Certainly big time boxing promoters have more money to spend than mma promoters at this time, but I was reading the write up on the Affliction card yesterday where the financial equations are obviously a big issue. The article said that the promoter of the event needed 250,000 ppv buys to break even on his last event- now why wouldn't boxing cards need the same (or likely many more)?
I don't get how Mosley and Margarito can fight on free HBO with a payout that has to be upwards of at least $10 M, yet not have any financial issues at all. With no ppv money coming in, I don't see how boxing funds these cards when mma is obviously having such problems.
I don't get how Mosley and Margarito can fight on free HBO with a payout that has to be upwards of at least $10 M, yet not have any financial issues at all. With no ppv money coming in, I don't see how boxing funds these cards when mma is obviously having such problems.