Boxing Off-Topic

[gmac0322]

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what really gets me is that conor should be making more than floyd in this fight....he's totally giving in to boxing regulation and rules for nevada, while floyd gives up nothing at all. i don't know what the split is, (reports are $75 million for conor and $100 million for floyd), but conor should have had all the leverage here and it should have been the other way around. come on, dana.

I have to agree with Jf on this. Floyd doesn't need this fight at all. Wait. I need to stop calling this a fight. This exhibition or form of sports entertainment is actually completely to help Connor out. No matter how much money Connor gets. It's going to be more than what he has ever done in the UFC. Or will ever do in the Ufc because dana never pays his fighters what top boxers get. Closest was Rousey and that was still crumbs to Floyd. So it has always been a win win scenario for Connor. After the fight you will see them hanging out in Vegas laughing at the public that actually paid for this sports entertainment exhibition. Lol

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[JayBee74]

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It's going to be more than what he has ever done in the UFC. Or will ever do in the Ufc because dana never pays his fighters what top boxers get. Closest was Rousey and that was still crumbs to Floyd.

Does Dana White get any money from this "fight"?

[gmac0322]

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Does Dana White get any money from this "fight"?

Yes he does. He is definitely getting a cut. As is Showtime and tmt too. Plus Mayweather promotions is building the whole undercard.

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[pk500]

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what really gets me is that conor should be making more than floyd in this fight....he's totally giving in to boxing regulation and rules for nevada, while floyd gives up nothing at all. i don't know what the split is, (reports are $75 million for conor and $100 million for floyd), but conor should have had all the leverage here and it should have been the other way around. come on, dana.

Floyd is the money machine in this fight, not McGregor or Dana White. Floyd dictates all terms.

Pretty simple: McGregor needs Mayweather to make this kind of money. Mayweather does not.

[JayBee74]

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Floyd is the money machine in this fight, not McGregor or Dana White. Floyd dictates all terms.

Pretty simple: McGregor needs Mayweather to make this kind of money. Mayweather does not.

Yeah, I'm curious what the split is.

[Money99]

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Yeah, I'm curious what the split is.

Me too.
You know that Mayweather is going to get the majority split.
But I'm certain the majority of PPV buys will come from UFC fans.

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[pk500]

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Yeah, I'm curious what the split is.

Probably won't be revealed due to confidentiality clause in contract. Rumors are that Floyd is guaranteed $100 million, with possible pay of $200 million with PPV revenue.

[jvalverde88]

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Spoiler

[aholbert32]

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Floyd is the money machine in this fight, not McGregor or Dana White. Floyd dictates all terms.



Pretty simple: McGregor needs Mayweather to make this kind of money. Mayweather does not.

I'd argue that Floyd can't make that money anymore on his own. I'd also argue that no one in boxing could draw the type of numbers that Conor will with Floyd.

The maidana and especially the Berto fight numbers show that Floyd isn't a guaranteed 1 mil buys anymore. One the flip side, Conor has 4 1 million buy fights in a row.

I'm not saying that Floyd isn't the A side and doesn't deserve the Lions share. I'm just saying that Conor is arguably a bigger draw than anyone else in Boxing right now and deserves some say in the negotiations.


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[JayBee74]

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I'd argue that Floyd can't make that money anymore on his own. I'd also argue that no one in boxing could draw the type of numbers that Conor will with Floyd.

You could be right, but I'm surprised that MMA fans are willing to put up up "premium plus PPV money" for a fight in which their man will be seriously drubbed, unless they are delusional or just hope McGregor puts in a decent showing. This bout makes no sense to me.

[aholbert32]

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You could be right, but I'm surprised that MMA fans are willing to put up up "premium plus PPV money" for a fight in which their man will be seriously drubbed, unless they are delusional or just hope McGregor puts in a decent showing. This bout makes no sense to me.

They will and they if they don't a ton of casual fans will. I'd bet money that this makes more than Canelo/Ggg and Ward/Kovalev 2 combined.


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[JayBee74]

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They will and they if they don't a ton of casual fans will. I'd bet money that this makes more than Canelo/Ggg and Ward/Kovalev 2 combined.

Well, Ward/Kovalez 2 isn't going to make any money so that two for one comparison isn't impressive.

I also think MMA fans will come out to watch Floyd batter McGregor but WHY???!!!

[aholbert32]

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Well, Ward/Kovalez 2 isn't going to make any money so that two for one comparison isn't impressive.



I also think MMA fans will come out to watch Floyd batter McGregor but WHY???!!!

Really? I'm telling you that two fights starring 4 guys in boxing's top 10 pound for pound will be outdrawn combined by a fight between a legend boxer who has a style that a lot of people hate and an mma fighter with no boxing experience.

In fact, I think will outsell both of them combined by a million buys. That isn't impressive?

Also, ward kovalev 2 will do decent. I think it could do around 300k which isn't bad for a boxing ppv nowadays.


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[JayBee74]

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Really? I'm telling you that two fights starring 4 guys in boxing's top 10 pound for pound will be outdrawn combined by a fight between a legend boxer who has a style that a lot of people hate and an mma fighter with no boxing experience.

In fact, I think will outsell both of them combined by a million buys. That isn't impressive?

Also, ward kovalev 2 will do decent. I think it could do around 300k which isn't bad for a boxing ppv nowadays.

Not by comparison with the numbers that Floyd's fight generate, and Kovalez-Ward 1 did only 160,000. Even 300,000 PPV buys is optimistic.

Since when are pound for pound fighters necessarily PPV draws?

Dude, I'm not arguing with you about this charade generating lots of money, but why do MMA fans want to see their guy get his behind handed to him?

EDIT: Don't mean to be coming off as contentious aholbert. As an MMA fan will you get this fight?

[JayBee74]

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Anyway, I haven't decided to drop $65 on Ward-Kovalez 2. I assume a lot of you are getting the fight.