Do boxers get paid too much ?

**Grand Champ** · 12-23-2008, 04:57 AM

Funny idea.. Probably a good one to if it wasn't for the fact that people judge a ''good peformance'' very differently

**El Dominicano** · 12-23-2008, 05:06 AM

Originally posted by cuzfozzy

should boxers be paid according to performance ? lol

Hell No. I happen to LIKE the way B-Hop, Mayweather and Guzman fight. Many wouldn't agree though. If you want to jump on anyone

Wlad
Ruiz
Cory Spinks
Valuev

**cuzfozzy** · 12-23-2008, 05:06 AM

if a fight is boring, people can get their money back and the
fighters get paid less ... lol

**El Chicano** · 12-23-2008, 05:14 AM

All I know is I paid too much to watch Caca De La Hoya get his ass handed to him by a boy sized man.

**Chr0nic** · 12-23-2008, 05:35 AM

Originally posted by cuzfozzy

if a fight is boring, people can get their money back and the
fighters get paid less ... lol

get paid less?. or get paid nothin?, not to mention the whole industry would collapse

nice try tho

**Thread Stealer** · 12-23-2008, 05:46 AM

99% of boxers get paid too little.

**Fighting Pride** · 12-23-2008, 05:51 AM

Well, it's better the boxers make the lion's share of the money generated from big bouts than promoters and the networks. Overall I reckon boxers are actually underpaid, when you condsider how much golfers make and baseballers, who don't have to endure any physical contact or even stress their bodies too much.

If I had a magic stick I'd let the boxers keep the majority of money, but who gets what is dependant on what happens in the fight. I'd make it that the winner maybe gets 75% and the loser takes the remaining 25%. That way you'd get less guys coasting or fighting half-hearted and less chance of the situation where fans are left feeling they were ripped off by a fighter, like many thought they were by Oscar vs Pac. Only way this could happen is if there was a worldwide governing body with enough power to enfoce such a thing. So no chance of it happening this century.

**cuzfozzy** · 12-23-2008, 06:39 AM

yeah but isn't that another reason fighters arent fighting like they did
back in the day ? ... they dont have the hunger anymore

**Thread Stealer** · 12-23-2008, 06:47 AM

Originally posted by cuzfozzy

yeah but isn't that another reason fighters arent fighting like they did
back in the day ? ... they dont have the hunger anymore

The big name fighters generally get paid better money than before, so they fight less often.

The HW champions have pretty much always been well-paid. Most of them, pre-Louis, were not very active in defending their titles.

Do boxers get paid too much ?