Audio By Carbonatix
Former WBO Welterweight champion, Joshua Clottey, has made shocking revelations about his fight against Manny Pacquiao in 2010, claiming his manager got more split from the Pay-Per-View than he did.
Speaking on the Joy News Channel on Prime Take, Clottey said his manager negotiated a deal he felt was not good enough.
“The manager had already accepted $1 million as payment. I came in and negotiated $1.350 million,” said Clottey to Muftawu Nabila Abdulai.
“It was a fight that I was supposed to get $2 million as the pay.
“The Pay-Per-View was $100 for each viewer. But he negotiated three dollars on my behalf out of the $100. Even with the three dollars, I could only earn my share after 300,000 buyers. So if 300,001 people buy, I will make only $3.
"Why would you do that?
“I tried negotiating, but they said I should leave if I don't want to take the fight. So, I had to take the fight.
"Meanwhile, the manager made 33% profit from each pay-per-view income, including the fight money," he revealed.
”When I finish a fight and make $85,000 the manager is making $53,000. The first pay-per-view was about $700,000 and the manager made more than $300,000," he said.
Clottey lost the fight to Manny Pacquiao via unanimous decision.
Latest Stories
-
US and Iran exchange fresh strikes as fragile ceasefire collapses into renewed conflict
7 minutes -
Sinapi Aba mentorship programme equips 300 MSMEs for business growth and job creation
10 minutes -
JD Vance says Netanyahu “has gotten some things wrong” as US-Israel tensions surface
21 minutes -
Kow Essuman accuses Mahama gov’t of discriminatory treatment over staff salary arrears
25 minutes -
Non-tariff barriers add 20% to cost of cross-border trade in West Africa – Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare
26 minutes -
Wontumi seeks plea deal in GH¢30m Exim Bank fraud trial — AG notifies High Court
32 minutes -
Mahama gov’t breached law by failing to submit 2024 staffing report – Kow Essuman
36 minutes -
Bridging traditional banking and emerging fintech ecosystems across Africa
46 minutes -
CSIR-SARI bemoans low demand for locally developed seedlings amid imported alternatives
50 minutes -
Cracks emerge on Tema Motorway Interchange as motorists raise durability concerns
54 minutes -
Kow Essuman challenges Presidency’s narrative on staff numbers, demands disclosure of records
55 minutes -
Chief Imam Sheikh Sharubutu warns against rising drug abuse ahead of 2026 World Drug Day
1 hour -
Bed shortages push nearly 3000 patients into corridor care in UK
1 hour -
MP confirms arrest of two midwives over missing baby at Salaga Government Hospital
2 hours -
Deputy Transport Minister praises MPS investment at Tema Port
2 hours