Fight Purses in Some Boxing Matches

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03-10-2010, 07:25 AM
generalbulldog

Fight Purses in Some Boxing Matches

I stumbled across this information while I was searching for something and I've always been intrigued by the sum of the fight purses in boxing. So if anyone has anymore knowledge of what the fighters received in other fights please post.

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Laurent Bouduani 300,000 v Guillermo Jones 40,000
Tim Austin 40,000 vs. Andrian Kaspari 10,000
Hugo Soto 20,000 v. Jose Bonilla 30,000
Montell Griffin 187,000 v James Toney 400,000

Chris Byrd $300- 425.000 v DaVarryl Williamson ?
Chris Byrd $2.15 Million v Evander Holyfield ?
Chris Byrd $625.000 v Andrew Golota ?
John Ruiz $11 Million v Roy Jones Jr $25-26 Million
John Ruiz $1.1 Million v Evander Holyfield ? [1st fight]
John Ruiz $1 Million v Evander Holyfield ?[2nd Fight]
John Ruiz $450.000 v Fres Oquendo ?
John Ruiz $1.5 Million v Kirk Johnson 1.1 mil
Wladimir Klitschko $300.000 v DaVarryl Williamson $90.000
Wladimir Klitschko $531.000 v Lamon Brewster $225.000
Lamon Brewster $450.000 v Kali Meehan $70.000
Lamon Brewster $750.000 v Andrew Golota ?
Vitali Klitschko $3.2 Million v Danny Williams $300.000
Corrie Sanders $952.000 v Vitali Klitschko ?
Jameel McCline $400.000 v Lance Whitaker ?
Danny Williams $250.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Julius Francis $560.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Lennox Lewis $34 Million v Mike Tyson ?
Mike Tyson $35 Million v Bruce Seldon $5 Million
Mike Tyson $8.7-10 Million v Orlin Norris $800.000
Mike Tyson $30 Million v Evander Holyfield $33 Million [2nd fight]
Oliver McCall $3.07 Million v Lennox Lewis? [2nd fight]
Michael Grant $4 Million v Lennox Lewis ?
Orlin Norris $50.000 v Henry Akinwande ?

Thomas Hearns $3.87 Million v Virgill Hill ?
Bobby Cyz $150.000 v Robert Daniels 185,000
Roy Jones jr $6.375 Million v Antonio Tarver $2.075 Million[2nd fight]
Antonio Tarver $2.25 Million v Glen Johnson $1-1.5 Million [1st fight]
Glen Johnson $5000 v Eric Harding ?
Glen Johnson $700.000 v Roy Jones Jr ?
Glen Johnson $50.000 v Clinton Woods ? [2nd fight]

Scott Pemberton $150.000 v Jeff Lacy ?
Jeff Lacy $50.000 v Syd Vanderpool $70.000
Jeff Lacy $157.000 v Omar Sheika $35.000
Jeff Lacy $200.000 v Rubin Williams $35.000

Felix Trinidad$ 10 Million v Ricardo Mayorga $2.5 Million
Felix Trinidad $10 Million v Winky Wright $4 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $11 Million v Yori Boy Campas $1 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $30+ Million v Bernard Hopkins $10-15 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $12 Million v Shane Mosley $4.25 Million[2nd fight]
Winky Wright $750.000 v Shane Mosley ? [1st fight]
Winky Wright $1.6 - 2 Million v Shane Mosley $1.9 - 2 Million [2nd fight]
Winky Wright $1.9 million v Sam Soliman ?
Shane Mosley $4.5 Million v Oscar De La Hoya ? [1st fight]
Jermain Taylor $25.000 v Undra White ?
Bernard Hopkins $3.8 Million v Howard Eastman $800.000
Bernard Hopkins $1.25 Million v Morrade Haakar ?
Bernard Hopkins $1.125 Million v Robert Allen [3rd fight]
Bernard Hopkins $100.000 v Antwun Echols ? [1st fight]
Bernard Hopkins $525.000 v Syd Vanderpool ?
Bernard Hopkins $1 Million v Keith Holmes ?
Bernard Hopkins $2.75 Million v Felix Trinidad ?
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Marvin Hagler $12 Million
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Thomas Hearns ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $8.5-10 Million v Roberto Duran ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $40.000 v Luis Vega $650

