Hello Internet - and welcome back to the most
inquisitive channel on YouTube - Life’s
Biggest Questions - the place where we throw
our inhibitions in a ring and let them duke
it out in all their glory.
As always - I’ll be your vocal contender,
Jack Finch - as we perplexingly purse our
lips, watch a fly buzz out of our wallet and
ask the question - How Much Money Did Logan
Paul and KSI Make During The Fight?
Unless you live beneath a metaphorical rock,
then you all know by now that on Saturday
25th of August, at the Manchester MEN Arena,
two men stepped into a ring - and neither
were a victor.
Whether you think it rigged - a publicity
stunt - or a strange incarnation of the two,
the fact of the matter is that the fight was
declared a draw - with a two-thirds judges
majority being undecided on the technical
outcome.
Dubbed the biggest fight in internet history
- which, unashamedly, is actually true - this
particular money fight was only the first
of two - with the second bout rumoured to
be taking place next year in the United States
- but how much did these pair of young entrepreneurs
actually make in this colossal conflict?
If you’re familiar with White Collar Boxing,
you’ll usually know that in essence - it’s
a vanity fight.
Two competitors pay to get into the ring together,
and they sell tickets to their friends and
family to watch them brawl - and everyone,
generally, has a great night.
Well - the former isn’t the same if you’re
KSI, Deji, or the Paul Brothers - because
this event was something that would set most
professional boxers reeling.
The split their purse 50/50 - whichever way
it went, both camps were set to make one hell
of a buck.
But - although neither party have revealed
details about how much money was in it for
them - it’s incredibly likely that both
of them have walked away with millions after
the fight.
We do know one thing - fans wanting to watch
the live stream had to pay 7.50 to tune into
the fight - with a staggering 800’000 people
doing so across the globe.
We’re no mathematicians - but that sounds
like 6 million British pounds to us.
On top of that - KSI was stated to be taking
100% of the Manchester ticket sales - while
Logan will be taking all of the profits from
their second bout in the United States.
It’s been bounced around by several pundits
and professionals that both camps could be
walking away with 30 to 40 million British
pounds each.
We won’t even take into account the insane
amount of views that both KSI and Logan paul
have garnered during the run up to the fight
- with the hype train at its terminal velocity,
SocialBlade indicates that either fighter
has racked up anywhere between 10k to 60k
per video in the last two months alone.
Also - pile on top of that the merch sales,
I know one particular fan at the LBQ office
who’s sporting a fresh new KSI t-shirt - and
those things aren’t cheap.
Both KSI and the Paul Brothers were incredibly
vocal about the legality surrounding their
fight - and the lengths that their teams would
go to prevent people from illegally viewing
their Manchester based bout.
But as we know - this is the internet, and
you can’t put the toothpaste back in the
tube - people are gonna pirate it, guys.
An estimated “millions” of people tuned
in to Twitch hijacks of the site, making off
with even more revenue for the fight’s YouTube
pay-per-view stream, so who knows how much
more they potentially could have made.
I guess we won’t know until we hear it from
the horse's mouth - but there’s one thing
we do know, they made a shed tonne of money,
either way.
Well - do you think it’s deserved, folks?
Do you emplore the pair for their shrewd marketing
techniques?
Is it the biggest cash-grab of the century?
Speak your mind in the comment box down below.
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