Adamek vs McBride..... Is this a joke?

[Rantcatrat]

This is just a stay-busy fight before the Klitschko bout. I don't see the problem.

This.

[CFH]

This fight is ridiculous man. Where is Adameks ambition at all.... He fought Arreola 3 fights back, then fights Grant, Maddalone and now this. Why the hell is he now signed to fight Kevin McBride...... Is he trying to do things in reverse.

Boxing - Adamek-McBride contracts signed

would you rather him sit out until his title fight in Sept, and end up fighting once a year like some cowardly english fighter we all know.

Hell no, not at all........ But Kevin McBride..... Ha. Imagine Haye signed to fight him..... After fighting Vinny Maddalone and Michael Grant..... And Andrew Golota.... Haha......

If Haye had a contracted fight with a Klitscko in the fall, no one (well, no one rational) would complain about him taking another gimme in the interim.

[Fenster]

$1.5million stay busy fight? Dream on, he wont get much more than that against a Klit. Try $50,000. If he could make million+ purses fighting washed-up journeymen like McBride he'd never need go near a Klit. Fact.

He'll make at least 500K, I might be exagerating with 1.5 but Adamek is the second biggest tockets seller behind Manny Pacquiao for the past year, at least that's what I've heard from an interview with Gary Shaw I believe. So yeah, somewhere between 500K and let's say 750K per fight is quite a reasonable guess for what he does at the moment.

Quite reasonable but absolute fantasy (unless you can produce some figures of course?).

Adamek got $100,000 against Arreola. Against Grant he was on some minor PPV channel where his money was determined by what he sold. Kathy Duva, his promoter, said he would "PROBABLY" make more than he did against Arreola (I've never seen any after fight figures), so we can safely assume it wasn't much more than $100,000 at the very best.

His fight with Golota, the biggest in Polish history, had a 15,000 crowd and possible 10 million TV audience, yet his pay was supposedly $500,000 (according to gest12645). Which says it all, $500,000 for great numbers but no American interest/money.

Golden Boy, when trying to make Hopkins-Adamek, said Adamek was worth no more than $500,000, and HBO wouldn't up their wedge to stop the fight falling through.

He is a good ticket seller in New Jersey because of the Polish community. That's true. But cheap tickets doesn't equate to huge paydays. The big money comes from TV companies, which certainly do not pay huge sums for contests against journeymen/veterans, who he has currently been fighting.

[Master]

This is a reasonable warm up fight.

[armin]

This fight is ridiculous man. Where is Adameks ambition at all.... He fought Arreola 3 fights back, then fights Grant, Maddalone and now this. Why the hell is he now signed to fight Kevin McBride...... Is he trying to do things in reverse.

Boxing - Adamek-McBride contracts signed

would you rather him sit out until his title fight in Sept, and end up fighting once a year like some cowardly english fighter we all know.

Hell no, not at all........ But Kevin McBride..... Ha. Imagine Haye signed to fight him..... After fighting Vinny Maddalone and Michael Grant..... And Andrew Golota.... Haha......

I'm pretty sure if Haye had moved up in the same manner that adamek did, that is withou t all the bullshit talk and claiming to be he heavyweight savior, people would go a lot easier on his choice of opponents. Also lets be honest who the hell has haye fought that's significantly better than adamek's list of opponents at heavy? Plus adamek's got a fight coming up with one of the klits

[rjj tszyu]

This fight is ridiculous man. Where is Adameks ambition at all.... He fought Arreola 3 fights back, then fights Grant, Maddalone and now this. Why the hell is he now signed to fight Kevin McBride...... Is he trying to do things in reverse.

Boxing - Adamek-McBride contracts signed

I can understand it though mate. Mcbride is a big guy and Adamek surely can't lose against him. If he did lose he would lose his big shot!!

[Nameless]

$1.5million stay busy fight? Dream on, he wont get much more than that against a Klit. Try $50,000. If he could make million+ purses fighting washed-up journeymen like McBride he'd never need go near a Klit. Fact.

He'll make at least 500K, I might be exagerating with 1.5 but Adamek is the second biggest tockets seller behind Manny Pacquiao for the past year, at least that's what I've heard from an interview with Gary Shaw I believe. So yeah, somewhere between 500K and let's say 750K per fight is quite a reasonable guess for what he does at the moment.

