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But Haymon fighters pay their promoter a flat fee and often have their own promotional or entertainment company that allows them to pay themselves for the services of fighting. Part of it is definitely about saving on sanctioning fees. Would you rather pay the WBC 3% of $2 million or 3% of $4 million? As for the taxes, would you rather pay the athletic commission a cut of 2 million or a cut of 4 million? It's a no brainer.
Hearn is offering Haymon's guys WAY more than their listed purses and they're all laughing at him saying they're already making more than he's offering. The head of Showtime has also confirmed they're making more than he's offering. The filed purses are completely bogus and everybody in the industry knows it. It's an open secret and has been going on for decades, but Haymon has taken it to another level by minimizing the financial participation of the promoter and maximizing the freedom of the fighter.
The point though is when top fighters make more than their guaranteed purses it's usually reported. It's never been reported for Wilder. What we've heard is tickets being given away for free for his fights. What we know is he gets 1-2 million a fight, Washington, Molina and Szpilka got 250k, Arreola 150K, Duhaupas 140K. Something else we know, Pulev, a guy from Bulgaria, will pocket 1.5M for a title eliminator... These are the numbers and the sad reality for Wilder no matter how much you try to spin it.
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