Mayweather vs Canelo Purse: How Golden Boy Can Afford to Pay Floyd $41.5 Million
A million dollars in cash is manageable. Weighing 22 pounds in $100 bills, according to the U.S. Treasury, it can fit in a large grocery bag with room to spare.
The $41.5 million Golden Boy Promotions is paying Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Saturday night in Las Vegas?
That’s a different story.
John Cholish Explains How Much It Costs to Be a UFC Fighter
The subject of fighter pay in the sport of mixed martial arts has been an ongoing debate for several years with no one coming to a consensus on whether the salaries are good, bad or otherwise.
Most recently, former UFC lightweight John Cholish, who retired following his last fight at UFC on FX 8, came out against what he perceived to be poor fighter pay structures, and it eventually led to his exit from the sport.
Warriors Boxing wins purse bid for James DeGale-Andre Dirrell
British super middleweight James DeGale will be required to travel if he is to face Andre Dirrell for the vacant IBF super middleweight title because purse bids have gone in favor of the American.“ The bidders were Warriors Boxing Promotions and Matchroom Sport,” confirmed IBF publicist Jeanette Salazar. “The winning bid came from Warriors Boxing Promotions at $3,100,000.00. Matchroom Sport bid $2,105,000.00.“The purse will be split 50/50. Warriors Boxing Promotion has until March 25, 2015, to submit executed contracts for this bout to the IBF and has 90 days to stage the contest.”
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Klitschko vs. Fury Reach Terms, Avoid Purse Bid Hearing
By Jake Donovan
The upcoming World heavyweight championship between reigning king Wladimir Klitschko and unbeaten mandatory challenger Tyson Fury is officially on. The two will collide October 24 in Dusseldorf, German, according to the representative from the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Purses and Purse Bids Explained
As both athletes and fans continue to familiarize themselves with the various compensations models available in combat sports, the most oft answered question related to purse bids and how they work. Users of the website Boxing Scene did a fantastic job explaining this in great detail via their forums.
For additional information, a LINK TO THE FORUM has been provided for your convenience.
Klitschko camp ‘surprised’ by $23m purse bid
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and secondary titlist Alexander Povetkin both have bouts scheduled, but the purse bid for their mandatory bout was held on Tuesday and Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov pulled a shocker, winning with an extraordinary bid of $23,333,330.
Roc Nation wins Quillin/ Korobov purse bid
According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Jay-Z’s new promotional outfit, Roc Nation won the right to promote the WBO Middleweight title bout between Peter Quillin and Matt Korobov.
Roc Nation Sports bid a whopping $1,904,840 and handily defeated two other bidders.