I think Wlad has really perfected his style, last night was his best showing. The answer to your question is pretty much all of germany wanna see his fights!
how many PPV buys did Klitschko vs Chagaev get? i mean definately he is one of the biggest draws. Would be interesting to see whats his payday for this one.
Wlad didnt do it ppv, He made this fight through german television free for the people. 60% of the country tuned in.
Valuev wont fight him. Wlad cant force him. Wlad would fight him right away! Wlad is in the process of beating anyone with a pulse. Povetkin, then likely dimitrenko..who knows after that?
Because in the USA boxing is a tier 4 sport that doesnt even show the important fights on free TV. There is no fight or any matchup that would ever get a viewing audience like Wlad just got in germany.
apparently that a fighter can make more money and fans fighting in Germany than in the US. apparently it says that the center of the boxing world is now Germany and it's the American fans that are out of touch since they no longer make up the majority of the boxing fan-base.
Wlad makes more money doing free broadcasts then anyone other then DLH makes in PPV money. He even gave ESPN Classic the broadcast for free just so people could watch the fight. That's Class! :good
You're right, of course another problem with Valuev is that he and the Klitschkos are with different TV networks, ARD and RTL. So is Chagaev, but his promoter Kohl is at really bad terms with his TV partner ZDF and the contract will not be renewed anyway so they said **** it and took RTL's paycheck for the Wlad fight.
Could you give data how much he earned last year? Why is he not included in Forbes' top earners where Pac is #6 w/ James LeBron? Or, you're just making this up?
How much is Wlad going to make for the Chagaev fight? Or, if he was paid in advance, how much will he make for his next fight? With those kinds of viewing numbers, he should be making a huge sum. Haye is nothing. He can't even sell out arenas in England. It's been mentioned but I'll say it again: Girls like the Klitschkos. I didn't even realize that until this week when I was doing some research and I saw several comments from girls in Germany, saw the pictures of that Hayden Pantierre chick hanging out with Wlad, etc that these guys have a lot of appeal that way. The weigh-in vid I put up this week has the little screaming girls at the weigh in, etc.
I'd be interested to see Wlads earning power posted. You know it is not just from boxing. Doesnt he also have other more lucrative contracts? He is always making money from hugo boss and some other fitness compaines?