Mike McCallum $450.000 v James Toney $400.000 [1st fight]
Gerald McClennan $250.000 v Nigel Benn ?
Javier Castillejo $1 Million v Fernando Vargas ?
Verno Phillips $135.000 v Kasim Ouma $40.000

Cory Spinks $800.00 v Zab Judah $100.000 [1st fight]
Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]
Zab Judah $1 Million v Kostya Tszyu ?
Zab Judah $400.000 + v Rafael Pineda $45.000
Jesse James Leija $450.000 v Kostya Tszyu ?
Kostya Tszyu $800.000 v Sharmba Mitchell $900.000 [1st fight]
Floyd Mayweather $3 Million v De Marcus Corley $150.000
Floyd Mayweather $3.2 Million v Arturo Gatti $3.5 Million
Floyd Mayweather $1.5 + Million v Diego Corrales $1.25 million
Floyd Mayweather $150.000 v Genaro Hernandez $600.000
Antonio Margarito $72.000 v Antonio Diaz $46.700
Arturo Gatti $1.75 million v Leonardo Dorin $500.000
Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ?
Joel Casamayor $900.000 v Acelino Freitas $400.000
Joel Casamayor $250.000 v Roberto Garcia ?
Jose Luis Castillo $300.000 v Diego Corrales ? [1st fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $1.2 Million v Diego Corrales $2 Million [2nd fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $250.000 v Julio Diaz $400.000
Jose Luis Castillo $75.000 v Juan Lazcano $200.000
Cesar Bazan $10.000 v Miguel Angel Cotto ?
Miguel Angel Cotto $275.000 v Randall Baily $75.000
Miguel Angel Cotto $200.000 v Lovermore Ndou $42.500
Miguel Angel Cotto $ 420.000 v Victoriano Sosa $50.00
Carlos Hernandez $41.000 v David Santos $35.000
Julio Cesar chavez $900.000 v Larry Laucoursiere $20.000
Julio Cesar Chavez 1.2 Mil. Vs. Meldrick Taylor 1.2 mil
Julio Ceasr Chavez 1.25 mil vs Kotya Tzyu 1.25 mil
Oscar De La Hoya: $460,000.00 vs. Carl Griffith: $30,000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Jesus Chavez $600.000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Carlos Hernandez $650.000
Erik Morales $2.25 Million v Marco Antonio Barrera $2.25 Million [3rd fight]
Manny Pacquiao $180.000 v Emmanuel Lucero ?
Juan Manuel Marquez $500.000 v Manny Pacquiao $650.000
Juan Manuel Marquez $50.000 v Manuel Medina $125.000
Marcos Linica $85.000 v Juan Manuel Marquez ?
Wilfredo Vasquez $500.000 v Naseem Hamed ?
Salvador Sanchez $1 Million v Wilfredo Gomez $1 Million
Paulie Ayala $60.000 v Johnny Tapia ? [1st fight]
Jorge Arce $50.000 v Hussein Hussein $25.000
Evander Holyfield 500.000 vs. Jeremy Bates 20,000
Ali Frazier 1 2.5 mil each
Johnathon Nelson 6,000 vs. J.C. Chavez Jr ?
Chauncey Welliver 4,000 vs. Chad Von Sickle [according to Welliver himelf]
Dewey Welliver 10,000 vs Yuri Boy Campas
Terry Norris 1,000,000 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ?
03-10-2010, 08:53 AM
porkypara

Re: Fight Purses in Some Boxing Matches

Quote:

Originally Posted by generalbulldog

I stumbled across this information while I was searching for something and I've always been intrigued by the sum of the fight purses in boxing. So if anyone has anymore knowledge of what the fighters received in other fights please post.

