Professional Boxing Paydays?

This guy here is gettin $$$$$$ http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/raesaad/FloydMayweatherBallin.jpg

Also how easy is it for professionals early in their career to earn money through boxing outside of actual fighting? Say sponsorship, being a sparring partner etc.

Managers take 40%? That sounds ridiculous. I would have put the figure around 10-15%.

$1200.00 for a 6 round fight, that's $200.00 a round, not everybody gets that much, yeap, I know guys that get a lot less then that, but its true, the purse vanishes right in front of you.

Allot of non boxing people bash fighters for recieving mega paydays like 20 million etc.. but few understand the fundamentals. Rockin is 110% correct. The tax man eats at least 25%. Then expenses such as corner team, training etc.. And, as harsh as it is. A boxer's career ( or life, as we were reminded recently ) is on the line in every fight. They are risking their lives out there, every match, regardless of their opponent. I have been a fan of boxing for 20 years and never once questioned the amount paid. For every Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson there is a Marcus Rhodes and a Tony Booth. Fighters whom risk their lives every few months and get more or less, a living wage. Keep in mind that a boxer's career can be only a few years. All that determination could be for nothing. It's a gamble everytime and once you have had hard fights and hit your 30's, you could be on borrowed time as a professinal earner in your career. Better to maybe deduct more from the purse into a retirement pension so fighters aren't forced to fight for a career. Top post Rockin!