Re: Is Floyd Mayweather an ATG?

Originally Posted by
Beanflicker

Originally Posted by
J_Undisputed
** As a side note: My opinion is, the "money generated/per fight salary" wont become or carry the prestige that many will hope because its relative to costs of living and inflation.
Floyd reportedly made about 200 million against Pac.
So that's about $15,085,610.84 in 1945 dollars (according to Inflation Calculator). Do you think Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake Lamotta, Willie Pep, ect ever got a 15 million dollar payday?
Floyd reportedly has a base fee of 32 million.
So that's about $2,400,288.30 in 1945 dollars. Do you think Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake Lamotta, Willie Pep, ect ever got a guarenteed 2.5 million for one fight?
In 1975, Foreman and Ali reportedly got 5 million each to fight the Rumble in the Jungle. In 2015 dollars that's still only $22,178,252.79 - 10 million short of Floyd's minimum guarantee.
You're totally neglecting how much disposable income people had available at that time, how many fans were in preexistence, the absence of the internet and its free/cheap marketing platform. not to mention that in 1948... 0.4% of americans even had a tv to watch srr on for free. Youre points are like fighters exist in a vacuum where they arent benefactors of the economy, the mass media, or technology or innovation. The world makes floyd, not the other way around.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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