Word on the street is that Brandon Rios is broke and that’s why he keeps fighting!!!

[New England]

He's made millions of dollars in purses over his career. If he is broke, it is on him and I won't have sleepless nights about it.

this is just about how i feel. i won't lose sleep if the guy went broke on his own. but life changes and a thug changes, who knows how much has changed from all of the head trauma he took. i loved watching him fight in part because of the whoopins he took even when he won. i'll still have a soft spot for him because of that. i remember that vapid look on his face when danny nailed him. that's some straight up brain damage.

[Curt Henning]

Ok I googled reported purses for Rios. Note that fighters usually make more than their reported purses. Just the easy ones. He made 3 mill for Pacquiao. He made $800k for Bradley. He made $925k for Diego fing Chaves. $850k for Alvarado 3, $1.25mill for Alvarado 2. All up in his Top rank fights he probably made more than $10million. But keep telling yourself he is poor coz Bob spent all his money.

thats some good money

but hes going to lose at least half of that to taxes and fees

5 mil is alot of money but its also not alot of money anymore...especially if you have a family and you dont know another way of making money

take for example a 2nd round pick in the NFL(keep in mind most of the NFL is made up guys taken in 2nd round OR LATER).....on average these guys sign a 4 year deal worth about 1.3 mil a year with a little signing bonus

pay about 40 percent in income tax...hire a lawyer...an agent fee....other expenses

now buy your mama a new car and house...buy yourself a nice vehicle and a home....then what you have? not alot of money...and you arent guaranteed another contract...alot of those guys find themselves out of the league by then

5 million doesnt go as far as it used to