Charles Martin knew that he was a lucky bum, like Douglas/Leon Spinks stature. He rushed the fight with Joshua because he could get the biggest payday with Joshua. K2 needs to learn from Hearn on this one and pay the guy proper if you want to challenge for the title. Just saying.
martin wasnt paid proper, he was vastly overpaid. the fact is aj having a belt in the longer term makes it worth it for hearn but in reality martin should have earned more than 2 million max
Source? I've heard everything from 2 to 6 mil. 6 sounds more likely, considering the success of the fight and that he had the stronger bargaining position. Also, what does it have to do with K2?
k2 , who are pretty much done , are the template for how to milk a title and maximise profits while limited the advantages given away to challengers. They don't need to learn ****. Hearn has gambled that he will make the money overpaid to Martin by milking AJs IBF title defenses a la K2
Wlad had three belts and the ring belt, and he won them from the genuine holders, Byrd, Ibragimov and Haye, not a clueless fraud like Martin who can't even keep a guard when throwing a jab or count to ten. The punters were mugged.
Martin was a bum but he was still a champion. K2 haven't fought a champion for some time, everyone was a contender and didn't deserve that kind of pay day.
I tip my hat to Martin. He just cheated the system. That's retirement money. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm going to go and have a w*nk about how much boxers are earning. It is, after all, the reason we all watch.