A 50-50 split with Ward would've been GGG's biggest purse

[Nay_Sayer]

And 0 PPV sold suggests Nobody gives even less than a sheet about Ward...correct?

We will see when the Kovalev PPV happens...

[ИATAS]

You haven't answered the question, Genius. Allow me to pose it a second time for those who have reading comprehension issues;

If Bumlovkin is after Alvarez then why accept step aside money not once but TWICE?

Care to answer, Einstein?

Because they actually want to fight him versus getting him stripped. Everyone in boxing wanted to see Cotto vs Canelo, they weren't going to ****block that fight. After, Golden Boy wanted an extension, so it was either take the extension or have Canelo vacate or get stripped. They chose the former obviously in hopes for a fight later this year, they won't do that again though, it will be now or never after Khan.

[Jsmooth9876]

We will see when the Kovalev PPV happens...

Then I guess we'll see who does more when GGG faces Canelo...

[Nay_Sayer]

Then I guess we'll see who does more when GGG faces Canelo...

Lol.

Lil G ISN'T the "A" side in the Canelo fight, Genius.

OTOH, Ward IS the "A" side in the Kovalev fight.

Learn how to ADD...

[Jsmooth9876]

Lol.

Lil G ISN'T the "A" side in the Canelo fight, Genius.

OTOH, Ward IS the "A" side in the Kovalev fight.

Learn how to ADD...

Oh so you wanna compare GGG vs Lemieux and Ward vs Kovalev.

Nice try... Kovalev is just a bit more known then the unknown Lemieux wouldn't you say?

But whatever works for your ******ed logic

[Scipio2009]

you ask a good question but a better question is how much more would GGG make fighting Froch? i say at least 2-3 times more, he might not make 10-15 million but he would make much more fighting Froch. vs Ward 50/50 it would be 2-3 million a piece, they would both make money but not crazy money. vs. Froch i see him making anywhere from 6-10 million but heck i dont know for sure its all speculation.

Also vs. Froch win or lose it will be a fight to remember, vs Ward probably will be a boring drawn out fight that won't do anyone's image any favors.

To answer your question if GGG took the Ward fight and fought him November this year then it would be his biggest payday unless he and Canelo agree to fight.

Based on what? The disclosed payout to Froch and Groves was ~$15m, with George Groves getting ~$2m for the fight (no mention of sponsors or ticket revenues, but that likely didn't match the disclosed take on the fight). Beyond that, there's no way Froch-Golovkin ends up with anywhere near the juice that Froch-Groves II did.

Ward-Golovkin, as a PPV fight for the summer ($50 a pop) would've easily done 300k PPV buys (paying out the shares to everyone else getting a piece, that would put at least $7m into the pot on the fight). You add that the live gate or site fee would be significant (could easily see the fight doing over $1m at the gate, with a venue like MGM Resorts possibly paying up for the right to host the bout) and, once everything is counted, you're likely talking about the two fighters splitting at least $10m between the two of them.

I simply don't see Froch giving Golovkin (a fighter who bring less to the table than Groves did) better than a 20/80 split on the fight.

[OnePunch]

You haven't answered the question, Genius. Allow me to pose it a second time for those who have reading comprehension issues;

If Bumlovkin is after Alvarez then why accept step aside money not once but TWICE?

Care to answer, Einstein?

he isnt "after" Alvarez you dummy, he is "after" whoever holds the WBC title. It WAS Cotto, and NOW its Alvarez. And there has not been 2 step aside deals with Alvarez, there has been only 1. After Alvarez beat Cotto, K2 and GBP made a one-fight extension deal.

[FloydTBE]

GGG fighting a good fighter, never will happen haha

[Irony123]

That fight ain't happening, Genius. The contracts for Ward Kovalev already have ink on the paper.

Call me when Bumlovkin has Canelo's signature on the contract...

if it aint happening than its an easy bet? no ok run with your tail behind your legs.

[Irony123]

Based on what? The disclosed payout to Froch and Groves was ~$15m, with George Groves getting ~$2m for the fight (no mention of sponsors or ticket revenues, but that likely didn't match the disclosed take on the fight). Beyond that, there's no way Froch-Golovkin ends up with anywhere near the juice that Froch-Groves II did.

Ward-Golovkin, as a PPV fight for the summer ($50 a pop) would've easily done 300k PPV buys (paying out the shares to everyone else getting a piece, that would put at least $7m into the pot on the fight). You add that the live gate or site fee would be significant (could easily see the fight doing over $1m at the gate, with a venue like MGM Resorts possibly paying up for the right to host the bout) and, once everything is counted, you're likely talking about the two fighters splitting at least $10m between the two of them.

I simply don't see Froch giving Golovkin (a fighter who bring less to the table than Groves did) better than a 20/80 split on the fight.

what do you base the 300k ppv buys on? GGG didn't do well on his only PPV and Ward didn't even sell a single PPV. While i think it can very well do the 300k i don't see them taking 5 million each, lets do the math... even if the fight generated 10 million which is pretty much close to the maximum i would see it generating the fighters will not take all of that, considering the costs associated with the venue, HBO and promoter getting their cut you will be looking at 3 million a piece (max). the purse for lemiux and GGG was combined at around 3.5 million and they were aiming for 200k to make it a success, so almost tripling the purse seems far fetched.