just in case you might be interested found this site http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/ for Money's value then and now... EXAMPLE - one British title fight...
£3000 0s 0d from 1943 was worth In 2005, I think Len Harvey got £4000 for L-HW title fight Mills 1942.
£89,862.89 using the retail price index
£98,623.82 using the GDP deflator
£283,911.34 using average earnings
£294,997.49 using per capita GDP
£364,045.04 using the GDP
how much did average fighters make, Top contenders and then Champions?
how much then?
more I think, much more(?),
I remember relatives saying they could have bought a whole small Tenament block (6 houses/flats) for the same £3000 in the 40s maybe even 1950s, so that would be much, much more...still not sure how it works or what figures to go on?
I tried £40 representing good 'noted' average fighters and it was about £3 - 4000 of todays money, sounds about right.
I remember relatives saying they could have bought a whole small Tenament block (6 houses/flats) for the same £3000 in the 40s maybe even 1950s, so that would be much, much more...still not sure how it works or what figures to go on?
I tried £40 representing good 'noted' average fighters and it was about £3 - 4000 of todays money, sounds about right.