How does boxing make money?

[Crazy Dude]

i've never understood how some guys got paid so much.... like chris byrd, he was getting tons of money and i know he wasnt sellling out venues or getting high ratings, how could king pay him so much?

Byrd got out of his contract 'cause King wasn't paying him. I expect whatever money he got was from HBO putting up money for his matches. They feel that they had to cover them cause he had a title and it could change hands.

[eazy_mas]

Crazy dude, do you know how the ref and judges are choosen ?

and how much are the paid and who pays them?

[Spontaneous]

Crazy dude, do you know how the ref and judges are choosen ?

and how much are the paid and who pays them?

They can request one, but most of the time he is just called upon.

[eazy_mas]

They can request one, but most of the time he is just called upon.

but if two fighter wan a different ref and judges then what going to happen in that sitaution?

judges could be solved but the ref is abit more complicated because usally the person who is on the top the game chooses most of the time

[Crazy Dude]

Crazy dude, do you know how the ref and judges are choosen ?

and how much are the paid and who pays them?

From what I've read, they make a couple of grand plus expenses, if it’s a big fight. They're assigned either by the state commissions or by sanctioning organizations.

[Spontaneous]

but if two fighter wan a different ref and judges then what going to happen in that sitaution?

judges could be solved but the ref is abit more complicated because usally the person who is on the top the game chooses most of the time

The organizations don't give a ****, they assign the referee and pay them a few thousand each assignment.

Basically almost any referee that has a few yrs experience can ref. a big fight, it has happened lots of times.

[eazy_mas]

here is from the latest new about boxing and money:

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=9893

as you know Arum and Don King teamed up against Mayweather.

and Mayweather put the question do you really need a promoter?

and part of the money goes that is paid which is 10 mil against Oscar goes to the promoter a large part as Mayweather stated.

That is why Oscar get like 50mil or so because he is generally promoting himself.

I wonder what Dan Goosen is having to say about that