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The following quote was from a member here discussing OSP's pay for his fight with Jones. First things first, unless something has finally come out from OSP about pay, we don't really know if he got a PPV bonus or not. That said, the person who's quote I am discussing, was operating under the assumption that OSP was only paid 55k for the fight, which in his eyes is more than enough. Again, I am NOT trying to rehash the last two threads about how much OSP made. It's all been said. I'm just talking about the notion that Fighter A making 55k for a single fight is 'more than enough.'
As it's been stated, he probably got a PPV bonus, so it probably is more. But let's pretend for a moment that he did not get a PPV bonus, and that his fight wasn't even the main event.
Your idea that even just 55k is a lot for 25 minutes, shows a deep misunderstanding of the sport, that is objectively ignorant and shortsighted. If you think a fighter is only paid for "25 minutes" of work, then you really don't pay any attention to fighting, which is odd since you're a big enough fan to join a message board. Fighters don't simply wake up the morning of the fight and say "Well today is one of three days I work this year, honey... I'll see you when it get home!" There's weeks, and even months of preparing. They push themselves to their mental and physical breaking points day after day, and have their diet strictly monitored. And now with testing, some dude can just show up at their house at 6am and demand they piss in a cup in front of them.
Mr. Lawler slipped and fell into the copy machine. Twelve times in a row.
And then you have to consider the "work" that they do. This isn't sitting at a desk for a day, or even doing some heavy lifting at a blue collar job. Dude's are trying to kick their fucking heads in. Hell, OSP got his arm busted and kept "working" for the rest of his "shift." And on top of that, this arm fracture absolutely impacts his ability to "work" for months.
BJ Penn notices a coworker has had a really bad fall and helps him to his feet...
In short, the idea that a fighter only works for 15-25 minutes at time, 2-4 times a year, is preposterous. And the idea that their work is remotely like the average person's work is laughable. Until you have someone like Jones trying to kick your ribs, or Mark Hunt trying to crack your chin with a right hand, at your job on a regular basis, it's pretty safe to assume your job is not like theirs.
Mark Hunt reacts to news of his demotion.
Try to show some respect to the fighters that risk serious injury for our entertainment.
As it's been stated, he probably got a PPV bonus, so it probably is more. But let's pretend for a moment that he did not get a PPV bonus, and that his fight wasn't even the main event.
Your idea that even just 55k is a lot for 25 minutes, shows a deep misunderstanding of the sport, that is objectively ignorant and shortsighted. If you think a fighter is only paid for "25 minutes" of work, then you really don't pay any attention to fighting, which is odd since you're a big enough fan to join a message board. Fighters don't simply wake up the morning of the fight and say "Well today is one of three days I work this year, honey... I'll see you when it get home!" There's weeks, and even months of preparing. They push themselves to their mental and physical breaking points day after day, and have their diet strictly monitored. And now with testing, some dude can just show up at their house at 6am and demand they piss in a cup in front of them.
Mr. Lawler slipped and fell into the copy machine. Twelve times in a row.
And then you have to consider the "work" that they do. This isn't sitting at a desk for a day, or even doing some heavy lifting at a blue collar job. Dude's are trying to kick their fucking heads in. Hell, OSP got his arm busted and kept "working" for the rest of his "shift." And on top of that, this arm fracture absolutely impacts his ability to "work" for months.
BJ Penn notices a coworker has had a really bad fall and helps him to his feet...
In short, the idea that a fighter only works for 15-25 minutes at time, 2-4 times a year, is preposterous. And the idea that their work is remotely like the average person's work is laughable. Until you have someone like Jones trying to kick your ribs, or Mark Hunt trying to crack your chin with a right hand, at your job on a regular basis, it's pretty safe to assume your job is not like theirs.
Mark Hunt reacts to news of his demotion.
Try to show some respect to the fighters that risk serious injury for our entertainment.