Quote:

Laurent Bouduani 300,000 v Guillermo Jones 40,000
Tim Austin 40,000 vs. Andrian Kaspari 10,000
Hugo Soto 20,000 v. Jose Bonilla 30,000
Montell Griffin 187,000 v James Toney 400,000

Chris Byrd $300- 425.000 v DaVarryl Williamson ?
Chris Byrd $2.15 Million v Evander Holyfield ?
Chris Byrd $625.000 v Andrew Golota ?
John Ruiz $11 Million v Roy Jones Jr $25-26 Million
John Ruiz $1.1 Million v Evander Holyfield ? [1st fight]
John Ruiz $1 Million v Evander Holyfield ?[2nd Fight]
John Ruiz $450.000 v Fres Oquendo ?
John Ruiz $1.5 Million v Kirk Johnson 1.1 mil
Wladimir Klitschko $300.000 v DaVarryl Williamson $90.000
Wladimir Klitschko $531.000 v Lamon Brewster $225.000
Lamon Brewster $450.000 v Kali Meehan $70.000
Lamon Brewster $750.000 v Andrew Golota ?
Vitali Klitschko $3.2 Million v Danny Williams $300.000
Corrie Sanders $952.000 v Vitali Klitschko ?
Jameel McCline $400.000 v Lance Whitaker ?
Danny Williams $250.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Julius Francis $560.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Lennox Lewis $34 Million v Mike Tyson ?
Mike Tyson $35 Million v Bruce Seldon $5 Million
Mike Tyson $8.7-10 Million v Orlin Norris $800.000
Mike Tyson $30 Million v Evander Holyfield $33 Million [2nd fight]
Oliver McCall $3.07 Million v Lennox Lewis? [2nd fight]
Michael Grant $4 Million v Lennox Lewis ?
Orlin Norris $50.000 v Henry Akinwande ?

Thomas Hearns $3.87 Million v Virgill Hill ?
Bobby Cyz $150.000 v Robert Daniels 185,000
Roy Jones jr $6.375 Million v Antonio Tarver $2.075 Million[2nd fight]
Antonio Tarver $2.25 Million v Glen Johnson $1-1.5 Million [1st fight]
Glen Johnson $5000 v Eric Harding ?
Glen Johnson $700.000 v Roy Jones Jr ?
Glen Johnson $50.000 v Clinton Woods ? [2nd fight]

Scott Pemberton $150.000 v Jeff Lacy ?
Jeff Lacy $50.000 v Syd Vanderpool $70.000
Jeff Lacy $157.000 v Omar Sheika $35.000
Jeff Lacy $200.000 v Rubin Williams $35.000

Felix Trinidad$ 10 Million v Ricardo Mayorga $2.5 Million
Felix Trinidad $10 Million v Winky Wright $4 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $11 Million v Yori Boy Campas $1 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $30+ Million v Bernard Hopkins $10-15 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $12 Million v Shane Mosley $4.25 Million[2nd fight]
Winky Wright $750.000 v Shane Mosley ? [1st fight]
Winky Wright $1.6 - 2 Million v Shane Mosley $1.9 - 2 Million [2nd fight]
Winky Wright $1.9 million v Sam Soliman ?
Shane Mosley $4.5 Million v Oscar De La Hoya ? [1st fight]
Jermain Taylor $25.000 v Undra White ?
Bernard Hopkins $3.8 Million v Howard Eastman $800.000
Bernard Hopkins $1.25 Million v Morrade Haakar ?
Bernard Hopkins $1.125 Million v Robert Allen [3rd fight]
Bernard Hopkins $100.000 v Antwun Echols ? [1st fight]
Bernard Hopkins $525.000 v Syd Vanderpool ?
Bernard Hopkins $1 Million v Keith Holmes ?
Bernard Hopkins $2.75 Million v Felix Trinidad ?
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Marvin Hagler $12 Million
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Thomas Hearns ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $8.5-10 Million v Roberto Duran ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $40.000 v Luis Vega $650

Mike McCallum $450.000 v James Toney $400.000 [1st fight]
Gerald McClennan $250.000 v Nigel Benn ?
Javier Castillejo $1 Million v Fernando Vargas ?
Verno Phillips $135.000 v Kasim Ouma $40.000

