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DISCLAIMER: I am not sure how good these numbers are but there is little info available. (Most info from Wikidata)
Sullivan-Killrain --> 8 July 1889, Richburg MS.
6K --> Viewed the Fight
3.8K -->Tickets Sold
($11 --> Average Price Per Ticket, my factoring)
$42,000 --> Box Office
$20,000 --> Fees
$45K --> Sullivan's Purse
$26K --> Sullivan's Purse (source: Mississippi Encyclopaedia)
Do these numbers look real to you?
Does $11 per ticket sound correct? (Inflation calculators only start in 1913.)
Did Sullivan actually walk away with $45K?
Did the Mississippi Encyclopaedia purse ($26K) leave off the side bet?
Did Kilrain get anything?
I think I understand what the "Fee" is; put up dollars by the fighters. Usually a winner take all deal. (WTA)
If the (WTA) $20K all goes to Sullivan's, then he only got $25K of the susposed $42K from the Box Office.
I am curious how they pulled off big LPR (bare knuckle) fights, money wise.
No stadiums, hostile police, Etc. How do you build a crowd?
Richburg Mississippi was not a booming metropolis; 100 miles north of New Orleans.
Anyone got deeper knowlege on the battle monies for this fight, or any bare knuckle go?
Sullivan-Killrain --> 8 July 1889, Richburg MS.
6K --> Viewed the Fight
3.8K -->Tickets Sold
($11 --> Average Price Per Ticket, my factoring)
$42,000 --> Box Office
$20,000 --> Fees
$45K --> Sullivan's Purse
$26K --> Sullivan's Purse (source: Mississippi Encyclopaedia)
Do these numbers look real to you?
Does $11 per ticket sound correct? (Inflation calculators only start in 1913.)
Did Sullivan actually walk away with $45K?
Did the Mississippi Encyclopaedia purse ($26K) leave off the side bet?
Did Kilrain get anything?
I think I understand what the "Fee" is; put up dollars by the fighters. Usually a winner take all deal. (WTA)
If the (WTA) $20K all goes to Sullivan's, then he only got $25K of the susposed $42K from the Box Office.
I am curious how they pulled off big LPR (bare knuckle) fights, money wise.
No stadiums, hostile police, Etc. How do you build a crowd?
Richburg Mississippi was not a booming metropolis; 100 miles north of New Orleans.
Anyone got deeper knowlege on the battle monies for this fight, or any bare knuckle go?
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