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banjo wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:28 I'll pass on this

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:30

banjo wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:28 I'll pass on this

Come on! Everyone has a price, not for a million?

John wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:34 Hmmm, if Everyone has a price, what is yours to be shot in the head at point blank with a 45 loaded with dum dum bullets ?

Maybe a sensible person would firmly decline both offers

John wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:34 Hmmm, if Everyone has a price, what is yours to be shot in the head at point blank with a 45 loaded with dum dum bullets ?

Maybe a sensible person would firmly decline both offers

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:37 Question: Do I still get paid even I get knocked out in 20 to 30 seconds?

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:39

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:37 Question: Do I still get paid even I get knocked out in 20 to 30 seconds?

100% as long as you do your best, even if you stay in your shell journeyman wise

bigjack wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:46 How much would it cost to keep me in hospital for ages and off work

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:41

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:39

100% as long as you do your best, even if you stay in your shell journeyman wise

In that case. $5000

For $5000 straight cash I'd fight anybody on this Earth (in an organized Boxing match mind, not a street fight). I'm a poor guy, and it takes me months to make that much money. Also I'd honestly just be intrigued at how well I could possibly do. I would have no doubt I won't win, but I'd be curious if I could even manage any half ass decent moments or just surviving a minute or something.

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:52

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:41

In that case. $5000

For $5000 straight cash I'd fight anybody on this Earth (in an organized Boxing match mind, not a street fight). I'm a poor guy, and it takes me months to make that much money. Also I'd honestly just be intrigued at how well I could possibly do. I would have no doubt I won't win, but I'd be curious if I could even manage any half ass decent moments or just surviving a minute or something.

You're cheaper than me, I'd want 5000 British pounds!

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:47

bigjack wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 12:46 How much would it cost to keep me in hospital for ages and off work

That's what you would have to put into the equation!

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 13:01 It depends really, I remember folk saying when Tyson was knocking folk out early, and his opponents were getting a few million, that they would do it for that money! Whereas realistically at that size and level there would be half a chance he would kill you.
On the other hand, if you have a bit of shape or experience, fighting someone of your own size, it just means getting bashed up!
I would need around a million to risk death! Or at least 50k!

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 13:12

Coco wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 13:01 It depends really, I remember folk saying when Tyson was knocking folk out early, and his opponents were getting a few million, that they would do it for that money! Whereas realistically at that size and level there would be half a chance he would kill you.
On the other hand, if you have a bit of shape or experience, fighting someone of your own size, it just means getting bashed up!
I would need around a million to risk death! Or at least 50k!

How many people did Tyson kill agan? Oh that's right...zero. It's a pretty minor risk. Like 2 or 3% chance. Maybe a little higher when you're talking about somebody that's never been trained, but not much.

Serious brain injuries usually occur when a fighter takes a sustained beating for a long while. I don't imagine any of us would be hanging around long enough for any of that.

Now I might be a little more hesitant to fight 'ol Deontay "I want a body on my record" Wilder because if ever he had a body he could put on his record

So yeah, in THAT case I'd demand a great deal more money. Or for similarly ridiculous mismatches, but the question posed was that I'd be fighting a British Champion my size.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 13:56 When you say ‘British champion level’ - do you mean the actual current British champion, or just someone around that level?

Cos I’d fight Hughie Fury for a lot less than I’d fight Dubois (not that I’d have any chance of winning obviously, I’m just going by the amount of damage I’d be likely to incur).

Reckon I’d fight Hughie for £20k and Dubois for £100k. If nothing else, it would force me to train properly for a few months

Gnome wrote: ↑16 Jul 2019, 14:48 If hypothetically my employers paid me to train full time instead of working (and it didn't count as leave), I'd do it for £5k.

To change the question slightly: imagine if Dubois' next opponent got injured just before the fight, and they ask you that the night before? Then we're talking more like £15k.