Floyd Mayweather discloses staggering guaranteed purse for Manny Pacquiao rematch

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Floyd Mayweather remains confident that his rematch with Manny Pacquiao will still go ahead. The money-spinning sequel, which had been targeted for September this year, has been postponed indefinitely due to an ongoing legal battle. Mayweather outpointed Pacquiao in 2015 in the richest fight in boxing historyGetty Images - GettyEvent production company CSI Sports claims to have paid Mayweather $4.65 million in advances for the exclusive promotional rights to his proposed exhibition bout with Mike Tyson and his rematch with Pacquiao in the paid ranks.CSI alleges Mayweather breached their exclusivity agreement by taking a $2.75 million advance from rival production company EverWonder to stream the Pacquiao fight on Netflix.An injunction was lodged against Mayweather to stop him from taking fights in the interim and to recoup the $4.65m advance.While a federal judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order to block Mayweather from moving forward with a bout against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis, the timing of the lawsuit ultimately resulted in it collapsing.How much money will Mayweather make for the Pacquiao rematch?Speaking to the PBD Podcast in his first interview since legal proceedings began, Mayweather insisted that a Pacquiao rematch is still on the cards and that he is guaranteed a gargantuan nine-figure purse.“Yes. You know, we already talked about it,” he said. “You know, for that fight, I’ll be guaranteed 110 million.”Explaining why the Pacquiao fight fell by the wayside from his perspective, Mayweather added: “Well, the reason why the fight hasn’t happened is because of the deals.“I know you guys keep hearing, ‘Why is this fight not happening?’ So let me explain.“There was a guy, the same guy that stole the $200 million. “He was in the middle of trying to defraud numerous people, committing fraud, I should say.Mayweather says he will earn $110m when he eventually runs it back with PacquiaoGetty“We were going to fight on Netflix, and with the deal, they tried to offer me and Pacquiao the same amount of money. “So I said, ‘Okay, in the first Pacquiao fight, I was guaranteed $101 million. He was guaranteed $25 million.’“So we come back and do the rematch, and this time they try to give both of us $27.5 million. “I said, ‘Well, he loses, and he gets the exact same amount as I get?’“I said, ‘Absolutely not. Go back to the drawing board, get your numbers right, and when you’ve got your numbers right, then come talk to me.’”Mayweather went on to reveal that he is on course to box Tyson in December.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.