Did mares and santa cruz deserve this much money?

[aldo5408]

Tomorrow night on PBC on ESPN featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares will square off in a hugely anticipated bout between two of the best featherweights in the world. The 12 round fight is expected to be a brawl between two exciting Mexican fighters who have had a date in the squared circle coming for the last couple years. Here are the purses for both fighter's for Saturday night's fight:

Leo Santa Cruz: $1.25 million

Abner Mares: $1.25 million


I think they did absolutely. Hopefully we can see leo vs framton or cuellar

[Redd Foxx]

Yea, they're both fairly popular, though not yet stars. That was Leo's coming out party though and he might carry star power soon, depending how he's managed.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Well earned after that fight last night

[brettWall]

LSC was desperate for this fight, what with all the bashing he's been getting for fighting sparring partners and ducking the guys he's calling out like Rigo.

They would have given Mares more money had he capitalized on LSC's desperation.

[otrocubiche]

yes, they surely got a good crowd into the staples center

[Mexican_Puppet]

Yes, they deserve it.

[_original_]

Yeah, Leo finally earned his paycheck.

[El-blanco]

They deserve it if the fight made money, otherwise, no.

[just the facts]

It is my opinion that anyone who takes punches for a living is entitled to all of the money they can get

[big_james10]

Tomorrow night on PBC on ESPN featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares will square off in a hugely anticipated bout between two of the best featherweights in the world. The 12 round fight is expected to be a brawl between two exciting Mexican fighters who have had a date in the squared circle coming for the last couple years. Here are the purses for both fighter's for Saturday night's fight:

Leo Santa Cruz: $1.25 million

Abner Mares: $1.25 million


I think they did absolutely. Hopefully we can see leo vs framton or cuellar

I think they deserve every penny they can get. Regardless of whether you like or hate Al Haymon, you can't dispute the fact that he pays his fighters well. I hope PBC is successful, but even if it fails, guys like Mares and Santa Cruz can always go back to a promoter like Top Rank or Golden Boy and collect the short money that they pay all their other fighters.