Brand vs Shabranskyy sparring clip (the guy Ward ducked/declined for Brand)

[Larry the boss]

Jesus man do you want him to fight this guy instead of Kovalev

[DoktorSleepless]

No.

Golden Boy and Shabranskyy asked for $60,000 to fight Ward on HBO, but the offer was just $30,000.

Bullshit. Not a single source anywhere said that they asked for $60k.
And brand got paid more than 30k.

A source at says no way, it's absurd, Brand not getting paid a mere $30,00

— Michael Woods (@Woodsy1069)

Repeat, a Roc Nation person told me NO, Brand NOT getting only $30,000 to fight Ward. Sometimes overseas guys paid different (tax reasons)

— Michael Woods (@Woodsy1069)

[NEETzsche]

didn't someone from slava's team post on NSB and claim that he only wanted the same as what barrera got to face ward

[M Bison]

You are lying, he never wanted $600,000.

Shabranskyy just wanted more than the $30,000 they paid Brand.

Ward is cashing out hence why he has took all those convenient tune-up fights which have saw all of his past four opponents from Rodriquez to Brand short changed lol.

I mean didn't Ward even take some of Smith Jr purse because Smith didn't make weight haha!

It's blatant as day, nobody needs 3/4 tune-up fights to get back in the swing of things.

[The Hammer]

Bullshit. Not a single source anywhere said that they asked for $60k.
And brand got paid more than 30k.

Purses from Oakland: Andre Ward $850k, Alexander Brand $30k. Not a typo.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

[Pain~Lucy]

Purses from Oakland: Andre Ward $850k, Alexander Brand $30k. Not a typo.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

I dont believe that, no way he's getting 30k lol because he's getting 32.5k

[DoktorSleepless]

Purses from Oakland: Andre Ward $850k, Alexander Brand $30k. Not a typo.

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn)

Yes, I saw that tweet. Commission purses aren't always reliable. That's the point. Lots of fighters have come out saying they actually made more than what's reported by the commission.

I'm still waiting for that reliable $60k source. You went from claiming they only wanted what Barrera got, to only $60k somehow. Make up your mind.

[Holystroke3]

Ward is cashing out hence why he has took all those convenient tune-up fights which have saw all of his past four opponents from Rodriquez to Brand short changed lol.

I mean didn't Ward even take some of Smith Jr purse because Smith didn't make weight haha!

It's blatant as day, nobody needs 3/4 tune-up fights to get back in the swing of things.

Actually Ward gave Smith Jr the overweight fine back, which was over $30,000

[Citizen Koba]

didn't someone from slava's team post on NSB and claim that he only wanted the same as what barrera got to face ward

A bit less. I think he said they would have accepted $400K - or less if the split was still fair - which ain't unreasonable given that Barrera and La Bomba were both offered about half a mil (Haymon leveraged La Bomba into getting a cool mil) and both were considered of similar level to Slava at the time. That said given the relatively low combined purse of perhaps 900K for the Brand fight I can get Ward looking for someone cheaper than Slava.

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Did some digging around, and here's what came up.

B57_Sports (on Twitter) appears to be responsible for handling Shabranskyy or at the very least is part of his team in some way. They claim to be "Brilliant57 Sports Management," an athlete management firm. Their latest tweet confirms their Shabranskyy ties.

We've set aside tix for fans to the Aug 19 purchase early call (213) 239-4669

— B57_Sports (@b57_sports)

They posted a tweet claiming Shabranskyy only wants what Sullivan Barrera was paid to fight Andre Ward.

whoever is feeding you info is wrong. is willing to fight for the exact same purse as Barrera

— B57_Sports (@b57_sports)

So, how much was Sullivan Barrera paid according to the commission?

purses from commission: Ward $1.85 million. Barrera $450,000. Diaz $50K. Velez $30K.

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger)

There you have it. Shabranskyy wanted at least 450K to fight Andre Ward.