The reason why Codrington-Bika was a FOTY candidate

[anthonysoprano]

Sorry if someone else has already made this argument, but this should have sent a message to every network, promoter, and fighter.

When all the dough is on the line, and you're talking about taking home $750K Vs. leaving the show with empty pockets, damn right guys are gonna give the fight of their life...

All fights should be structured like this.... where the winner gets the purse, and the loser gets dinner at Denny's and an HBO t-shirt.

Then we'll see m'****ers leaving it all in the ring.

[PRboxingfan]

The problem with this pay structure is that fighters want to a) ensure they can pay for their training camp and crew expenses, b) ensure they can make enough money to live on until their next fight, and c) once they attain a certain status, they have the fan base to demand a guaranteed minimum purse.

It's a pipe dream to think that this structure would be implemented in the pros.

[SHB]

Sorry if someone else has already made this argument, but this should have sent a message to every network, promoter, and fighter.

When all the dough is on the line, and you're talking about taking home $750K Vs. leaving the show with empty pockets, damn right guys are gonna give the fight of their life...

All fights should be structured like this.... where the winner gets the purse, and the loser gets dinner at Denny's and an HBO t-shirt.

Then we'll see m'****ers leaving it all in the ring.

I thought the runner up still got some decent money out of it?

I'm a big fan of purses being dependent on who wins the bout. It'll never happen (and in some cases shouldn't where one fighter is clearly the draw) but everything else being equal I'd like to see it happen. Would certainly guarantee that some fighters will give a damn where they haven't always done so.

[-Antonio-]

I belive the runner-up actually makes 250k. I could be wrong, but they make something. Hell 3rd place gets money, why the hell wouldnt second?

[moochi]

guys we all know that boxers should be paid mainly on the result of the fight.........hell that is why it used to be called prizefighting....

the reality though is that it will never happen. the sport is too corrupt to ever allow that..

[Jim Jeffries]

Sorry if someone else has already made this argument, but this should have sent a message to every network, promoter, and fighter.

When all the dough is on the line, and you're talking about taking home $750K Vs. leaving the show with empty pockets, damn right guys are gonna give the fight of their life...

All fights should be structured like this.... where the winner gets the purse, and the loser gets dinner at Denny's and an HBO t-shirt.

Then we'll see m'****ers leaving it all in the ring.

C'mon, Bika looked like he'd never had a minute of boxing training in his life. Calzaghe doesn't get any credit for beating the crap out of Bika, so why is this Bika getting ANY credit for being a "fighter" now?

[small_warrior]

Sorry if someone else has already made this argument, but this should have sent a message to every network, promoter, and fighter.

When all the dough is on the line, and you're talking about taking home $750K Vs. leaving the show with empty pockets, damn right guys are gonna give the fight of their life...

All fights should be structured like this.... where the winner gets the purse, and the loser gets dinner at Denny's and an HBO t-shirt.

Then we'll see m'****ers leaving it all in the ring.

Don' t talk such crap. Ok some fighters are getting paid much more then the other. But that's not a reason why only the winner should get payed. Fighters get payed for the 6 weeks or more that they are training before an important fight, because getting in the ring is hard, because it's a sport in which you get knocked the **** out of you...

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

The problem with this pay structure is that fighters want to a) ensure they can pay for their training camp and crew expenses, b) ensure they can make enough money to live on until their next fight, and c) once they attain a certain status, they have the fan base to demand a guaranteed minimum purse.

It's a pipe dream to think that this structure would be implemented in the pros.

Thats right. That would kill the sport. Nobody is going to fight for free and they shouldn't.

[rhythm]

70/30 split for the winner that's it.

if a champ is involved and is going to be defending his title he could get 2-3 mil. as a signing bonus for taking the fight butthe rest goes into the pot.

it shouldn't matter who the main draw is, if he's the best fighter the nhe will get the big money......it's simple,but as already pointed out the sport is far to corrupt for this to happen.

[Ray Ray]

C'mon, Bika looked like he'd never had a minute of boxing training in his life. Calzaghe doesn't get any credit for beating the crap out of Bika, so why is this Bika getting ANY credit for being a "fighter" now?

How can you say that? He is very unorthodox,but he does look like a fighter. Damn man you are to harsh. Just give the man some credit for giving us fans one hell of a fight. If you wasnt pleased with the performance last night, find you a new sport because it fans like you that put too much on a fighter and expect to much from a fighter.