Had NO IDEA Martinez had been so disrespected
I don't usually care who gets paid what... or any of the other boring details, other than the fight itself. But I'm shocked to find out how disrespected Martinez was for his fight with Williams. For starters, he got paid about $1 million, a lot less than Williams did... and Martinez is the CHAMP. To add insult to injury, he also enters the ring first, a clear breach of etiquette considering the champ is supposed to enter the ring last. He also got dissed in other ways I can't remember right now, but read about.
Knowing all that, I'm GLAD he KTFO'ed Williams out. Nothing against Williams himself. I like the guy and I think he's a terrific fighter. But where the hell do the promoters get off treating Martinez like he's a second class citizen? I realize it's probably Martinez's promoter's fault for agreeing to such nonsense, but it burns my ass just the same. Just goes to show how crooked and shady the business of boxing sometimes is.
Hopefully they can't help but treat him like a champion now.
;)
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For sure he will make good money whoever he fight next.
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He got $1M and Margarito will get between 6 to $8M :(:mad:
Boxing is unfair.
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From what I hear Williams got 1.2 million. Not exactly that much more. Based on his "win" over Martinez I can't really argue against it. I wasn't paying attention who entered first. But I do know Martinez was announced first. And that was a straight disrespectful towards Martinez.
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miron_lang
He got $1M and Margarito will get between 6 to $8M :(:mad:
Boxing is unfair.
Nah. Not this time. Martinez is calling the shots now
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Violent Demise
From what I hear Williams got 1.2 million. Not exactly that much more. Based on his "win" over Martinez I can't really argue against it. I wasn't paying attention who entered first. But I do know Martinez was announced first. And that was a straight disrespectful towards Martinez.
Just $1.2? That's fair enough then. I would say both got a decent paycheck.
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He probably accepted less than ideal conditions in order to avenge his loss. It was a high profile fight and taking a pay cut for a fight that could potentially make him a star was a calculated risk.
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It'll pan out in next fight but he deserves everything he gets and then some. That said he should have been docked a point for that goofy Buger king crown.
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Paul williams is a bigger name than sergio. i do not disagree with it at all. Sergios next fight should get a pretty steep payout tho.
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
I don't usually care who gets paid what... or any of the other boring details, other than the fight itself. But I'm shocked to find out how disrespected Martinez was for his fight with Williams. For starters, he got paid about $1 million, a lot less than Williams did... and Martinez is the CHAMP. To add insult to injury, he also enters the ring first, a clear breach of etiquette considering the champ is supposed to enter the ring last. He also got dissed in other ways I can't remember right now, but read about.
Knowing all that, I'm GLAD he KTFO'ed Williams out. Nothing against Williams himself. I like the guy and I think he's a terrific fighter. But where the hell do the promoters get off treating Martinez like he's a second class citizen? I realize it's probably Martinez's promoter's fault for agreeing to such nonsense, but it burns my ass just the same. Just goes to show how crooked and shady the business of boxing sometimes is.
Hopefully they can't help but treat him like a champion now.
;)
I could have sword Martinez came out second...
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Originally Posted by
miron_lang
He got $1M and Margarito will get between 6 to $8M :(:mad:
Boxing is unfair.
True, that is quite absurd when you think about it. :-\
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Originally Posted by
TitoFan
I don't usually care who gets paid what... or any of the other boring details, other than the fight itself. But I'm shocked to find out how disrespected Martinez was for his fight with Williams. For starters, he got paid about $1 million, a lot less than Williams did... and Martinez is the CHAMP. To add insult to injury, he also enters the ring first, a clear breach of etiquette considering the champ is supposed to enter the ring last. He also got dissed in other ways I can't remember right now, but read about.
Knowing all that, I'm GLAD he KTFO'ed Williams out. Nothing against Williams himself. I like the guy and I think he's a terrific fighter. But where the hell do the promoters get off treating Martinez like he's a second class citizen? I realize it's probably Martinez's promoter's fault for agreeing to such nonsense, but it burns my ass just the same. Just goes to show how crooked and shady the business of boxing sometimes is.
Hopefully they can't help but treat him like a champion now.
;)
I got the fight recorded on my DVR, I just checked and no Sergio did not enter the ring first. Somebody lied to you man.
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the fact that paul williams got 1.2M to martinez' 1M really isn't shocking at all because williams had already beaten martinez. the logic of martinez being disrespected because he was announced first or whatever is pure trivial at best. the important thing is that martinez won and now overnight, he's become a mega-star.
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Williams did enter first but was introduced second.
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....disprespectful wasl that 119-110 card in the first fight. And how he was treated in the cintron fight. They get paid what ever thier slimy handlers can get them. Berto who i actually like gets paid more than both of these guys to fight guys he probably doesn't even need two arms to beat if it weren't for all the hugging.
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CFH
He probably accepted less than ideal conditions in order to avenge his loss. It was a high profile fight and taking a pay cut for a fight that could potentially make him a star was a calculated risk.
Makes sense, although it's still unfair. I don't know what the actual difference in pay was, but whatever it was, should've been the other way. Williams may in fact be "the bigger name", but Martinez was and still is the Champ. Regardless, the gamble paid off and now Martinez can sit back and make more demands. Good for him.
