Turns out the offer of Top Rank Promotions to Juan Manuel Marquez for a third meeting with Manny Pacquiao is something that’s hard to refuse.
Other than the catch-weight of 144 pounds and the hefty payday of $5 million the crafty Mexican is going to receive, other perks had also been included in the revised contract the promotional outfit tendered to Marquez.
The 37-year-old Mexico City native already signed on the dotted line and is now awaiting whether Golden Boy, the promotional company which holds the rights on the Mexican, will be able to match the lucrative deal.
Marquez disclosed that he is likely to get an additional $5 dollars for every pay-per-view buy in the event the scheduled Nov. 12 match exceeds 700,000 buys.
Fights involving Pacquiao had earned well in pay-per-view buys, including 1.2 million sales during his November showdown with Antonio Margarito.
Aside from it, the contract also assures Marquez another $1 million for every pound Pacquiao will be over catch-weight of 144.
The pound-for-pound best boxer in the world has been campaigning as a welterweight (147) in three of his last four bouts, even going to as high as the super-welterweight (154) division when he took on Margarito last year for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) crown.
The Marquez camp inserted the clause regarding the fine on weight issue after being deceived by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their fight two years ago. Marquez and Floyd Jr. also fought at a catch-weight of 144 pounds with a corresponding fine in case the brash-talking American failed to meet the agreed weight.