I read from fight hype website that Cunningham is not to happy of the money that hbo offer. Now he's fine with 50/50 split but he's not happy with hbo being cheap. Bradley vs Alexander would be for the unify 140 pound championship in which all 3 titles are on the line in which in that division, we haven't had a unify with 3 belts on the line at jww in 30 years. Now many will say "Alexander is chickening out". <<<That's not true. Cunningham feels that since this fight is that big that it should be more. Now fighthype confirm that Williams who is not a bigger draw then Alexander got pay 1.4 million vs Cintron. Berto got pay 1.6 million dollars vs Quintan in which is why he refuse to accept 60/40 split in Mosley's favor. Amir Khan got pay 1.1 million dollars vs Paulie. I mean serious 1.1 million dollars in his first fight in the U.S? Now if these fighters gets pay around the millions then why is hbo being cheap with Bradley vs Alexander for the unify championship which both are undefeated? Look i'm a big big Paul Williams fan but getting 1.4 million vs Cintron after the fight ended? Both Berto and Williams are not even big draws. Amir is easily not a big draw in the u.s. I hope hbo corrects this and offer a bit more money. Hell it's in january in which they will have enough more money to pay these fighters fairly. Watch i bet it'll be a Alexander bashing.
Now many will say "Alexander don't deserve a bit more cause he got a gift decision win over Kotelnik." <<<Well anyone of you can make a case that Berto got a gift decision win over Collazo in which many thought Collazo won the first fight. But yet he got pay 1.6 million vs Quintana.
Oh and incase i forgot if Berto, Williams gets pay 1.6,1.4 each then both Bradley and Alexander should get that same amount.
It'll be a lot more than anything they have ever made before and Alexander should have had his 0 taken in his last fight. Khans fight with Paulie had more viewers than any fight with Alexander or Bradley has been in. Winner will have potential to make serious money so I don't know what they are complaining about.
What about with Berto and Williams getting pay each 1.4 , 1.6 million dollars on their last seperate fights?
HBO likely made the payments referred to by RH because they felt there was some potential upside and brand buiding they could architect with Williams and Khan. With Bradley and Alexander they must believe there are a limited number of avenues for either guy.
HBO isn't being cheap, they just can't afford it. As I've said before, this is HBO's own fault. They overpay fighter's in their developmental stages & than when it's time to step up for the big fights, the fighters decline, because it's not significantly more than fighting lowel level fighters.
1.6 or 1.4 million? Wait till all the handlers, promotors, etc stick their hands into the jar... See how much is left for the fighters
