Adamek vs. Gunn To Happen, July 11 in Newark

[The_Visitation]

why? he could have made more money fighting bhop. Bhop is the star, the big name, the hall of famer, the legend, of course he's going to make the majority of the money. Still, Adamek would have made more money than this fight and would have got his name heard even more, especially if he were to win.

There has to be a limit somewhere. Sure, Adamek could get more cash from a 20% share of a B-Hop fight than he will with 80% from this, but if you approach negotiations solely from that point of view it's a license to get pissed on by any worthwhile opponent's agent. Adamek is worth more than that. You have to hold out for something remotely reasonable, even if short of what you think you are worth unless there is a particularly good reason to do otherwise, the only example I can currently think of being a true 'career defining' fight (which this isn't, although it would obviously be a great win). Haye v. Wlad is a good example.

[The Hammer]

There has to be a limit somewhere. Sure, Adamek could get more cash from a 20% share of a B-Hop fight than he will with 80% from this, but if you approach negotiations solely from that point of view it's a license to get pissed on by any worthwhile opponent's agent. Adamek is worth more than that. You have to hold out for something remotely reasonable, even if short of what you think you are worth unless there is a particularly good reason to do otherwise, the only example I can currently think of being a true 'career defining' fight (which this isn't, although it would obviously be a great win). Haye v. Wlad is a good example.

Good post!

[daggum]

Exactly what I thought. A piece of **** like "daggum", who hates all European boxers, will blame this on Tomasz and ridicule him for it, even though he knows as well as we do it's not Adamek's fault.

he's taking less money to fight someone else. how is that not his fault? basically he's scared of losing. if he doesn't wanna fight any decent opponents he should turn in his belt and retire like calzaghe did.

[daggum]

Hopkins priced himself out you moron. $500,000 was a pathetic insulting offer. That's like a 90/10, 80/20 split. Hopkins never wanted to fight Adamek in the first place.

you dont seem to understand. is adamek making 500k to fight tommy gunn? hell no he's not. he's fighting for a bag of circus peanuts. if adamek didnt accept 500k to fight hopkins why did he accept much much less to fight tommy gunn? guess that is one pathetic offer he accepted.

tommy gunn is a shot fighter anyway i mean he had a good win over union cane but an old rocky balboa ko'd him in brutal fashion.

[Klitschko2011]

he's taking less money to fight someone else. how is that not his fault? basically he's scared of losing. if he doesn't wanna fight any decent opponents he should turn in his belt and retire like calzaghe did.

Hopkins priced himself out you moron, $500,000 was a pathetic insulting offer. That's like an 80-20 split.

Adamek is the exciting undisputed cruiserweight champ, he deserves a much bigger payday.

[daggum]

Hopkins priced himself out you moron, $500,000 was a pathetic insulting offer. That's like an 80-20 split.

Adamek is the exciting undisputed cruiserweight champ, he deserves a much bigger payday.

undisputed? hmmmm you don't know what that means apparently.

[Klitschko2011]

you dont seem to understand.

No, you don't seem to understand.

HOPKINS PRICED HIMSELF OUT

GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL

[daggum]

No, you don't seem to understand.

HOPKINS PRICED HIMSELF OUT

GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL

adamek refused an offer of 500k to fight hopkins so he could fight tommy gunn instead for a couple perogies!

[Bhopreign]

500k was probably the initial offer, Ive read Schaffer say it was 1mil, so it probably ended at 1mil and when Adamek turned it down they stopped negotiating.

[ИATAS]

There has to be a limit somewhere. Sure, Adamek could get more cash from a 20% share of a B-Hop fight than he will with 80% from this, but if you approach negotiations solely from that point of view it's a license to get pissed on by any worthwhile opponent's agent. Adamek is worth more than that. You have to hold out for something remotely reasonable, even if short of what you think you are worth unless there is a particularly good reason to do otherwise, the only example I can currently think of being a true 'career defining' fight (which this isn't, although it would obviously be a great win). Haye v. Wlad is a good example.

Depends on how you look at it. IMO, it's an investment, i.e he would have made even more money in the future if he would have fought hopkins for a smaller percentage, beat him and been in the position to demand for a higher split.