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This story for ESPN Mag about Money is great. Really hope Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happens soon.

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7878576/boxer-floyd-mayweather-sports-biggest-financial-control-freak-espn-magazine

Spot on.

Mayweather is the draw.

There are more people who hate Mayweather than there are people who like Manny.

This fight has buzz because a lot people think Manny has a great shot a beating Mayweather.

People are interested not because it's Manny but because Mayweather could potentially lose.

Mayweather deserves a majority split of the prize money.

He has everything to lose while Manny has nothing to lose.

He would probably beat him because of his defense and quickness, but nah, he wouldn't kill him.

Manny would be the best fighter he has ever went up against though.

I don't know about knock out. Floyd doesn't really knock people out. He isn't known for that. How many KO's has Floyd ever had man? Not very many. He's not that type of fighter. He's a defensive technician.

Manny has power and speed. Mayweather really hasn't went up against a guy with that sort of combination of power and speed. Would love for this fight to happen, but I've been waiting almost 4 years. I'll believe it when I see it.

Precisely why Pacquiao/Marquez were such great fights. Marquez is another incredible counter puncher who finds holes in Pacquiao's attacking style. But nobody finds holes like Mayweather he's the best technician I've ever seen although I'm pretty young so excuse my ignorance. Agreed Mayweather wouldn't work him in the brawling sense of it but in points I'm pretty sure he'd come out victorious.

Yeah only 26 KO's, more than half his fights.... not many at all

google is your friend shit bag

Keep laughing white trash. Why does Floyd keep ducking? He's scared.

Those KO's came early in his career when he was fighting far inferior fighters. Mayweather wants to beat you on the scorecards unless you're Victor Ortiz then you get a "left hook, right hand, and that's all she wrote"

Floyd definitely has better boxing skills. He's a technician. He's scared to fight Manny though, no doubt about it. He wants to retire with a perfect record and he's not going to fight anybody who he thinks has even a remote chance of beating him.

Who is the last fighter he's gone up against that realistically had a shot at beating him? Seriously. Manny has that, and he's not going to jeopardize his record.

People have been waiting years on the fight. The money would have shattered records if it took place a year ago. Two years ago.

It's not about promoting, hyping it up more and trying to get even more money. That's complete bullshit. The money would have been insane last year. Two years ago. It will always be insane.

Floyd is just flat out scared. His ego is in the way of making the fight happen.

Money can KO people but everything comes with a price.To knock people out you have to be willing to open up.When you open up you are at risk of being knockout yourself.It's an unnecessary risk imo.He embarrasses fighters which is essentially worse.If you watched the Mosley,Marquez and Ortiz fight they all were on there way to being stopped.Floyd just didn't press the attack.He could have dropped them.Why leave yourself open for a lucky punch though and give someone a cheap win?

So what ? I was just pointing out he still knocks people out

Oh and 6 of his last 12 fights were KO's or TKO's on the scorecard

So much for them coming early in his career