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DW: Boxing is an ugly, nasty business

There’s no money over there. There’s money there for two or three guys and that’s it. There’s thousands of guys…

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Chris Palmquist
January 5, 2010 · 1 min read

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There’s no money over there. There’s money there for two or three guys and that’s it. There’s thousands of guys that are making no money, which is what I’ve always said.”

I know the boxing business and how it is. As soon as you’re not a huge draw and a huge star anymore they don’t give a f*** about you anymore, I came from that world and it’s an ugly world. I’m telling you right now it’s an ugly, nasty business, man, and I don’t ever want to see this business go there.

The way that we built this business is you have guys that make millions of dollars, guys that make hundreds of thousands of dollars, guys that make 60, 70, 80 thousand dollars a year, and guys that make 50 to 60 to 70 thousand dollars a year. The money is spread out between all the fighters, not just a handful of guys at the top.”

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