There are some big fights this weekend but big mostly for their nostalgic value. We will see Mayweather and Ortiz fight once more and that's good enough. As an exhibition event that involves the highest-earning boxing fighter in history, even the undercard should score some nice salaries, right? Let's see in our Ortiz vs Coria purse analysis.
Ortiz vs Coria Purse: One Last Big Payday for the Former World Champion?
While we already discussed the salary predictions for the main event between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III, and the fact that they will earn millions, the same cannot be said about the athletes on the undercard. This event will be watched by millions and will generate colossal profit but even someone like Victor Ortiz is unlikely to get paid well.
For those who haven't followed boxing for long, we should remind you that Victor Ortiz is a former world champion. He held the WBC Welterweight title for a short period and actually lost it against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a rather dirty fight.
The two were originally supposed to fight each other again in the main event of another exhibition event earlier this year but Mayweather changed his plans. Ortiz was originally promised an 8-figure salary, so he must have been angry when it all fell apart.
Instead, he will earn six figures when he faces the young Rodrigo Damian Coria in the co-main event. If we go back a little over a decade to that Mayweather clash, Ortiz got paid between $2-3 million. There have been plenty of discussions that he was robbed that night, given that Floyd earned more than $25 million.
But to this day, it remains Ortiz's highest payday. He continued to earn well in the next few years and the $750,000 purse against Andre Berto is a prime example. But he never broke the $1 million mark again, unless such a salary remains undisclosed.
There have been reports of the potential Ortiz vs Coria purse and it looks funny when juxtaposed to the main event money. According to the early predictions, Victor Ortiz will make around $350,000 from his fight with Coria this weekend.
Generally, as an inactive veteran who's been away for over two years, this is good money. But he is a big name and probably deserves more from an event like this one.
And then we have to discuss his young Argentinian opponent, Rodrigo Damian Coria. The 25-year-old will be hoping to attract attention with a strong performance this weekend. But his experience is very limited and the information about his career earnings doesn't even exist.
Based on what we've heard, he will make at least $100,000 from this match. This is good money for an inexperienced Super Welterweight who has no significant achievements in his career yet.
But overall, we expected more from the promoters, who will have one of their highest-selling cards this weekend. At least for Victor Ortiz, who was a big name a decade ago and certainly adds flair to the card.
