Forget the purse. The odds for this fight are 85-1. Brand has 0 chance in this fight. They took him out of a taxi cab so Ward can have an intermediate fight where he has 0 chance of losing before the Kovalev showdown. With $30K, they can only secure a fighter like Brand. He's a no name, no skilled fighter who is over the hill. He has less a chance to win than Rod Salka.
Anyway, why did Andre only get 850k? Wasn't this fight supposed to pay him 2 million? Shockmaster has been beating off to this figure for weeks now. Why the reduction in pay?
How much of the 30 does he get? Fxckin guy could get killed in the ring. That should be at least 75k.