Pacquiao vs. Mayweather - Arum: Floyd must not be greedy

by Ciaran Baynes

Bob Arum has warned Floyd Mayweather he will have to take the short end of the purse if he faces Manny Pacquiao.

Even before a fight has been put in place and with a substantial obstacle in the shape of Ricky Hatton in Pacman's path, Arum wanted to set the record straight over the terms their side would want from a mega-fight with 'Money'.

With Pacman the current consensus pound-for-pound king, inheriting the title when Mayweather went into his, seemingly short-lived retirement, a bout between the two would be the biggest fight in boxing.

Mayweather has suggested he should get 60% of the purse if the two meet but his former promoter gives this short shrift.

“far and away the biggest attraction in boxing. So when he said a while ago that with Hatton he wanted the lion’s share and people said he was being greedy. No he wasn’t being greedy, he was right.”

“He takes a much smaller percentage," Arum said. "Everybody else who fights Pacquiao now has to be treated like he was, as an opponent of the former great attraction Oscar De La Hoya. read more