Comments Thread For: Lewkowicz Sends Warning Message To Today's Boxers

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Hopefully it goes that way. Make them ****s fight the best if they wanna be paid like the best.

[Pigeons]

Aug 20, 2016 UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 1,650,000[80][81]
Mar 5, 2016 UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz 1,500,000
Dec 12, 2015 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor 1,400,000

What were Canelo, Mayweather, and Pacmas LAST PPV #s?

Sep 12, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto Mayweather Jr. wins by UD (120–108, 118–110, 117–111) 400,000[71]

Apr 9, 2016 Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III Pacquiao wins by UD (116–110, 116–110, 116–110) 400,000[74]

July 23, 2016 Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol Crawford wins by UD (118–107, 118–107, 117–108) 55,000[76]

September 17, 2016 Canelo Álvarez vs. Liam Smith Álvarez wins by TKO in round 9 300,000[77]

Boxing is dead thanks to these greedy Boxers and Promoters.

UFC's PPV numbers are fake.

[sicko]

I'm totally OK with the Pay scale going backwards. Fans complain about guys only fighting 1 or 2 times a year well if the Pay Scale goes backwards problem solved guys will have NO CHOICE but to get more active to maintain their life styles.

Reaching Mayweather and Pacquiao Paydays takes YEARS to achieve, that is not something that happens overnight I think it is time for some FIGHTERS to learn the HARD WAY. They been a bit spoiled especially a lot of guys under Haymon!

[boxingitis]

UFC's PPV numbers are fake.

Only Mcgregors UFC fights are hight the rest are in the 300. Plus do you believe Boxing number are not fake? UFC puts on competitive fights because they are FORCE to fight the top contender. UFC makes the decicio es not the fighters. No cherrypicking.

[PunchyPotorff]

I'm totally OK with the Pay scale going backwards. Fans complain about guys only fighting 1 or 2 times a year well if the Pay Scale goes backwards problem solved guys will have NO CHOICE but to get more active to maintain their life styles.

Reaching Mayweather and Pacquiao Paydays takes YEARS to achieve, that is not something that happens overnight I think it is time for some FIGHTERS to learn the HARD WAY. They been a bit spoiled especially a lot of guys under Haymon!

From what I've read on some sites, Haymon's money has either ran out, or the money men behind him have all but turned off the faucet. Lewkowicz didn't mention that specifically, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he was mainly referring to.

[crisantonio917]

Lewkowicz, is just hating since Haymon threw his shady as$ off the PBC money train...

[TexasCowBoy]

Another Great Article here on BoxingScene...Go CowBoys!!!!!

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Fighters were demanding insane paychecks because of Pac/Floyd mania (which turned out to be a dud compared to a 3rd rate UFC card and turned millions of casual fans away from boxing for a generation) and PBC (which was obviously luring fighters away from rival brands as a business tactic and couldn't keep operating at a loss forever).

Not sad if we see the "5 million dollars to beat up your sparring partner" era come to a close. Boxers taking no-hope warmup opponents is nothing new, but being paid millions of dollars for it with no incentive at all (sometimes even a pay cut) to step up is pretty new.

[Jubei]

Haymon destroyed the integrity of our sport.

[Bronx2245]

Funny how promoters, especially fighters who turn promoters, start saying fighters were over-payed, and now things must go back to normal. What's normal? Don King robbing Tyson? Muhammad Ali dying broke? Joe Louis dying broke? Joe Frazier dying broke? Are we trying to "Make Boxing Great Again?"