How Much Do Ref's Make?

[McNulty]

To be a referee you need conditioning, discipline and knowledge of the sport.

UFC referees get paid $6,000-$10,000 every night they ref so I assume boxing refs get paid the same.

Source???

That sounds like some b/s...alot of fighters dont even make that much but the refs do?

[We want Floyd]

I wonder why there isn't many young referees around. I could count on one hand the young ones I know of...

I'm assuming the reason as to why that is, is because the old one's are less likely to be bought, experience obviously, and I also think that the refs who get to do the huge PPV events has more to do w/ who they know in the business, than just being the best at it. Jay Nady and Laurence Cole sure as hell suck b*lls. How the hell are they still around?? Friends in high places(haha)............. named Bob and Don.

[Verstyle]

thats a shame....they put up with some of the worst cry baby ****faces around.....then again they also make some of the ****tiest calls around....it's a toss up.

Hell its like a daycare.I wouldnt give a damn.

[guzi815]

Referees generally are paid per card that they work, not per bout. However, the payment amount is determined in large part by how big the gate is (amount of money taken in by paying customers), whether or not the bout is televised, and if there is a championship of some kind involved.

For a regular ,local, untelevised boxing show, an official might make $200-$400 or so, add a couple hundred for television, and for a major fight like a title fight, the ref could make several thousand dollars. However, to work a title fight, a referee must be a member of the sanctioning organization (such as the WBC, WBA, IBF, etc.).

[1bad65]

I'm assuming the reason as to why that is, is because the old one's are less likely to be bought, experience obviously, and I also think that the refs who get to do the huge PPV events has more to do w/ who they know in the business, than just being the best at it. Jay Nady and Laurence Cole sure as hell suck b*lls. How the hell are they still around?? Friends in high places(haha)............. named Bob and Don.

Cole is still around because of his father. He is a true disgrace as a referee.

[Ramamaiden]

what about michael buffer???
how much does that guy earns xDDD..... he must earn a lot :P

[1bad65]

what about michael buffer???
how much does that guy earns xDDD..... he must earn a lot :P

I posted earlier that I heard him on the Stern show a few years ago saying he made 'around seven figures'.

[McNulty]

i know for a fact he was making 1 million/year around 00'.

[Lethal]

Source???

That sounds like some b/s...alot of fighters dont even make that much but the refs do?

MMA weekly was the source and no I'm not looking for the ****in link. and UFC fighters make more than the refs, dont insult them.