
FLOYD GAYWEATHER : PACQUIAO IS ONE DIMENSIONAL .... DEAD WRONG. ILL TELL YOU A SECRET GAYWEATHER AND THIS MAY HELP YOU BUT FOR YOUR GAY MOUTH ILL TELL IT. PACQUIAO IS DIMENSIONLESS, HE IS LIKE WATER, HE FITS EASILY IN ANY DIMENSION ...AND SHUDDUP YOUR GAY MOUTH MOFO.
MONEY isnt fighting PACMAN. He is more interested in fighting WEEMAN early next year, YODA in summer and MINI ME by the end of the year. Those guys will make him claim the pound for pound. GO FLOYD!!!!
HOW ABOUT AN INTERNET CAMPAIGN FOR MANNY PACQUIAO TO
FIGHT YURI FOREMAN FOR 8 CHAMPIONSHIP ON 8 DIFERRENT WEIGHT
DIVISION....
I PREFER THIS THAN HAVING A HARDHEADED FLOYD FIGHTS PACMAN....
WHAT PACMAN GONNA PROVE IN FIGHTING FLOYD ANYWAY....THE WRITERS
SAID: FIGHTING FLOYD WILL BE THE LAST MOUNTAIN FOR PACMAN TO
CLIMB. DON'T THINK SO....FLOYD WILL BE JUST LIKE A HILL OR AN
ANTS MOUND FOR PACQUIAO.... WILL PACMAN MAKE A LEGACY FIGHTING
FLOYD? DON'T THINK SO....
This YURI FOREMAN will surely kiss the canvass too if he fights Manny. No offense to Bob Arum and Yuri because their both JEWS. But that'll surely happen. Yuri Foreman is a runner too. Just watch his fight with Daniel Santos. The guy's a runner too like Mayweather haha!
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