Sonny Bill to box for quake-devastated Christchurch

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  1. donkeyking

    donkeyking Guest

    http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=170189



    WELLINGTON, NZPA - All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams is to take on a boxing bout in mid-season on behalf of earthquake-devastated Christchurch.
    Williams announced his fourth fight ù his third as a professional ù on June 5 in Auckland yesterday.
    His Christchurch-based Crusaders team will be sitting out their bye in the Super Rugby competition that weekend.
    Williams has yet to find his opponent for the bout, dubbed the Clash for Canterbury.
    "I'm looking for another credible opponent," Williams said.
    Fifty per cent of pay-per-view revenue will go to the Christchurch fund while Williams will also make a personal donation of $NZ100,000 ($F140,088).
    "I earn a good living as a sportsman ù I feel morally obliged," Williams told the conference.
    Williams is unbeaten in his previous three fights against Garry Gurr, Ryan Hogan and Scott Lewis.


    Any ideas who he is fighting?
     
    donkeyking, Apr 6, 2011
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  2. cedrichw

    cedrichw Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No idea but good on him for making the donation to the Quake appeal
     
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  3. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Great cause and all, but couldn't he just run or something?
     
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  4. whipsy

    whipsy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I read yesterday he said he was giving 100,000 from HIS purse, which begs teh question, why is a guy like this getting that kind of money for his fight? I have a mate been boxing for over 25 years been a pro for 11 and he gets like 5,000 a fight
     
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  5. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good luck to him and a great gesture.
     
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  6. kel

    kel Boxing Addict banned

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    Please don't post these comedy act fights.

    Ok he's doing it for charity blah blah blah
     
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  7. one in a million

    one in a million Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Straight down the line hey Kel. I agree good on him but also query the 100,000.
     
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  8. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nice work by SBW :good

    Promoter will need to get 2 or 3 thousand through the door and sell 8,000 odd PPV to pay SBW and the event....good luck to them I hope it goes well
     
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  9. cedrichw

    cedrichw Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He is getting that sort of money because that is how much money the fight can generate. He is an all Black in Rugby Mad NZ in the middle of the Super Rugby season on a weekend the crusaders have off so there will be plenty of supporters wanting to watch the fight so it will generate big big money, The reason that Solomon egberime only gets $500 per fight is because his fights are not generating enough money for him to get more. Its like saying my mate has been singing for 20 years and only gets a thousand a gig singing at the Pub and ****** beber who is a youtube hit is getting millions, beber might be Crap and your mate might be fantastic but who generates the income
     
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  10. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What he said :deal
     
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  11. whipsy

    whipsy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks mate, you are spelling out the obvious, my point was that it is a load of **** and he should not be getting that kind of money for these ridiculously easy fights he is having,
     
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  12. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most promoters around the world pay fighters according to their pulling capacity....SBW gets lots of bums on seats so he gets paid more....that's the facts....can't change the way the world works mate
     
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  13. whipsy

    whipsy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Did you see the crowd at his last "fight"?
    trust me, he dont get that many bums on seats
     
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  14. cedrichw

    cedrichw Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree far better fighters are getting a heap less then what SBW is getting however if he has a fight and it generates this income who should be getting the money then, I agree the undercard fighters should get a bit more but withour SBW there is no show and no money at all for them, he is generating the money why shouldn;t he get the money
     
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  15. whipsy

    whipsy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well when all is said and done that is all true, but as a boxing fan I find it hard to swallow
     
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