Cory Spinks $800.00 v Zab Judah $100.000 [1st fight]
Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]
Zab Judah $1 Million v Kostya Tszyu ?
Zab Judah $400.000 + v Rafael Pineda $45.000
Jesse James Leija $450.000 v Kostya Tszyu ?
Kostya Tszyu $800.000 v Sharmba Mitchell $900.000 [1st fight]
Floyd Mayweather $3 Million v De Marcus Corley $150.000
Floyd Mayweather $3.2 Million v Arturo Gatti $3.5 Million
Floyd Mayweather $1.5 + Million v Diego Corrales $1.25 million
Floyd Mayweather $150.000 v Genaro Hernandez $600.000
Antonio Margarito $72.000 v Antonio Diaz $46.700
Arturo Gatti $1.75 million v Leonardo Dorin $500.000
Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ?
Joel Casamayor $900.000 v Acelino Freitas $400.000
Joel Casamayor $250.000 v Roberto Garcia ?
Jose Luis Castillo $300.000 v Diego Corrales ? [1st fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $1.2 Million v Diego Corrales $2 Million [2nd fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $250.000 v Julio Diaz $400.000
Jose Luis Castillo $75.000 v Juan Lazcano $200.000
Cesar Bazan $10.000 v Miguel Angel Cotto ?
Miguel Angel Cotto $275.000 v Randall Baily $75.000
Miguel Angel Cotto $200.000 v Lovermore Ndou $42.500
Miguel Angel Cotto $ 420.000 v Victoriano Sosa $50.00
Carlos Hernandez $41.000 v David Santos $35.000
Julio Cesar chavez $900.000 v Larry Laucoursiere $20.000
Julio Cesar Chavez 1.2 Mil. Vs. Meldrick Taylor 1.2 mil
Julio Ceasr Chavez 1.25 mil vs Kotya Tzyu 1.25 mil
Oscar De La Hoya: $460,000.00 vs. Carl Griffith: $30,000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Jesus Chavez $600.000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Carlos Hernandez $650.000
Erik Morales $2.25 Million v Marco Antonio Barrera $2.25 Million [3rd fight]
Manny Pacquiao $180.000 v Emmanuel Lucero ?
Juan Manuel Marquez $500.000 v Manny Pacquiao $650.000
Juan Manuel Marquez $50.000 v Manuel Medina $125.000
Marcos Linica $85.000 v Juan Manuel Marquez ?
Wilfredo Vasquez $500.000 v Naseem Hamed ?
Salvador Sanchez $1 Million v Wilfredo Gomez $1 Million
Paulie Ayala $60.000 v Johnny Tapia ? [1st fight]
Jorge Arce $50.000 v Hussein Hussein $25.000
Evander Holyfield 500.000 vs. Jeremy Bates 20,000
Ali Frazier 1 2.5 mil each
Johnathon Nelson 6,000 vs. J.C. Chavez Jr ?
Chauncey Welliver 4,000 vs. Chad Von Sickle [according to Welliver himelf]
Dewey Welliver 10,000 vs Yuri Boy Campas
Terry Norris 1,000,000 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ?

Interesting stuff.;D
03-10-2010, 10:01 AM
Jimanuel Boogustus

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Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight] :LOLATYOU:

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.
03-10-2010, 10:23 AM
generalbulldog

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I also know that Marvin Hagler only got paid $50 bucks for his 1st fight, Mike Tyson got paid $500 for his 1st fight.

And of course JMM turned down a 1 million+ payday to fight Chris John for $35,000 and get robbed in Indonesia. Never understood why.

From the top of my head, and they're pretty accurate.

Tyson 22 million vs. Spinks 13 million in '88.
Tyson 25 million vs. McNeely 1 million in comeback fight for Tyson.

Hell if some of these figures on John Ruiz are accurate the guy probably made more than $20 million+ in the ring in his career. John fukking Ruiz! But I can't hate, get your money Ruiz!
03-10-2010, 02:23 PM
Violent Demise

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Bruce Seldon $5 Million. :vd:
03-10-2010, 02:40 PM
blegit

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Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight] :LOLATYOU:

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

Yeah, ol' Zab got taken in negotiations but he stated this before and after the fight. He said he knew he would KO Spinks the next fight and then that is when his money would come.
03-10-2010, 02:42 PM
Kirkland Laing

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Where did you get those numbers from please? I googled them and found them on Eastside but I have to register to get the link.
03-10-2010, 02:58 PM
Lance Uppercut

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Originally Posted by blegit

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Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight] :LOLATYOU:

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

Yeah, ol' Zab got taken in negotiations but he stated this before and after the fight. He said he knew he would KO Spinks the next fight and then that is when his money would come.

