Dave Allen cleared only a £9000 ($11,100) purse for the Luis Ortiz fight after all expenses were paid. He took the fight on only 2 weeks notice.
Anthony Joshua got £2,000,000 ($2.46 million) for fighting Eric Molina on the same card.
An adequate purse for Allen or has he been badly low-balled by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom?
It’s low when you consider lots of expenses will have come out of that, trainers cut, Medicals etc etc, He probably cleared about 6 grand before tax.
Then again, He was not as well known before that fight as he become a bit later on and is really pretty much a glorified journeyman anyway, so I bet there’s not many journeymen making 9 grand in one night
its pretty low for fighting luis ortiz, but he was just the last minute opponent and isnt supposed to be a future title challenger.
But why compare it to Joshuas purse? Joshua sells the PPV, he is massively popular and therefore through demand deserves his purse.
What a way to treat someone who actually has more potential than some of these so called prospects. He probably had the best opposition of any heavy last year too, fighting White and the Ortiz. And not getting blown out despite training at fitness first.