Michael Buffer..Gets paid!

[Medved]

Thanks for posting that. I knew there was no way in hell he made as much. He makes a very healthy income, but not $5 million per appearance.

Yea he makes good money from saying his phrase at events and him and his ex-wife have their Ready To Rumble company that sells merchandise that he makes cash off.

I would think for smaller shows he charges 5-15k and those HBO PPV ones he gets maybe 25-50k per show these days, plus travel expenses of course. Dude used to do like 100 shows a year but now only does like a dozen because he makes his guapo. I think he makes 1~2m a year off his appearances and the rest of his cash comes from his other businesses.

Nobody is ever going to pay anyone 5m to say 5 words, that is just flushing money down the toilet, think about it. And if he raises his price to $100k than HBO will only hire him once or twice a year only because he doesnt really bring anything if he werent there. So he keeps his price so everyone can afford him.

[ThePrince]

Uhh where are you getting your #'s from? They are dead wrong, he gets 25-50k flat night rate a couple years ago. lol at 5m. Maybe Yearly he could do $5m plus whatever licensing deals he could get. and lol 100m? are you that ******?

This is how rumours start.


from 2004:
For a boxing card, he generally receives expenses plus $3,500 to $5,000. Corporate appearances are likely to net $15,000 to $25,000. His fee for other sports events varies.

now its a little bit more per appearance, btw Ready to Rumble only made like $200m total SALES not profit so to think he made 100m is a complete joke that only morons would believe.

He might of made a mil or two off the licensing fees but most of his cash comes from his appearances.

Yeah, I was about to call bull**** but you beat me to it.

Doesn't even make sense logistically. Who is paying him this $1 million/word fee anyway? Promoters don't even spend that much on some big fight cards in total, and networks like HBO rarely pay headlining fighters $2 mil COMBINED... but they're going to break the bank for a ring announcer?

I'm sure Buffer is doing well for himself but NO WHERE near the #s the OP made up.

[Everlast2900]

Uhh where are you getting your #'s from? They are dead wrong, he gets 25-50k flat night rate a couple years ago. lol at 5m. Maybe Yearly he could do $5m plus whatever licensing deals he could get. and lol 100m? are you that ******?

This is how rumours start.


from 2004:
For a boxing card, he generally receives expenses plus $3,500 to $5,000. Corporate appearances are likely to net $15,000 to $25,000. His fee for other sports events varies.

now its a little bit more per appearance, btw Ready to Rumble only made like $200m total SALES not profit so to think he made 100m is a complete joke that only morons would believe.

He might of made a mil or two off the licensing fees but most of his cash comes from his appearances.

I don't know if its true or not, I went on celebrity net worth. com and they had him on there. And i said DAMM!..if it is true he is getting paid!

[Medved]

I don't know if its true or not, I went on celebrity net worth. com and they had him on there. And i said DAMM!..if it is true he is getting paid!

Dude that site is worthless, dont believe ANY # on that site, they are ALL wrong and they pick the #'s out their ass.

Heres a article from BoxingScene about how much he makes even

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=3542

~25k give or take, might do smaller events for 5k

[Everlast2900]

Dude that site is worthless, dont believe ANY # on that site, they are ALL wrong and they pick the #'s out their ass.

Heres a article from BoxingScene about how much he makes even

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=3542

~25k give or take, might do smaller events for 5k

Cool!.....Thanks for the info!

[Dapperdon70]

I was watching an old HBO Real sports episode on him, and he was saying how he went through all of these different phrases introducing fighters in the ring, one was:

"Man your battle stations." LOL

But in any case those five words that dude should get pattoned whatever he's getting paid...

Wow. Was the Real Sports piece recent? I missed that one. I know he had cancer but recovered. He is a staple in boxing. Probably the best.

[RichardP]

Theres HBO Boxing profit right there, get rid of him and produce more advertising for boxing!

[edgarg]

Uhh where are you getting your #'s from? They are dead wrong, he gets 25-50k flat night rate a couple years ago. lol at 5m. Maybe Yearly he could do $5m plus whatever licensing deals he could get. and lol 100m? are you that ******?

This is how rumours start.


from 2004:
For a boxing card, he generally receives expenses plus $3,500 to $5,000. Corporate appearances are likely to net $15,000 to $25,000. His fee for other sports events varies.

now its a little bit more per appearance, btw Ready to Rumble only made like $200m total SALES not profit so to think he made 100m is a complete joke that only morons would believe.

He might of made a mil or two off the licensing fees but most of his cash comes from his appearances.

I totally agree with you but I didn't have the figures to hand/ I recall reading just a few years ago that he was getting $5000 a time for utterring his crappy call at dinners, as a toastmaster. And I thought, what a damned chutzpah, seriously overpaid.

He has a phony voice, artificially "chestified" and, what most people obviously do NOT notice, utters his inane mantra in the exact same TONE each time, it is absolutely DREADFUL, and to a guy likw me, with a musician's ear, it is tough to take. I ALWAYS switch that part off....all the time.

Now on the other hand, Jimmy Lennon has the most exciting voice in announcing, as hass The Colonel in the play by play, I think that Dopn King was pretty smart in having thme under contract, I wouldn't be surprised if the Colonel was under a life time contract he is that good. knows everything to be known about a fightet ands rarely is more than a point or so out inhis scoring.

[Medved]

I totally agree with you but I didn't have the figures to hand/ I recall reading just a few years ago that he was getting $5000 a time for utterring his crappy call at dinners, as a toastmaster. And I thought, what a damned chutzpah, seriously overpaid.

He has a phony voice, artificially "chestified" and, what most people obviously do NOT notice, utters his inane mantra in the exact same TONE each time, it is absolutely DREADFUL, and to a guy likw me, with a musician's ear, it is tough to take. I ALWAYS switch that part off....all the time.

Now on the other hand, Jimmy Lennon has the most exciting voice in announcing, as hass The Colonel in the play by play, I think that Dopn King was pretty smart in having thme under contract, I wouldn't be surprised if the Colonel was under a life time contract he is that good. knows everything to be known about a fightet ands rarely is more than a point or so out inhis scoring.

Yea I agree about the Colonel part, hes my fav announcer even tho sometimes he gets too biased or excited, still my #1 announcer.

But for me when Michael Buffer announces the long LETS GET READY TOOO RUUUMBLLLE you know its going to be an epic fight, you can feel the energy

[Squizz]

LOL @ $5million an appearance. Sorry, but that was funny.