GSP vs Hughes and Pac vs Morales
- Thread starter oddballer
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redtailfool;580942; said:- LOL why do you think GSP will win Oddballer? Im not being sarcastic now..
just a curious question.. I dont know much about him .. cept that hes got a sexxy accent.
Thats the only thing i don't like
As soon as he starts to talk I'm always thinkingTongue33;581043; said:
Thats the only thing i don't like
LOL.. ill check out his stats later on... But the accent is good... Oddballer likes him to be
VP of Teamballer.
rumblesushi;581364; said:
unfourtunatley i do...... but mma shows are catching up.... filling up larger arenas.... and fetching higher $ for seats (more so in japan)..... the biggest difference is in the endorsements from the large corps. and sponserships.......
you know how many "common fish" i sell in comparison to "monsters"? same difference.... its the mainstream.... dosnt nessisarily mean better.... damn i gotta learn how to spell........
The weird thing is, MMA in a way is more mainstream now. It's presented as more of a circus show than a professional sport. Boxing is presented in the same way as other professional sports, they don't really need to present it like a cross between a TV show and a circus.
No disrespect to you, but I do see MMA as more of a casual fight fan's choice, for people who just want some well presented entertainment, and a bunch of fights on the same night. Similar to wrestling really. Where as most boxing fans I know are very much fight enthusiasts and appreciate the sweet science.
The viewing figures are catching up a bit - the purses are not.
And honestly - until they do - all the top talent is going to stay in boxing. Why would they train to fight in MMA - a world class boxer earns millions, a world class MMA fighter earns thousands.
Here are the figures for UFC 63
Date of event: September 23rd, 2006.
Location of event: Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California
Official Attendance: 12,604
Paid Attendance: 9,343 paid
Live Gate: $1,582,370
Fighter Payouts:
Tyson Griffin ($14,000) def. David Lee ($2,000)
Jorge Gurgel ($10,000) def. Danny Abbadi ($5,000)
Eddie Sanchez ($4,000) def. Mario Neto ($3,000)
Roger Huerta ($6,000) def. Jason Dent ($3,000)
Joe Lauzon ($6,000) def. Jens Pulver ($30,000)
Rashad Evans ($24,000) def. Jason Lambert ($9,000)
Mike Swick ($14,000) def. David Loiseau ($9,000)
Melvin Guillard ($10,000) def. Gabe Ruediger ($3,000)
Matt Hughes ($130,000) def. B.J. Penn ($50,000)
Total fighter payout (not included bonuses mentioned above): $332,000
That's just a joke. Pride pays a bit better but still not close to boxing.
Do you know mayweather is getting at least 8 million for his fight with oscar, and oscar is getting 20 mil + with the PPV revenue?
The difference in earnings is astronomical, and until they start paying top dollar, they won't attract top dollar talent.
No disrespect to you, but I do see MMA as more of a casual fight fan's choice, for people who just want some well presented entertainment, and a bunch of fights on the same night. Similar to wrestling really. Where as most boxing fans I know are very much fight enthusiasts and appreciate the sweet science.
The viewing figures are catching up a bit - the purses are not.
And honestly - until they do - all the top talent is going to stay in boxing. Why would they train to fight in MMA - a world class boxer earns millions, a world class MMA fighter earns thousands.
Here are the figures for UFC 63
Date of event: September 23rd, 2006.
Location of event: Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California
Official Attendance: 12,604
Paid Attendance: 9,343 paid
Live Gate: $1,582,370
Fighter Payouts:
Tyson Griffin ($14,000) def. David Lee ($2,000)
Jorge Gurgel ($10,000) def. Danny Abbadi ($5,000)
Eddie Sanchez ($4,000) def. Mario Neto ($3,000)
Roger Huerta ($6,000) def. Jason Dent ($3,000)
Joe Lauzon ($6,000) def. Jens Pulver ($30,000)
Rashad Evans ($24,000) def. Jason Lambert ($9,000)
Mike Swick ($14,000) def. David Loiseau ($9,000)
Melvin Guillard ($10,000) def. Gabe Ruediger ($3,000)
Matt Hughes ($130,000) def. B.J. Penn ($50,000)
Total fighter payout (not included bonuses mentioned above): $332,000
That's just a joke. Pride pays a bit better but still not close to boxing.
Do you know mayweather is getting at least 8 million for his fight with oscar, and oscar is getting 20 mil + with the PPV revenue?
The difference in earnings is astronomical, and until they start paying top dollar, they won't attract top dollar talent.
Actually a friend who is a boxing journo just told me this
"Floyd's getting somewhere between $10-12 million, unsure of PPV upside. Oscar's reportedtly earning in excess of $25 million, though as Neil suggested, the real story is more likely that he's splitting a much larger share on the side with HBO."
"Floyd's getting somewhere between $10-12 million, unsure of PPV upside. Oscar's reportedtly earning in excess of $25 million, though as Neil suggested, the real story is more likely that he's splitting a much larger share on the side with HBO."
I'd box you ****less zachary.
Baller - Morales and Pacman are splitting 6 mil and they are superfeatherweights, not a mainstream division at all, and neither of them are American.
They are each earning significantly more than the combined purses of any UFC event ever.
Baller - Morales and Pacman are splitting 6 mil and they are superfeatherweights, not a mainstream division at all, and neither of them are American.
They are each earning significantly more than the combined purses of any UFC event ever.
