Dariusz Michalszewski's place in history

[JAB5239]

He would be a champion today? I don’t see Michalczewski beating either Beterbiev or Bivol.

Both would be hard fights, but Bivol would be more difficult in my opinion. I think he would be a champion today. He was an excellent fighter.

[ShoulderRoll]

Both would be hard fights, but Bivol would be more difficult in my opinion. I think he would be a champion today. He was an excellent fighter.

You think Michalczewski would beat Beterbiev?

[JAB5239]

You think Michalczewski would beat Beterbiev?

I certainly think he has the skillset to do so.

[Willie Pep 229]

As reported by boxingscene back in 2009.....Michalszewski made 30 million euros over his boxing career, Jones 45 million US.

Bild Zeitung have an interesting interview with former WBO light heavyweight champ Dariusz "Tiger" Michalczewski, who now resides in Gdansk, Poland. "Tiger" tells how he earned 30 million Euro in the ring and has now spent it all, mainly through expensive divorces but also by leading a pretty wild lifestyle.

Doesn't that sound correct?

70 million minus manager/trainers/costs/taxes = 30 million to the fighter.

It depends on what the '30 million' meant. If the articles is about how much he blew then the figure seems correct.

I wonder about any earnings figure I hear. Too many people have too many reasons to lie, both ways.

[JAB5239]

Doesn't that sound correct?

70 million minus manager/trainers/costs/taxes = 30 million to the fighter.

It depends on what the '30 million' meant. If the articles is about how much he blew then the figure seems correct.

I wonder about any earnings figure I hear. Too many people have too many reasons to lie, both ways.

I hadn't thought about that, but I guess it's a possibility. I could be wrong, but I've always thought when fighter earnings came up it was the number before expenses. I'm really not sure though.

[MalevolentBite]

Place in history? This is his history. On a sub forum on a boxibg website. That's it from the American perspective. Boxing is a popularity contest before anything. Him being European and only fighting big fights in his country hurt his legacy. That doesn't mean he's trash. He's just forgettable, just like how the average American fan isn't thinking about Alexis, Chris John, Ricardo Lopez, Kessler, Collins and many more.

[Mr Mitts]

I hadn't thought about that, but I guess it's a possibility. I could be wrong, but I've always thought when fighter earnings came up it was the number before expenses. I'm really not sure though.

A fighter is not full owner of his booty. But it is better for boxing and its promoters to broadcast the largest number possible.

They do the same thing with poker players on TV tournaments. That's Dan Smith folks, who has won over $47,000,000 in tournament play so far in his career. Yeah, but how much did it cost him? He probably easily plays in 100 tournaments a year, traveling the globe constantly to exotic resorts for the next event on the tour. Each tourney has an entry fee, which is usually sizeable to win big money. Privately, he uses those losses as a tax write off. Is it more compelling to announce he won 47 million, or that he hammered out $10million in a tough 11 year career so far, after expenses? Besides, how on earth would the announcer know how much Roy is worth unless he is also Roy's accountant?

[Bossony]

just a great man

[Wladimir1985]

One of the best European light heavyweights.

[Anomalocaris]

One of the best European light heavyweights.

Highly underrated.

A very hard fight for any light-heavy win or lose.