Pacquiao Will Not Accept 50-50 Split For Hatton Fight - Boxing News
boxingscene.com 1/12/2009 — Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer says he won’t accept a 50-50 revenue sharing for the planned May 2 showdown with Britain ’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and may look for another opponent. In an interview on their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino ...

Arum urges Manny to take 50-50 as Hatton-Pacquiao situation worsens
badlefthook.com 1/14/2009 — Well, this is getting interesting. Top Rank chief Bob Arum, promoter of Manny Pacquiao, is urging his fighter to drop his 60-40 purse split demands and go with a 50-50 split, according to the Los Angeles Times : "There's no way he's getting ...

Pacquiao - Hatton Fight is On
latimes.com 1/24/2009 — Asked what ultimately persuaded Pacquiao to sign the contract, Arum said, "I'm not a psychiatrist, I don't know. We did a tweak here [increasing his purse percentage for one] and a tweak there." Urged to elaborate, Arum said, "That's none of your business."

Fight between Pacquiao and Hatton off for now
usatoday.com 1/22/2009 — Manny Pacquiao's refusal to accept terms already agreed to by his promoter has apparently scuttled the planned May 2 fight between ...

Manny Pacquiao Dumps Hatton
philboxing.com 1/22/2009 — The megabuck fight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain ’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton is off . And in the words of Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin “Jeng” Gacal, “it’s kaput” meaning finished, dead.

Hatton-Pacquiao done for May 2 in Vegas
badlefthook.com 1/6/2009 — World junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton will face Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas,  with both fighters having agreed to terms and location . The only thing left to be decided is whether the fight will take place at the MGM ...

Manny Pacquiao nears agreement to fight Ricky Hatton
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/14/2009 — A day after negotiations appeared to be crumbling, Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, just told me that Pacquiao's advisors are now "on board" with a 50-50 purse split with Ricky Hatton, and he expects that, "by tomorrow, I'll have a...

Forget Hatton! Cotto Calls Out Manny Pacquiao
weblogs.newsday.com 1/14/2009 — It wasn't exactly an old-school call out, but it was interesting nonetheless. "If Manny Pacquiao wants to stay at 147 and fight one of the biggest names in boxing - I am available."

Hatton-Pacquiao runs into trouble; enter "Money"?
badlefthook.com 1/14/2009 — The proposed May 2 megafight between junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao may be running into a money problem. Hey, who said "Money"? While the Pacquiao side says they will not accept a 50-50 purse ...

Purse spat jeopardizes Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight
latimes.com 1/13/2009 — Pacquaio backs away from agreement on a 50-50 split. Promoter Bob Arum says the match in Las Vegas won't happen unless the world's No. 1 fighter 'comes to his senses.' >  ...

Marquez needs convincing win to attract Pacquiao (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News 1/8/2009
Juan Manuel Marquez thinks that a victory over Juan Diaz will draw him closer to one more shot at Manny Pacquiao. Of course, he first has to handle Diaz, who has lofty aspirations of his own. The two highly regarded lightweights met with reporters on ...

Purse spat jeopardizes Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight — L.A. Times - Boxing 1/14/2009
Pacquiao backs away from agreement on a 50-50 split. Promoter Bob Arum says the bout in Las Vegas won't happen unless the world's No. 1 fighter 'comes to his senses.' >  ...

Rankings: Pac-man falls into the Oscar trap (Yahoo! Sports) — Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News 1/15/2009
Manny Pacquiao has fallen into the same trap as others who have beaten Oscar De La Hoya.