Comments Thread For: Kovalev-Ward PPV Numbers Won't Justify Ward's $5 Million Guarantee

[kafkod]

Wow! So Ward is getting more for this fight than Kovalev, the defending 3 belt champion!

$5million guarantee from Roc ... now I know why Andre took this fight after all - and it's not because the racists forced him to!

$5million is good cash out money for Ward, but not for his promoter. Jay Z must love giving his money away.

[Bronx2245]

Yeah, it's good that Ward is getting a huge paycheque, as the challenger, against Kovalev.

But BAD for Golovkin to try and do the same, as defending champ, against Jacobs.

I guess the question is if Ward and Cotto can get these kind of guarantees from Roc Nation, why isn't GGG getting the same from K2?

[Afi23]

Focus on numbers when fights can't made because of A side-B side ish. THIS fight is signed sealed and delivered, who cares about the money at this point!!! They're gonna "GET IT OWN"

Thank You!
Why should I worry about a potential "bad business decision" when the people making it have already made that decision and bitten the bullet. And I assume Roc Nation has deep pockets, one bad decision won't make or break them especially when the decision was made in order to have a P4P vs another P4P!

The only downside I see is that the undercard suffers because now they probably can't afford to pay anyone else in the 6 figures.

[sirron000]

Yeah, it's good that Ward is getting a huge paycheque, as the challenger, against Kovalev.

But BAD for Golovkin to try and do the same, as defending champ, against Jacobs.

I guess the question is if Ward and Cotto can get these kind of guarantees from Roc Nation, why isn't GGG getting the same from K2?

Great question, Kafkod your turn.

[goldenbear]

Don't count another man's money.......

They will get at least 200K PPV buys plus let's not forget international rights, gate and merchandise. So Ward getting $5 mil is actually justified. I'm surprised to see this article. Roc Nation knows what they're doing. Plus he signed a $40 mil contract with Roc Nation. So Ward will continue to be in big fights for the forseable future provided he continues to win.

[Dreamking]

With the absolute minimum marketing for this fight I'll be surprised with anything higher than 200k.

[John Locke]

Who cares how much he's making as long as he's fighting a credible opponent, which he clearly is. I would understand if he was fighting a low level fighter, then fans would want that money to go towards making better fights. But whatever each guy is making in a fight like this, it's deserved.

[CaneloMaidana]

Even with the crappy under card, it's a must order for me.

Gvozdyke vs Chilemba is a good fight that gives main event winner a future opponent

[CaneloMaidana]

Wow! So Ward is getting more for this fight than Kovalev, the defending 3 belt champion!

$5million guarantee from Roc ... now I know why Andre took this fight after all - and it's not because the racists forced him to!

$5million is good cash out money for Ward, but not for his promoter. Jay Z must love giving his money away.

Competitive fights bring big money. That's what coward Golovkin doesn't get.

[CaneloMaidana]

They will get at least 200K PPV buys plus let's not forget international rights, gate and merchandise. So Ward getting $5 mil is actually justified. I'm surprised to see this article. Roc Nation knows what they're doing. Plus he signed a $40 mil contract with Roc Nation. So Ward will continue to be in big fights for the forseable future provided he continues to win.

This a scared Golovkin fan writing a hit piece. Russian rights alone might be in the millions.