Actually when you think about it that offer was insulting. Maybe everyone doesn't take the time to think hard about it. Why would he lock himself up to Jay Z for 5 years? Even if he's not going to make that much money, it's not an ideal situation. You guys are right. I haven't seen any boxing contracts like that. All that would do is make him Jay Z's *****.
I think he has aspirations is being a PPV star like Canelo is trying to be soon when Mayweather retires. Someone will have to carry the torch. I agree he's not that talented as he thought. But what if he works harder at what he failed at and becomes the next star up? It would be insulting because eventually he could be to the point where he'd make 8 mil a fight or more. Signing with Jay Z now means he wouldn't even have the opportunity to try and become that kind of star. He'd just be Jay Z's ***** until he was done with the contract. It's like serving a jail sentence and being paid for it. But having no control over the work you do. He'd have to fight whoever Jay Z set up for him until the contract was done. Its not an ideal move.
He makes decent money now. And he's trying to cash out now and land a big fight. I think he has to take a risk and fight someone like a Maidana or a Matthsye or Garcia. If he can somehow secure one of those fights and win, this is where the campaign of being a PPV star can start. The same thing can be said about Keith Thurman. It would be foolish for these fighters who plan on being stars to lock themselves up. 1 or 2 solid fights and they are in line to be stars.
Broner knows that 40 Million is probably going to be as much as he would ever make(probably more). He knows this. He already said that's not why he rejected the offer. He rejected it because he would have been Jay Z's slave for 5 years. Fighting 4x times a year. That's 20 brutal health ending fights. Jay Z would probably force Broner to go up against a literal gauntlet of hard punchers and than force him to move up to 154 and maybe even 160 against GGG. It's not even cowardly to refuse at being a slave.
Broner can make 40 million and die at age 30
or
25-35 million and live a happy life all the way until he's like 90.
Common sense.
You must have got your diploma from the Al Haymon school of boxing...
The Kid turned down $4 million a fight over 10 fights for 5 years.. He won't make half that with Haymon fighting bum after bum, which he will be doing for a while.
Al Haymon must be a killer cause these dudes are running away from big money to stay with his azz.... Broner vs TBA coming in March...enjoy...
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