Boxers earnings and how many have to work / supplement income other ways

I thouhgt ammatuers got just enough to live off while training. £40k seems way too much. Especially with all the other sports that need fundng.

Kevin Mitchell worked on tht tube but that was only when he was injured and out for a while.

British level isnt that big som most will have to work but it dpends who you are.

Degale for instance would never have had to becasue he was a big name from the start.

Groves would have but he wont be now. Hell be making enough from each fight. He has a nice apartment and a decent car so he seems to be doing ok.

The problem is in this country, not enough fights and too little audineces, with all the costs involved its a very hard career unless you make it to at least british level and also become a bit of a name. Like any sport really.

 

Yet you are making up figures!

Fighters on US TV would get more because more people watch/subscribe thus more money per bout.

Brook hasn't sold out the Motorpoint really. He needed the Hatton name and a strong undercard as well as massive promotion from Hearn and SKY.

Ticket sales dropped for Jones. Its not like he fights anyone and its automatically sold out is it?!? My guess, and thats all it is mind, is around 70k.

 

exaclty mate does he really think they are going to give brook a huge purse like 150k when they have a good 12 fighters on the undercard people like purdy will be on a good 8-10 grand and then you have mcs, secuirty, doctors, ambulance, timekeepers, board officials then you give away alot of free tickets to celebs and big name fighters and the family of the fighters loved ones mums dads etc get free tickets eddie will be taking his cut and it will be a big cut you really think eddie does this for free? his dad will get his cut there is alot alot alot of overheads for running a show and add to the fact the motorpoint areana dont come cheap yet brooks going to get 150k yeah...i know the figures these guy get and i know how much it costs to put on a show its not cheap!

 

It just shows that fighters are probably getting less now than their counterparts from 40 odd years ago. My old fella got 18,000 for his biggest purse in 1966. I just checked out the value of that in todays money based on average income and it comes out at 530,000. Not bad for a bantamweight in a British and Empire title fight.

 

I know a couple of young lads who've turned pro in the last 12 months. One has been suffering hand injuries and is currently 1-0, the other is doing well and is now 3-0. The one who is 3-0, is making about 2-2.5 grand per fight, that's gross before paying expenses. He works part time in construction.

The reality of the pro game is that there isn't much money in it below world level, boxing doesn't have the backing of football. It's a tough way to make a living, factor in the eventuality of hand injuries, and the risks of head and brain injuries, and unless someone is exceptionally gifted, I wouldn't recommend it at all. It truly is a tough way to make a living, and I've got a lot of respect for those who take the risks.

 

Interesting that one Al so your dads biggest purse was in a British/Commonwealth fight as opposed to any of his title challenges?

 

Wow interesting bit of info al great purse for that era at British title fight every penny well earned though back in those days.

 

Yes, it was a big fight though as McGowan was world flyweight champ at the time. The biggest purse he got in a world title fight was 14 grand plus tv money against Olivares in 69.
Going by average earnings that is 342,000 in todays money plus tv money.

 

I suspected it was the McGowan fight. Big domestic blockbuster at the time and the build up towards it I suppose meant it had some real momentum. Amazing the disparity though considering some of the purses today.

 

Thats his current employment.

 

:rofl

 

who are you?

 

Shut up about football, you cannot compare a team sport where the team is the asset first. In boxing, boxers are individual assets and they have to build that asset/business. Through winning and clever promotional success within the sport of boxing.

Boxing has always always been this way, unless you are part of the elite..? You will not be making millions.

It's always been this way throughout history.

It's got nothing to do with backing, it's just how the sport is. I don't think fighters who turn pro, should be on millions to start with anyway.

Anybody can turn pro, i can turn pro in afew months...........big deal! So what!

 

if you turned pro ,youd proberly be an audley harrison type career ...:hi: