April 12, 2023

Roy Jones Jr. Vs. Anthony Pettis Gamebred FC Does Between 70k-90k Pay-Per-View Buys!

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Gambred Boxing: Anthony Pettis made a successful pro-boxing debut by beating the legendary Roy Jones Jr. via majority decision in Milwauke. The show turned out to be a huge success. According to reports, Gamebred Boxing PPV sales are expected to fall between the 70,000 and 90,000 range

Returning to professional boxing after five years since beating Scott Sigmon, Roy Jones Jr. lasted all eight rounds against former UFC champion Anthony Pettis.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t sufficient to get his hands raised and ‘Captain Hook’ suffered his 10th professional defeat in boxing. Here’s a look at Roy Jones Jr. vs Anthony Pettis purse and payouts.

Anthony Pettis pulls off shocking upset to beat Roy Jones Jr. by majority decision at Gamebred Boxing 4 - MMA Fighting

According to mmafighting.com, Roy Jones Jr was guaranteed a $700k base price for the fight, excluding the win bonus, PPV shares and sponsorship money. Hence, the former boxing world champion ensured having a million-dollar payday at least in his favor.

UFC veteran Anthony Pettis was guaranteed a $650k base price. While he scored an impressive win over Roy Jones Jr., ‘Showtime’ has earned the win bonus, with added PPV share and sponsorship numbers.

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Anthony Pettis bagged a whooping $750k from PFL MMA in 2022 despite suffering a loss against Stevie Ray. Now that he has turned his attention to boxing. ‘Showtime’ Pettis is expected to continue his run in the sport.

Meanwhile, Roy Jones Jr. is 54 years and no longer needs to compete. That said, he fought Mike Tyson for a lucrative $10 million dollar payday in an exhibition in 2020. That’s a way how ‘Captain Hook’ can still earn millions.

Here are the full salaries for the Gamebred Boxing 4 card in Milwaukee:

Roy Jones Jr: $700,000

Anthony Pettis: $650,000

Vitor Belfort: $400,000

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $200,000

Jose Aldo: $425,000

Jeremy Stephens: $200,000

Luis Feliciano: $25,000

Clarence Booth: $10,000

Devin Cushing: $40,000

Damian Marciano: $5,000

Gina Mazany: $10,000

Pearl Gonzalez: $50,000

Dillon Cleckler: $40,000

Josh Burns: $15,000

Markus Perez: $15,000

Joe Riggs: $10,000

Bi Nguyen: $15,000

Andy Nguyen: $5,000

Cade Howell: $3,500

Christopher Wingate: $1,500

Mandeep Jangra: $1,000

Ryan Reber: $1,000