"All of the fighters combined Make Less than Floyd Mayweather" - Randy

krayven · 05-02-2008, 08:28 AM

Randy Couture: All UFC Fighters Combined Make Less Than Floyd Mayweather - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

I didn't see this posted. Feel free to move or delete if it has.

scottsec · 05-02-2008, 08:30 AM

Then become a boxer ya big dick.

Badluck33 · 05-02-2008, 08:33 AM

Seriously, this is getting out of hand and getting ridiculous. He is really bitching about money and I don't think he really needs it. He keeps waiting and waiting to fight. He wont get paid to fight at the age 50 like he will at 46. After all this I really have a hard time siding with Randy on this. He was given great opportunity by the UFC and complains about being disrespected when in the end he is the one disrespecting the UFC.

Randy = Bad.

ninjastix · 05-02-2008, 08:33 AM

The Hydra lives on....

Though I did read the bit about getting paid "market value"... I think if he's expecting to make what Mayweather does he's over-estimating the current MMA market... it's just not there yet... but I don't think that's what he's getting at... however...

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT RANDY!!!... how much money is fair? how much is market certified for the Natural...? TELL US AND END THESE POSTS!!!!

Also note that Floyd is considered in the whole p4p argument for boxing, Randy is not for MMA... maybe in regards to heavyweights but no one realistically has Randy being top 3 p4p, and that should factor in to what he's paid along with what he draws...

Krazikarl · 05-02-2008, 08:38 AM

Randy isnt much of a thinker. Good guy, but a lot of this stuff isnt thought through.

First off, boxing has a financial system which everybody knows is broken. So yeah.

Secondly, in order to get paid that much, you have to box forever and keep a close to undefeated record. PBF boxed for like a decade before he headlined his first PPV and had to keep a perfect record through all that. 16-8 boxers (Randy's record) dont make anything. Heck, even 24-0 boxers dont make that much.

Boxing has a system where a few guys get rewarded huge. But in order to become those guys you need to fight forever, and almost always win. Lower level guys get treated like crap for a very long time (undercard boxers are getting paid a few thousand per fight IIRC).

Also, from the article:

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Originally Posted by article

Couture said he has "no beef" with UFC President Dana White, but he just wants to get paid a fair market value for his work and that won't happen while he's under contract to UFC.

Lol, he completely changed his position. Initially it was all about respect and he kept on saying that pay was a secondary issue. Now its just about the money. And yeah, sure you dont have a beef with Dana.

Clint · 05-02-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Krazikarl

Randy isnt much of a thinker. Good guy, but a lot of this stuff isnt thought through.

First off, boxing has a financial system which everybody knows is broken. So yeah.

Secondly, in order to get paid that much, you have to box forever and keep a close to undefeated record. PBF boxed for like a decade before he headlined his first PPV and had to keep a perfect record through all that. 16-8 boxers (Randy's record) dont make anything. Heck, even 24-0 boxers dont make that much.

Boxing has a system where a few guys get rewarded huge. But in order to become those guys you need to fight forever, and almost always win. Lower level guys get treated like crap for a very long time (undercard boxers are getting paid a few thousand per fight IIRC).

Also, from the article:

Lol, he completely changed his position. Initially it was all about respect and he kept on saying that pay was a secondary issue. Now its just about the money. And yeah, sure you dont have a beef with Dana.

Actually it was about money at first, and then it wasn't about the money it was about respect, and now it's back to the money. So this is the second time he has changed his position

ninjastix · 05-02-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Clint

Actually it was about money at first, and then it wasn't about the money it was about respect, and now it's back to the money. So this is the second time he has changed his position

See I thought it was about money (new fighters' salaries), then disrespect (tickets for family), then money (bonuses), then disrespect (dana/fedor), then money and disrespect (lawsuits and branding bans), now money again...

I'm so confused...

LebenTysonTank · 05-02-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjastix

See I thought it was about money (new fighters' salaries), then disrespect (tickets for family), then money (bonuses), then disrespect (dana/fedor), then money and disrespect (lawsuits and branding bans), now money again...

I'm so confused...

Don't worry Palma will come and clear it up for us and tell us why Randy is in the right.

thefirm0 · 05-02-2008, 09:29 AM

its funny how randy wants to be some kind of pioneer for the little guys and this and that, but in reality most people just want him to shut the fuck and fight, he's fighting a lost war at this point, fedor is figting tim and if tim wins then everything thats gone on was all for not