Did Errol Spence really make 3.5 million vs Lamont Peterson?

[Bjl12]

NO such thing as overpaying guys who are risking their lives in a ring to entertain us.

Whatever these guys get paid, it aint enough.

Your Top 4 are solid.

Everything from 5-10 is horrific. Nice try though

[Dean_Razorback]

Spence was overpaid purely for the sole reason of turning down the Cotto fight and subsequent promotional rights he would have given up to GB.

The Cotto fight would have made him a lot of money. Payday against Peterson was a cushion for that blow.

and in retrospective, he would've knocked cotto out

[artfuL_]

and in retrospective, he would've knocked cotto out

For sure.

He should have pushed harder to make that fight happen on his terms.

Easy payday against a faded former star.

[john l]

His official purse was $1.2M.

That's about right.But why the he ll does anyone care what they paid unless there UNDERPAID.I cant believe the amount of mini promoter fanboys on here.Not calling you that Pigeons(don't know you)just seeing all these other posts makes me ill bad enough to listen to this sh ite from the promoters but when "fans"get into it makes me wanna puke.

[john l]

Is it true or just a rumor?

Because if it is true then Al Haymon is really overpaying these guys.

If true, no wonder they fight once a year and wouldn't want to fight each other. When they can make a easy 1 million fighting a journeyman/bum.

He did not get 3.5 mil Haymon is not in the buis of overpaying fighters anymore.He did that to get all the talent and then blew it with the people he picked to run boxing part.He made a little over a mil and was happy to get it because no matter how good he is(and he is VERY good)he don't draw flies as with most PBC fighters because they have no promoter and they don't fight enough.Just go ask your casual sport fans who Thurman is and he has had 2 out of last 3 on network tv and he still aint got no fanbase because he don't fight.But he is more well known then Spence and he has yet to make 3 mil.

[OnePunch]

NO such thing as overpaying guys who are risking their lives in a ring to entertain us.

Whatever these guys get paid, it aint enough.

enough with that nonsense. Boxing doesnt even make the top 100 of the most dangerous occupations. A bus driver or factory worker is 100 times more likely to suffer a permanent injury or fatality than a boxer is. Should bus drivers all be paid millions a year?

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

It's a bribe from Haymon to keep him from signing with GBP. It's similar to Mikey Garcia getting the same amount. Nothing to do with their respective fights, Peterson and Lippnets.

When is the last gbp signed someone relevant?

[chitownfightfan]

if its behind the scenes money mikey is full of sh-it about "taking the better deal" cause haymon was going to give him all that money anyway no matter who he fought since it wasnt part of the official purse and yet he picked lipinets.... you have to wonder why pbc went from having shows every week to basically nothing. maybe haymon is using that money to overpay his star guys so they stay with him. as long as the money continues ok but at some point dont you have to make a profit or it runs out? just thinking logically here unlike haymon the worst businessman on earth(cept trump)

Good points.

The earliest PBC model was a CANT MISS and the casual fans were tuning in.

His investors though began to withdraw last summer/fall, and it appears that paying Garcia 1 mil for the likes of Guerrero is coming back to bite him....US REALLY.... since it seams only Showtime is putting on the bigger fights now

[john l]

enough with that nonsense. Boxing doesnt even make the top 100 of the most dangerous occupations. A bus driver or factory worker is 100 times more likely to suffer a permanent injury or fatality than a boxer is. Should bus drivers all be paid millions a year?

WHAT???????????????Yea most bus drivers and factory workers I see have brain damage when they are still in there 40-50s.That up there for dumbest post of year cong****.And don't come back showing # for how many factory workers get hurt each year because there is 1000 times more then boxers.Have you ever even been to a gym?There are guys who never fought more then a few pro fights(a lot of Ams though)and they have damage.

[chitownfightfan]

That's about right.But why the he ll does anyone care what they paid unless there UNDERPAID.I cant believe the amount of mini promoter fanboys on here.Not calling you that Pigeons(don't know you)just seeing all these other posts makes me ill bad enough to listen to this sh ite from the promoters but when "fans"get into it makes me wanna puke.

Bryant Jennings made 1.6 to fight Wlad.

He made less than 1 in his entire career before.

He got 350k vs Kong.

2 Alist HWs on HBO and they split 800k.

Monroe got 100k+25% tix/concessions vs GGG. LESS THAN 300K.

Garcia is a big name, but 1+ mil for Salka and Guerrero.

Now them boys got Haymon by the short and curlys.