I was shocked to learn that Felix Trinidad...

[Spicoli]

Never realized that. Tito had two yr light touch lull there but moving up successful on own terms was quality. Still tempted to put Naploes for longevity with asterisk next to a one in a billion chance loss.

[Master]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.
Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

[Dark Lord Al]

I always wanted to see Felix fight IKe Quartey they both held belts and where unbeaten , boxing is a funny old game , when Trinidad fought Oba Carr he koed him , CArr went the distance with Quartey.
However Ike hurt Oscar much more when he fought him , than Felix did.

[bzkfn]

I always wanted to see Felix fight IKe Quartey they both held belts and where unbeaten , boxing is a funny old game , when Trinidad fought Oba Carr he koed him , CArr went the distance with Quartey.
However Ike hurt Oscar much more when he fought him , than Felix did.

I always wanted this fight too. Trinidad vs. Mosley & Trinidad vs. Quartey would have been great fights had they happened.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.

Master, that is what I thought but Tunney actually made up the last $10,000 do he could call it a million dollar purse but Liston v Patterson was the first official

[bradlee180]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.

Master, that is what I thought but Tunney actually made up the last $10,000 do he could call it a million dollar purse but Liston v Patterson was the first official

I was just gonna add that. Excellent.
Tunney wanted a check with 1 million written on it, but his purse was set to be $990 445, so Tunney gave Tex Rickard the difference, and Rickard made out the million dollar check. The Tunney family has a photostat of it.

[greynotsoold]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.

Master, that is what I thought but Tunney actually made up the last $10,000 do he could call it a million dollar purse but Liston v Patterson was the first official

he gave the promoter $13000 to make up the million.

[IamInuit]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.
Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

Pretty sure that Dempsey/Carpentier was the first million dollar gate actually close to 2 million. Tunney/Dempsey broke the gate record netting over two. I'm also quite sure that it was Liston who made the first million dollar purse against Patterson in the second fight.

[El Kabong]

Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

That is SHOCKING, I checked boxrec and that is right but I just find it astounding as Ruddock was a solid fighter.

[Master]

I am surprised that it took so many years after Tunney/Dempsey for a fighter to get million doller purse.

[ykdadamaja]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.
Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

Who did Razor fight?

[ross]

Tunney got the first million dollers against Dempsey.
Razer Ruddock became the first millionaire never fighting for a world title.

Who did Razor fight?

Tyson twice for a start!

He earned $13 for the two fights against Tyson

What a money making machine Tyson was. What would that figure be today?

[ross]

Based on an inflation calculator, Ruddock would have earned over $22 million this year for his 2 fights against Mike Tyson!

That is incredible!

[Master]

Based on an inflation calculator, Ruddock would have earned over $22 million this year for his 2 fights against Mike Tyson!

That is incredible!

He earned it over the 18ish rounds he got his jaw busted and ribs bruised.

[ykdadamaja]

Based on an inflation calculator, Ruddock would have earned over $22 million this year for his 2 fights against Mike Tyson!

That is incredible!

He earned it over the 18ish rounds he got his jaw busted and ribs bruised.

But he could retire with ease... he earned ever red cent of it.