That is what a real fighter does. He takes short money for a great opportunity.
03-10-2010, 03:07 PM
generalbulldog

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Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Where did you get those numbers from please? I googled them and found them on Eastside but I have to register to get the link.

I got them from here. purse listings - The Cyber Boxing Zone Message Board

And here's something else I found about Tyson. Before Tyson was about to fight McNeely in his comeback fight, he got a signing bonus of $25 million just for signing deals with MGM and Showtime and as I've listed another $25 million to fight McNeely. So in actuality it can be said Tyson got $50 million just for fighting McNeely. That's pretty insane money.BOXING - BOXING - Tyson Appears to Take Control As He Takes Over Center Stage - NYTimes.com

And who can forget Oscar for making $53 million fighting Floyd. He got a 25 mil guarantee and then another 28 mil in PPVs. SI.com - The Fortunate 50
03-10-2010, 03:08 PM
Fenster

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That list has been knocking around different forums for a few years, that's why there's no recent fights.

Hopkins got $3m against Winky ($2m) and Pavlik ($3m). Funny that Hopkins got more money fighting Eastman (obviously because he was taking a far bigger cut of the dough) and yet people wonder why certain fights don't get made ;)
03-10-2010, 04:35 PM
cnote111

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Information like this is fantastic - Puts a lot of things in perspective...
03-10-2010, 05:20 PM
Snakey

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Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ? fuck not worth it.
03-10-2010, 05:31 PM
Master

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JCC got the same money fighting Tszyu, when he was old and past it. Amazing.
03-10-2010, 06:24 PM
DaxxKahn

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Athlete.com has about the most accurate earnings for fighters....

Tyson made 30 million for at least 2 of his fights...To think he made almost 400 million in the ring and has not even a fraction of it....

In truth these guys have a dangerous job and every fight could be their last....

they have nothing to fall back on...EG- 401K, retirement benefits etc so thew risk has to be worth the reward no?
03-11-2010, 08:33 AM
johnmaff36

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I remember Tim Witherspoon being aggrieved (and rightly so) about taking home 90,000 USD for fighting Bruno (who received over 900,000 ST). His offical purse was 500,000 but after carl king,don king, sparring partners and expenses were taken out he was left with just the 90k. He said that he asked carl king (who was his 'manager') what was he was getting and King said that he didnt know and had to ask his father!!!! He came back and said they were getting a dime (or maybe it was a nickel, it was some kinda american slang for half a million)
03-11-2010, 08:41 AM
miron_lang

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Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Athlete.com has about the most accurate earnings for fighters....

Tyson made 30 million for at least 2 of his fights...To think he made almost 400 million in the ring and has not even a fraction of it....

In truth these guys have a dangerous job and every fight could be their last....

they have nothing to fall back on...EG- 401K, retirement benefits etc so thew risk has to be worth the reward no?

nothing to fall back on?

mate as you said Tyson made $400M. Secure the 200M at a bank for maybe 5% per annum and you have.

$1.6 Million dollar per month!!!! and that's just securing the half.

Imagine witdrawing $1M each month for your everyday needs. ;)
03-11-2010, 08:49 AM
generalbulldog

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And I know I posted this a few weeks back in some thread.

Muhammad Ali's fight purses from the beginning of his career to 1975.

