The glamour of being a pro boxer!

i dont think anyone is under the illusion pro boxers are well paid apart from the 0.3% that do

 

after one of my fights i was in my mums pub boozing, somebody came up to me and asked how much i got for my last fight, it was a 10 rounder for the international masters title, i said im not telling you, he asked if he could guess i said go for it, he came up with 200k!!!! i laughed and said you are nowhere near, he thought i meant i was getting loads more!!

 

Aye, I remember people round my way thinking Lee McAllister was probably close to being a millionaire.

 

I bet McAllister is surprisingly well paid though.

He's had a really strange thing going on up there, despite being, frankly... a pretty poor fighter.

It's not as if he's really a likeable kid either, he's a Bertie Big Bollocks with Audley-esque delusion as far as I can see.

The quit job in a European title fight was bad.... it's weird how some fighters wouldn't ever think of quitting or going into their shell just to go the distance, whereas others do one or the other (or both sometimes) in fights.

It's not really the ideal job for a person who's inclined to give up when things get tough, is it?

 

Did he give him the £2?

 

David Barnes got 14 Grand for his British Title Fight against Jimmy Vincent.
Robin Reid for 80 Grand for his fight with Brian Magee.

 

Despite not being great, he's the best from this far up for many years, couple that with a general lack of boxing knowledge and his WBU title wins, he's a bit of a local celeb round aberdeen.

I didn't think he was earning that much as he isn't a full time pro (AFAIK).

 

Most of that £14k will have gone to the referee :yep

We hardly ever have decent boxers, though it's starting to get going a little bit.

Nearly all the sporting talent in Leeds and the surrounding areas is in rugby league.

West Yorkshire really is league mad.

Don't remember the last time I saw a game of junior football going on round where I am.

I'm sure I heard that Lee was a joiner? Still, handy to keep him out of mischief between fights.

 

that would be a nice first outing

what i meant was on here no one would be surprised, if you showed that video to the public alright id say they'd be shocked

 

Who was the last British champ to come out of Leeds, BB. Crawford Ashley?

 

Carl Johanneson.

Leeds just isn't a boxing city in the way that Manchester is, or Sheffield.

It's rugby league and cricket, followed by football.

 

Jnr Witter is from Bradford.

 

Even worse in Aust. The average is around $250 per round - or $1,000 for a 4 rounder.
Still expected to shift tickets also.