Román González starting to chunk up in between training camps.

Believe me, I'm a fan of his - I think he should be making at least $2m a fight at this point. The problem is, most fans aren't as deep into the sport as the people in this forum, so the smaller guys still get a lot less recognition.

I don't really understand it and, from where I'm sitting, these guys should be making 5x what they are but, unfortunately, their value doesn't come close to their talent.

 

One of the problems that HBO have is when Gonzalez is fighting these tough fights, the general audience knows nothing about the opponent. Gonzalez isn't being paid for the risks he's taking. If he loses, he probably knows it's the end of the road for even the money he's getting now.

The solution would be to start showcasing some prospective opponents on his cards to create the demand. If they go with Gonzalez v Cudras II next, they need to showcase Estrada or Inoue on the undercard (preferably in fights they will look spectacular in)

At the moment to casual boxing fans are concerned, everytime Gonzalez is on, it's just him vs some other guy. And being that he's fighting much tougher fights on a regular basis than basically everyone HBO or Showtime showcase, he's going to look less dominant than the GGG, Kovalev's, Ward's etc

 

It's pretty obscene how little they are paid. I don't think Ricardo Lopez or Too Sharp Johnson ever made more than 400k. I remember seeing that like Eder Jofre's purse against Harada was like $5,000 plus traveling expenses, or something equally ridiculous. Ah, there I found it on boxrec: Purses: Jofre - $30,000.00 plus expenses, Harada - $2,500.00

 

He would get destroyed by Kov, GGG and Bellew if he moves up, if that's what you're asking.

 

Finito Lopez is one of my all-time favourites and I don't think he ever cracked $350k. He was technically perfect but he always fought on Don King undercards where JCC or Tito were making all the money. He built up a cult following but he never approached the level of popularity that Chiquita Gonzalez or Michael Carbajal did. Those guys were a sensation for the time because they managed to make $1m. In a fair world, they'd have made 5x as much.

 

From a selfish point of view though .... they were pretty great. The fighters were ripped off .... but the fans;

Julio Cesar Chavez W Frankie Randall TD 8 12
Azumah Nelson L Jesse James Leija UD 12 12
Gerald McClellan W Julian Jackson KO 1 12
Ricardo Lopez W Kermin Guardia UD 12 12
Simon Brown L Terry Norris UD 12 12
Giovanni Parisi W Richie Hess KO 2 10
Meldrick Taylor W Chad Broussard

Julio Cesar Chavez W Tony Lopez TKO 10 12
Felix Trinidad W Oba Carr TKO 8 12
Ricardo Lopez W Yamil Caraballo TKO 1 12
Jorge Fernando Castro W John David Jackson TKO 9 12
Frankie Randall W Rodney Moore

Meldrick Taylor L Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 8 12
Frankie Randall W Juan Martin Coggi UD 12 12
Felix Trinidad W Luis Ramon Campas TKO 4 12
Ricardo Lopez W Surachai Saengmorakot TKO 1 12
Vincent Pettway W Gianfranco Rosi KO 4 12
Gabriel Ruelas W Jesse James Leija

Julio Cesar Chavez W John Duplessis TKO 4 12
Mike Tyson W Donovan Ruddock TKO 7 12
Simon Brown W Maurice Blocker TKO 10 12
Pat Lawlor W Roberto Duran TKO 6 10
Greg Page W Mark Young TKO 3 10
Bernard Hopkins W Steve Langley