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29/10/60 vs Hunsaker $2000
27/12/60 vs Siler $200
17/01/61 vs Esperti $545
07/02/61 vs Robinson $645
21/02/61 vs Fleeman $913
19/04/61 vs Clark $2548
26/06/61 vs Sabedong $1500
22/07/61 vs Johnson $6636
07/10/61 vs Miteff $5644
29/11/61 vs Besmanoff $2048
10/02/62 vs Banks $5014
28/02/62 vs Warner $1675
23/04/62 vs Logan $9206
19/05/62 vs Daniels $6000
20/07/62 vs Lavorante $15,149
15/11/62 vs Moore $45,300
24/01/63 vs Powell $14,331
13/03/63 vs Jones $57,668
18/06/63 vs Cooper $56,098
25/02/64 vs Liston $464,595
25/05/65 vs Liston $361,819
22/11/65 vs Patterson $300,078
29/03/66 vs Chuvalo $66,332
21/05/66 vs Cooper $448,186
06/08/66 vs London $290,411
10/09/66 vs Mildenberger $211,576
14/11/66 vs Williams $405,000
06/02/67 vs Terrell $585,000
22/03/67 vs Folley $275,000
Exile: April 1967 - September 1970
26/10/70 vs Quarry $580,000
07/12/70 vs Bonavena $925,000
08/03/71 vs Frazier $2,500,000
26/07/71 vs Ellis $450,000
17/11/71 vs Mathis $300,000
26/12/71 vs Blin $250,000
01/04/72 vs Foster $200,000
01/05/72 vs Chuvalo $200,000
27/06/72 vs Quarry $500,000
19/07/72 vs Lewis $200,000
20/09/72 vs Patterson $250,000
21/11/72 vs Foster $260,000
14/02/73 vs Bugner $285,000
31/03/73 vs Norton $210,000
10/09/73 vs Norton $535,000
20/10/73 vs Lubbers $200,000
28/01/74 vs Frazier $1,715,000
30/10/74 vs Foreman $5,450,000
24/03/75 vs Wepner $1,500,000
16/05/75 vs Lyle $1,000,000
30/06/75 vs Bugner $2,100,000
30/09/75 vs Frazier $6,000,000
03-11-2010, 08:52 AM
Jimanuel Boogustus

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Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut

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Originally Posted by blegit

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Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight] :LOLATYOU:

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

Yeah, ol' Zab got taken in negotiations but he stated this before and after the fight. He said he knew he would KO Spinks the next fight and then that is when his money would come.

That is what a real fighter does. He takes short money for a great opportunity.

I suppose that's motivation enough to knock someone out...

Don't know how much he made after this fight but I wonder if in retrospect, he feels that was the right decision..?
03-11-2010, 03:37 PM
DaxxKahn

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Originally Posted by miron_lang

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

Athlete.com has about the most accurate earnings for fighters....

Tyson made 30 million for at least 2 of his fights...To think he made almost 400 million in the ring and has not even a fraction of it....

In truth these guys have a dangerous job and every fight could be their last....

they have nothing to fall back on...EG- 401K, retirement benefits etc so thew risk has to be worth the reward no?

nothing to fall back on?

mate as you said Tyson made $400M. Secure the 200M at a bank for maybe 5% per annum and you have.

$1.6 Million dollar per month!!!! and that's just securing the half.

Imagine witdrawing $1M each month for your everyday needs. ;)

Guys like Tyson and DLH with their earnings in the hundred millions is rare...That is why it was such a big deal....

I was speaking in the terms of the average fighter....The average champion of like Glen Johnson's caliber or simular....You have to realize...

If the purse is 1 million it gets broken down

1,000,000- 20% to manager

800,000 left...minus taxes....comes to about

500,000 left....Then payroll for trainer, cutman, cornermen....comes to another 100,000 (at that stage in the game trainers usually get a percentage and other corner men fixed rate)..

400,000 left add in various other expenses it comes to about another 50,000

now with 350,000 left people say hey I could live nicely off that but now you need think...

They have a family and bills owed to pay.....by the end of that million dollar payday when all is said and done they end up with about 200,000 to do as they wish......Most will live off of it until the next payday and that is not to say it will be that much....

A fighter retired at abt age 35 lets say....Now they have to raise their family on the ring earnings, pay taxes every year off of it...property taxes etc....from money not being replenished....They need pay for kids educations....etc.....This money has to last them a lifetime.....

we see that number of the payday and often forget what there is to pay out and forget this is all they have and unlike us who works tilo they are 65 or so these guys are done in their 30's
03-11-2010, 04:15 PM
Kirkland Laing

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Originally Posted by johnmaff36

I remember Tim Witherspoon being aggrieved (and rightly so) about taking home 90,000 USD for fighting Bruno (who received over 900,000 ST). His offical purse was 500,000 but after carl king,don king, sparring partners and expenses were taken out he was left with just the 90k. He said that he asked carl king (who was his 'manager') what was he was getting and King said that he didnt know and had to ask his father!!!! He came back and said they were getting a dime (or maybe it was a nickel, it was some kinda american slang for half a million)

That was around the time he said about Don King "If you make a dollar he wants the first 110 cents." :)