Maidana took short money to get the fight, as got said he had no real leverage and 1.5 million is a lot of money to him. So he get's his biggest ever purse, and a huge opportunity that could make him a ton more money if he comes through.
Same thing with Collazo really, although he probably have made 350k or close to it before but it has been a while since he would have got a payday like that and this a great opportunity for him to secure more paydays that are equal or better.
It is not always about the money for the lesser guy coming in, it is that opportunity to take that step forward to make more in the end.
What they really did was take money from the b-side and spread it around the card, they could have paid Maidana 5 and not spent on Khan and Broner but I don't think that would help the card.
Not for Maidana, there isn't. He isn't seeing jack **** of the PPV upside.
There is also sponsorship money, international rights, and exct. still to come in. I could see him getting some of the Argentine rights to the fight for instance. Similar to a deal Hatton got, although Argentina's isn't a ppv and would be a far less cut, but still probably a good chunk of change.
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