Quite reasonable but absolute fantasy (unless you can produce some figures of course?).

Adamek got $100,000 against Arreola. Against Grant he was on some minor PPV channel where his money was determined by what he sold. Kathy Duva, his promoter, said he would "PROBABLY" make more than he did against Arreola (I've never seen any after fight figures), so we can safely assume it wasn't much more than $100,000 at the very best.

His fight with Golota, the biggest in Polish history, had a 15,000 crowd and possible 10 million TV audience, yet his pay was supposedly $500,000 (according to gest12645). Which says it all, $500,000 for great numbers but no American interest/money.

Golden Boy, when trying to make Hopkins-Adamek, said Adamek was worth no more than $500,000, and HBO wouldn't up their wedge to stop the fight falling through.

He is a good ticket seller in New Jersey because of the Polish community. That's true. But cheap tickets doesn't equate to huge paydays. The big money comes from TV companies, which certainly do not pay huge sums for contests against journeymen/veterans, who he has currently been fighting.

I know that TV deals and PPV are the most significant money income but still, I would very surprise that a guy who can fill 16-17K at the Providence Center every fight he does can only cash 100K per fight, that sounds a bit low to me, even if it might be true. As for his fight with Golota in Poland, I am very shocked if he only made 500K, not that 500K is bad but for a HW fighting the fight of the "century" in a 40 millions people.... I will try to make some researches as the whole thing makes me very curious, haven't found any credible source as for the numbers and at the moment, if what you say is true, it's much lower than what I thought.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

If it is a joke, I ain't laughing.

Completely forgot Ademek was fighting A Brother WhichkoTBA... I take my comment back.

[TheMacMagician]

Preparation is KEY......... I know he doesn't want to be going life and death with an opponent before Klitschko, but Kevin McBride is not good prep at all for a Klit.

[Master]

Preparation is KEY......... I know he doesn't want to be going life and death with an opponent before Klitschko, but Kevin McBride is not good prep at all for a Klit.

There are not that many fighters that can prepare you for Klit and not be dangerous as well. This guy is tall and beatable. Good choice.

[ninjaspy3]

Preparation is KEY......... I know he doesn't want to be going life and death with an opponent before Klitschko, but Kevin McBride is not good prep at all for a Klit.

There are not that many fighters that can prepare you for Klit and not be dangerous as well. This guy is tall and beatable. Good choice.

As was Audley Harrison

[TigerFan]

I don't see how McBride is going to help him prepare for a Klitschko? I mean he's a big guy but he's slower than global warming. This will be another beatdown ala Bobby Gunn. He'd learn more from fighting Michael Grant again or Kali Meehan. Or hell, throw him in with Ray Austin.

[therealremi]

Guys, Adamek will get >35% of all income from Klitschko fight. At least that's what Adamek's promotor said in some interview. They've been also praising Klits for their generosity but at the same time they mentioned someting about "great deal of money being available at that time in Poland" (promotion of new soccer stadiums for Euro 2012), which I think is the key here.
As for Golota fight, I wouldn't be surprised if he earned less than 500K for that. The fight was available on open TV channel. September Klitschko fight will be the first PPV event in Poland.

As for McBride - it sucks, but it wouldn't have happened if he didn't sign with Klits. Still, what annoys me more is not the fight itself, but the fact that it will probably be the main event. Bouts like this should be an undercard.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Preparation is KEY......... I know he doesn't want to be going life and death with an opponent before Klitschko, but Kevin McBride is not good prep at all for a Klit.

There are not that many fighters that can prepare you for Klit and not be dangerous as well. This guy is tall and beatable. Good choice.

As was Audley Harrison

see that would be valid if Haye went ahead and made the fight with either Wlad or Vitali, but he didn't

he'll probably end up fighting Holyfield or McCall who got a "big win" against Oquendo

[Gandalf]

It's a stay busy fight, I don't see the problem. Stay busy then fight a Klit. Something David "the mouth and watch me fight a bum a year" Haye could never accomplish. Adamek is good for the division, nobody who supports Haye should ever criticise someone like Adamek.