Do not buy the Whyte fight.

This is such a strange perspective. There are many more jobs in the world more dangerous than boxing, where people put their lives on the line every day. Should they get paid millions per 36 minutes' work, based on this criterion?

If you truly believe all of that, then almost all bouts should be PPV and thus worth millions. But I don't believe you would agree to that, because you would probably say that not all bouts are top level...

Well, that's the crux of the matter. PPV should be reserved for top level and top level does not necessarily mean more dangerous. There have been countless tragedies in the lower ranks.

 

It was due to the Povetkin result. He totally deserved the stick, he came across as completely unhinged and was all over this forum like a rash.

He was a bit of a Walter Mitty and also came across as quite unwell. Definitely for the best he left imo.

If Whyte wins this weekend, especially if it’s emphatic, I wouldn’t be surprised if he returns.

 

Not a big fan of the BT Sport card tonight. Only fight I had been looking forward to was Maxwell / AEB but Brown pulled out earlier this week. He’s now boxing 10-9 Ben Fields who went through some good form upsetting prospects recently but you’d imagine Maxwell wins handily.

 

As far as I know he vanished after Povetkin, I think he knew the ridicule and jokes were going to be overwhelming.

He was OK, just a huge Whyte fan, blinkered when it came to Whyte but I'm blinkered when it come to Spurs LOL.

 

The prices aren't plucked out of thin air. Americans generally have alot more disposable income than us.

 

If Whyte wins I hope he returns! It will be hilarious.

 

Aydamn has no heart, no spine, no balls. He was all aboard the Dillian train when things where running smoothly but already during the dianabol scandal there were signs that he might not live through all adversity with his hero. After the Povetkin KO he probably burned all his Dillian merchandise like a teenage ex-girlfriend burns all the pictures of her old boyfriend.

 

I hope he returns also, he should just come back blasting..

 

Why should Dillian Whyte be worth approx £50m when similar standard British level contenders in equally 'dangerous fights' are worth £100k at best after the same number of fights? Whyte has done nothing in his career any more 'dangerous' or even obtained a World Title fight.

These Box Office events are milked by the chosen few and it is simply wrong on many levels.

Elite fighters defending or challenging for World Titles no problem.

When AJ v Whyte was stuck on Box Office for the British Title, that day abolished all criteria for Box Office events and now we get non title rematches on Box Office between a never been and a has been.

Whyte is not short of a few £10m and if he would not take the rematch for a 6 figure purse then the boxing world would survive without this inconsequential fight.

 

I actually believe he was the alt of a user called Infern0141 who was far more outwardly sinister and unhinged. The Whyte infatuation was a way to throw people off the scent. He took it so far though, became involved in debate threads spanning several pages about Dillian Whyte.

 

Dont agree bud. Whytes one of the lucky ones. But tbf to him for that money hes took an absolute shellacking in that ring. With the current data does anyone think whyte will leave boxing the same way he went in? I,d be surprised if he does.

The figures for the first fight was something like 220,000 buys. Times that by 20 quid...something like 4 million. That moneys to be shared by a lot of things and a lot of people tho. Then they get taxed on that figure. It doesnt leave as much as people think.

To get to that level tho...hes had to fight joshua, rivas, chisora x 2, povetkin the first time, parker all guys that can genuniely hurt you with 3 months hard training camps behind them. Hes had to dedicate himself 100 percent. Hard training camps. Been stuck in portugal for months. Hes also had to constantly act a certain way to keep himself relevant for years bringing on all kinds of abuse on social media etc. Whytes worked hard to get to where he is. We,re not talking about him earning 20/30 million a fight here. But for his level...a million or so is fair. Its top level sport tbf...a dangerous one at that.

As i said whytes one of the lucky ones...but theres is an element of too many lower level guys in the sport getting taking advantage imo. They should take a small percentage of whytes purse to put back into lower level boxing apart from that tho whytes deserved his money imo. Actually wuite ssd that people begrudge him his money because that guys worked unbelievably hard to get to where he is.

 

That Dean whyte is a strange character, changing your surname so it's the same as your mates. Weird.

No I won't be buying the card, nor will I be buying the one on 1st May. Its a disgrace bang average fighters want to be paid millions. I'm sick to death of the 'can't make it without PPV' . Why does a gatekeeper with 10 losses have to be paid millions? Ridiculous.

 

How much do you think whytes worth?

Net worth of 5 million.

The first povetkin fights sold 220,000 buys. 4 million generated. That moneys to be shared between a lot of things and a lot of people tho.

The amount of money whytes actually earning is vastly overestimated if people think hes worth 50 million.

How much did joshua get for ruiz 2?

Then how much did whyte get for the parker fight?

People talking about it should only be the truely elite getting the big money...it is. The other guys outside elite mostly make a lot less money. Say joshua made 50 million for ruiz. Or even say 20 million. Is whyte not worth 2 million or even a million for fighting a lot of guys joshuas actually fought

 

Do you think that only boxers make sacrifices in their life for monetary gain? Almost everyone finds themselves on that spectrum. What makes boxers so special that they "deserve" X, Y or Z? I don't disagree that they deserve X, Y or Z. They precisely deserve whatever they earn, because it is a supply and demand process. If Whyte earns 100 million in a bout, then that's what he has deserved. If he earns a tenner, then that's what he has deserved (accounting for a reasonable and not unfair split with managers). I don't see it as "they deserve a million" so there needs to be a PPV. If nobody bought the PPV, then there would still be the same bouts to be had. There would certainly be a period of transition, because boxers and management would still hold out for high fees, but if there was no demand, then that's the way it would have to be. If boxers and management did not like it, then they could go and work on a building site (if they were capable). There are far more dangerous jobs, that contribute much more to society, which require many more working hours over the course of a year, who earn less than 3% of Dillian Whyte's annual earnings. You need a bit of perspective.

The funny thing is this discussion can be ended very quickly just by reminding you of how things were less than 15 years ago. Not every "half decent" (arguably) bout was put on a PPV. Boxers dealt with it because that was the way it is. Boxing has no become more dangerous in the last 15 years to warrant the change. The only change is that there has been a massive shift in marketing. With the advent of social media as we now know it, Sky and Hearn have been able to create new social norms and this is why PPV mugs think it's so normal to spend £20 on a Dillian Whyte Povetkin card.

Indoctrinated.

 

Povetkin is looking even more fleshy today. Doesn't look as solid in his upper body.

Whyte KO for me