Bang on, went Cardiff with West Ham three years on the trot and it shits all over a day out at Wembley. Wembley is an utter cesspit...
I would find it absolutely hilarious if AJ hurts Ruiz, and Hairn jumps up screaming totally forgetting about his snuck in Budweiser in his hand, even better if he wins and he starts swigging out of it in the background whilst AJ is being interviewed!!!
For me just shows what a fraud and act the whole AJ bandwaggon has been. "Keeping it local" and such nonsense. Bunce made a comment that people have brought into AJ from the beginning and made him incredible wealthy from a very early point of his career. To repay his people by having his biggest fight and potentially defining fights of his career in some soulless **** hole in the desert that will be an absolute nightmare to go to is a joke. He has used the public and literally has no loyalty to them at all. Personally I would like to see AJ sparked out. And if his old man can spangled Eddie in the ring after that would be a massive bonus.
Also "well America is more expensive to get to" Yes but a lot of UK sports/boxing fans dream of going with a UK fighter to the states to see them in New York or Vegas for a massive title fight. What a great experience it would be. No one dreams of going to ****ing Riyadh to watch a fight. If you in anyway believe this is for any other reason than greed and money, I wish I was as a gullible idiot as you. As life would be so pleasant in that bubble.
Andy can't have made much from the first fight, sponsorship deals apart. US tax at 39%? Haymon 15% Trainer 10% Over 60% gone immediately from his 6 mill, so around 2.5 million left? No wonder they are holding out.
He will of course pay his taxes AFTER paying Haymon, his trainer, his camp expenses, his Snickers supply etc but yeh I get what you're saying he probably took home 50% which is about standard.
In the UK, the highest tax bracket is 45 percent, which is what comes off the top of every AJ purse before giving trainer/manager their cuts (which is probably capped, but still) and any other expenses. I think the US is 37 percent.
You're luckier than you realise. 10% of the UK stadium crowd at matchroom cards are sent to forced labour camps and forced into a life of slavery. If you hadn't vaulted that fence you would be down a hearn owned mine now in Sierra Leone digging for ore and precious metals. Check the small print on the tickets, it's all there.
I've been to a few big fights in the last few years and don't mind spending a bit to go to NY , Vegas (much prefer NY) or Europe. But i'm not going to go to a place i won't feel relaxed, can't drink and worst of all has a terrible human rights record. This is all about the money and while i quite like Eddie's cheeky chappie cockney persona he clearly is a lying snake in this case. It's all about cashing out as he know's there's a strong chance fat boy will pummel his man again. I hoe this bombs and he get his just "deserts" . lol.
It doesn't come off the top at all, all those expenses you mention are tax deductible so tax would be paid after all those outgoings. It would most likely be paid to a company belonging to the fighter and not to the fighter personally , so his company will pay tax on the profits ie after expenses (trainer, manager, promoter, training camps, etc). Millions and tens of millions are involved here so you can bet your bottom dollar they pay less than the top brackets you mention too.
Funny seeing everyone bemoaning Saudi and their human rights record. Do people not realise what the UK and the US get upto in the Middle East? Come on people, wake up. Stop feeding into the Sky News and The Sun propaganda and be consistent.
