Traditionally, champions hold the key to the highest payouts. But in this battle, the equation is reversed. ryan garciaInternet fame leads to a larger share of wallet, but Devin Haney You will receive a small wallet split. I have an interesting question here. Will he be able to leverage his online advantage to become his new WBC champion, or will this be Haney's defining moment?
If Devin Haney can do that, he will take the spotlight away from Garcia. This is similar to the legendary era. floyd mayweather He defeated the then king and rose to superstardom. oscar de la hoya.But why did Devin Haney agree to split the wallet? His father bill haney revealed the truth.
Bill Haney reveals champion accepted offer just to fight
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In a discussion on Twitter Spaces, Bill Haney revealed that unbelted fighter Ryan Garcia will get a bigger purse in his upcoming fight. This news was further broken by X-Space boxing correspondent Michael Benson. he wrote, “Devin Haney's fight against Ryan Garcia on April 20th will be 55-45 in favor of Garcia, according to Devin's father and trainer Bill Haney. Despite being the WBC super lightweight world champion, Devin agreed to take a smaller split to make the fight happen.”
Devin Haney's fight against Ryan Garcia on April 20th will be 55-45 in favor of Garcia, according to Devin's father and trainer Bill Haney. Despite being the WBC super lightweight world champion, Devin agreed to take a smaller split to make the fight happen. [@WsbRemy]
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) April 6, 2024
This especially ruffles Devin's dad's feathers. Let's be honest, who doesn't feel a little salty when they see a fighter without a belt being paid such a high salary? But here's the reality. In the age of influencers, Garcia's massive online following is seriously green. Forget championship glory for a second. This fight is pure business. The 55-45 purse split reflects the raw financial power Garcia possesses.
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Furthermore, it is rumored that Devin Haney reportedly only earned 60,000 PPV buys for his last match against Regis Prograis. This number was also the reason Ryan Garcia refused to face Devin Haney and wanted to face Lawrie Romero instead.
Ryan Garcia found Devin Haney's final PPV numbers offensive
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When Rick Grazer announced he was purchasing 60,000 tickets for the Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis PPV, Ryan Garcia also dropped a social media bombshell.In a surprising move, Garcia declared his desire to fight Laurie Romero In a now-deleted tweet, he cast doubt on his highly anticipated match with Devin Haney. “Bigger fight, bigger business” Garcia declared at X, urging teams and promoters to support this new direction.
Garcia then turned to Haney in a follow-up post. He assured fans that the Haney fight would still happen. ”After what happened to the Lawries.But the jabs didn't stop there. Garcia suggested that Haney face another opponent, hinting that Haney's last fight had less than impressive pay-per-view numbers. He concluded his tweet with:I don't need you, developer, you need me.”
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However, Garcia had to go back to negotiating with Devin Haney. Therefore, Devin Haney had to agree to a smaller purse split to make the fight with Ryan Garcia happen. What do you think about this absurd wallet split? Let us know in the comments section.