Does Joshua Clottey Deserved the USD 2.5 Million Guaranteed Paycheck?

Source please

 

To be fair he did stand in the ring for 12 rounds and get 1200 punches thrown at him id say he probably earned it

 

Yes.

Part of what he's getting paid for is the burdens of publicity and exposure. Part of what he's getting paid for is being a factor in selling the event. Part of what he's getting paid for is the risk of being utterly humiliated in a public place on international television.

So, while he didn't put up as much of a fight as some of us were hoping for, he's certainly earned his slice, particularly when it's a relatively small slice considering what others are making. It's interesting that you ask, "Does Clottey deserve his paycheck?" and not, "Does Arum deserve his paycheck?". By my reckoning the second one is more debatable than the first.

 

yes

 

he went in the ring with Pac. that's all that needs to be said.

 

Back in the day the would have held his purse for a performance like that. And boxing was on two good legs back then... Should an accountant, bartender, or garbageman get paid just for showing up, or should they have to actually work to deserve their paychecks?? Boxing is his goddamn job.

 

Indeed. Absolutely that.

 

****KKKKK THAT!!!!!

Give me 100K and Manny can knock me out twice!!!!!

 

And when you bring a career like Clottey's to the table, I'm sure they'd jump at that offer.

 

you might as well fight for 40 mil and a non olympic drug test if you're that cash desperate.

 

I can name at least 15 welterweights that would've did more to earn that $2.5 then Clottley did. With the "career" he's had he should've showed a little more respect for himself.

 

agreed.

 

Guys like Clottey, Ibragimov and Johnson should have part of their purse denied if they don't come to fight. Let's say they get 25% of the original amount for getting their head mashed in, but the other 75% should go to charity or whatever, but definitely not to the boxers.