A couple of years ago Tony laced my boots on some shit, I looked into it, and sure enough it was the truth. Then others, like bigface, talk about how Manny was getting pimped, Arum and TR weren't shit, I looked into it and it was true
And the funny thing is you didn't side with anyone (Pacquiao or Mayweather) from the beginning! You looked into the facts and then made your judgement.
Here's the timeline again:
FIGHTHYPE \\ MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO NEGOTATIONS TIMELINE PART 1
You notice Floyd was ready for Pacquiao HOURS after Pacquiao beat Cotto.
The contracts were ready to sign. Floyd agreed but Pacquiao wanted some very minor details added.... like a 10 million per pound overweight penatly, yeah that's "minor". But Floyd agreed, then Floyd's team countered with Random Olympic Style drug testing. Roach and Koncz said no problem. Golden Boy revealed that PACQUIAO had a problem with it. And later on Pacquiao would admit it citing his first loss to Morales.
Pacquiao didn't want Random, wanted 3 tests and said 30 days but was busted giving blood 24 days prior to fighting Hatton. So that's how Team Mayweather got Manny to come down from 30 days to 24. It wasn't a compromise on Pacquiao's behalf. He had no choice because of the video. Even before going to mediation, team Floyd offered the 14-day cut off... giving Pacquiao 2 weeks of no blood being drawn. Pacquiao turned it down.
But when interviewed Pacquiao says "whatever he wants", "Floyd doesn't want to fight me, I don't know why" "I agree to be tested on the day of, they can take blood between rounds" "we don't have to agree to 50/50, he can have the lions share"....
Then Floyd calls him himself and offers 40 million... And what does Pacquiao say? 50/50 or no fight!
At the end of the day it is Pacquiao himself who keeps turning the fight down, not Roach, Arum, or Koncz. Ultimately it's his decision!
Now that's he has been knocked out and his PPV numbers are slipping, Mayweather doesn't even want to fight him anymore.