K-1 vs Boxing

[sparkles]

I have a question regarding the way K-1 works. As I understand they give contracts to their fighters to do a number of fights during some years.
I think in boxing that doesn't work that way and I since there are lot more boxers, it would be diffcult if not impossible to do so. As K-1 keeps growing will that way of working remain possible?

Does anyone know the differences between K-1 and boxing regarding contracts and payments of the fighters?

[AKA]

K1 isnt really growing up right now bro!
And I guess that only the stars have decent contracts...

[nimeni_70]

I can't agree with you AKA. K-1 is growing...but I don't like the way it grows. If K-1 won't stop bringing giants and other sorts of weird fighters, I think it will become a kind of prowrestling soon.

[sparkles]

I would think it's definetely growing, in Europe it's televised on Eurosport and I think that is the best way to promote it among the people. In Korea it should have grown as well. The Netherlands have their own GP, France, ...

[Lord Gaul]

I have a question regarding the way K-1 works. As I understand they give contracts to their fighters to do a number of fights during some years.
I think in boxing that doesn't work that way and I since there are lot more boxers, it would be diffcult if not impossible to do so. As K-1 keeps growing will that way of working remain possible?

Does anyone know the differences between K-1 and boxing regarding contracts and payments of the fighters?
The big difference between K-1 and boxing is that K-1 is the biggest show in kickboxing while boxing is just a BIG show. There are many promoters making money 8 figuers in boxing. All they have to do is find the right kind of young star and they can build his career and get him to a title. He gets on HBO and PPV that is even more money. Hell if he just gets a good local following he can make 100,000 for the fighter. Everything in boxing is more individual companies that come together and fight each other with there best talent.

What there contracts look like is a small number to fight for a promoter and a big number for the fights.

In K-1 they are really the only show. They have no company to which its fighters can be rivaled and they introduce kickboxers to the world on the largest stage. They only stand to ge hurt if there fighter decide not to fight more so then them leaving for another promotion. And if they do leave for another promotion, that promotion puts all there money into the one K-1 star and will never have enough to compete with K-1. Because of this, K-1 likes to lock its fighters up in long term contract while using there serveses a few times a year.

So there contracts are big money to fight for the company and a good size but smaller amount for the fights.

[Lord Gaul]

The above does have acceptions. AKA said that Jerome got huge money for the Choi fight and Manny Pac got huge money to return to his first promotion instead of leaving for a contract with Golden Boy. So there are exceptions to everything, but for the most part that is what I think the differences are.

[redsquareblackbox]

K-1 is only a promotion right? It was once introduced as a new sport, but is now known to be a kickboxing promotion?

With boxing, the major stars have contracts with HBO – people like de la hoya. In addition they are contracted to promoters or promote themselves. But boxing promoters are more like film producers: they're the guys that find the athletes and the distributers (HBO television, various casinos). So Bob Arum hears about Manny Pacquio. He tells him "sign with me and I'll get you the big money fights on HBO." Pacquio signs, he beats a couple major Mexican stars, and draws a sizeable audience doing so. HBo then signs him to exclusively appear on their station when he competes in america.

There are many obstacles. A fighter may be contracted to showtime. If he wants to fight a hbo fighter a special arrangement needs constitution. Then there are the promoter's wills, and the fighters themselves. And what does the AC think? They think what they're paid to, like in mma. The difference in boxing is ACs receive “benefits” from multiple sources. Zuffa's got the trademark on mma.

In boxing attention is concentrated on the main event. Once a fighter reaches main event status leeching promoters are usually disposed of or gelded.