HBO commentator salaries?

[UglyPug]

Anybody know how much these guys make? Im sure the "main ones" like Lampley, Merchant, Kellerman, and Steward make the most. . . Are they paid on salary? Or on a "per fight" basis?\

Link would be appreciated, but feel free to speculate as well....

[UglyPug]

BUMP-age?! Nobody wanna help ya boy out with this quagmire?

[Phil Ivey]

Don't know how you could possibly know this unless you have access to their contracts or coming right out of the mouths of the commentators themselves. They're being paid very well though.

[Kagami Taiga]

they make tens of thousads per show. merchant and lampley obviously make more than the others, probably hundreds of thousands.

[UglyPug]

they make tens of thousads per show. merchant and lampley obviously make more than the others, probably hundreds of thousands.

That's what I think - I think that Merchant and Lampley have the equivalent of "tenure" - and they get paid on a yearly salary - probably around 200-300k.

Then I think Steward and Kellerman are on salary, but still "earning their stripes" - they probably get a base salary of around 100k.

Kellerman probably gets a few extra ten G's for his "face-off" segments.

Bob Papa and Roy Jones are paid on a "per show basis" - they usually do about 5-6 BAD's a year - around 15k a pop. . .

[yuppie]

That's what I think - I think that Merchant and Lampley have the equivalent of "tenure" - and they get paid on a yearly salary - probably around 200-300k.

Then I think Steward and Kellerman are on salary, but still "earning their stripes" - they probably get a base salary of around 100k.

Kellerman probably gets a few extra ten G's for his "face-off" segments.

Bob Papa and Roy Jones are paid on a "per show basis" - they usually do about 5-6 BAD's a year - around 15k a pop. . .

The person who started this thread asking a question..ended up answering his own question (well..with numbers pulled from thin air)..great thread.

[UglyPug]

The person who started this thread asking a question..ended up answering his own question (well..with numbers pulled from thin air)..great thread.

LOL! yuppie you my boy! don't be a wise ass!

[tenPt]

Merchant isn't paid enough!

[minasyan]

how much is cortez paid?

[UglyPug]

how much is cortez paid?

good question mate! That's something else I'm curious about - how much do referee's and judges get paid? Obviously the bigger the fight, the bigger named referee, and hence, the bigger the payday. . .

If I had to make a GUESS - just off the top of my head - I'd say Cortez gets paid about 7-11k for the HBO BAD shows; about 12-20k for the bigger HBO World Championship Boxing shows; and about 25-35k for the HBO PPV fights. Also Im sure he gets all travel/food/hotel paid for a for a few days leading up to the fight, and the night after the fight. . . Not a bad deal - get to live and eat like a KING for a few days on the house!