For Mayweather, The Prize Comes First, Not The Fans

American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr once more confirmed on Thursday his life philosophy - that the most important thing for him is money, not the fans.

Although he initially said last week when he accepted the challenge of Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao that he agreed to the long overdue dream match to give in to boxing fans' request.

Among his conditions in accepting the match is that he would get a larger share of the guaranteed purse that Pacquiao didn't object to. He justifies the higher cut of the pie by comparing his situation and the Filipino congressman now to 2007 when he was pitted against the champion then, Oscar de la Hoya who took home the bigger share of the $130 million guaranteed purse even if Mayweather won the bout by split decision.

That fight boosted his ranking, which he has maintained until now with his 0 loss record.

"I got to where I got to by making the right moves. No matter how you cut it, I got to where I got to by winning, working smart, not working harder. So when I hear a guy says I just do it for the fans, that's not true, totally not true," Philstar quotes Mayweather.

He insisted that he fights smart when he runs around the ring, which Pacquiao described as a boring style of fighting that places fans to sleep.

He added that Pacquiao's sixth round loss to Juan Manuel Marquez has lessened the Filipino southpaw's commercial appeal, which Mayweather is capitalising on to justify his demand for a bigger paycheck than Pacquiao.

"I do it for a little of everything. I am a prizefighter. The prize comes first," Money May emphasised.

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