It seems silly to me to compare a sport that is 150 or more years into it’s existence to a sport that has been around for only about 20 or so. Let’s take a look at both sport’s pay at a relatively similar time in their development…

Boxing’s Marquess of Queensberry rules, under which the sport has since been governed, were published in 1867, although the sport was around long before this, we can use this as a starting point

A 1882, 15 years later HW champ “John Sullivan” fought Paddy Ryan and earned $5,000, 28.9 times the national average wage…. he also had to put up $2,500 for the fight, winner take all, his opponent HW Champ at the time LOST 28.9 times the national average wage that night!! For those non math geeks out there, net fighter pay for that ‘event’ was $0….

UFC1 was in 1993, MMA’s unified rules were published in 2000
A 2010, only 17 yrs after UFC 1 és 10 years after Unified Rules in place (split the difference and we are at a similar relative time)

UFC HW champ Brock Lesnar fought twice earning (with sponsorships) $5.3 million, which between his 2 fights is 63.5 times the national average income per fight

avg annual income- (varies a bit depending on source)
1880s- $345
2011- $41,673

They are two different things, so it wont be exact, but the UFC ain’t doing all that bad or paying out all that bad for a growing sport. Sullivan surely made other money, but no records I know of exist, or not that I’m going to waste time finding. The UFC takes money and puts it back into the growth of it’s product. Seems like a decent plan for the long term success of a business.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/http://www.ehow.com/info_7792066_salaries-1880s.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess_of_Queensberry_rules
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/COLA/AWI.html
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-52803.html
http://www.mmamania.com/2011/4/20/2123355/brock-lesanr-highest-paid-ufc-fighter-makes-espns-list-of-best-paid

Floyd Mayweather is the definition of a fuk’n Nigger!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TwYEnMFniA&feature=related

bjpenn.com needs to add video links .

Well said Dana that arrogant prick things because he is a champion he can say wat he wants that’s wrong

Can’t stand Floyd but he is right Dana is ripping off UFC fighters

Can’t stand Floyd but he is right Dana is ripping off UFC fighters. Floyd is afraid of Manny

Dana vs Mayweather my moneys on Dana

Love Dana White but he does need to shut the fuck up. He keeps bringing up floyd in every interview he does. Dana talks a lot of shit for not be a fighter. He should just worry about his business and thats it. And for him to say that they are killing their sport is stupid. Boxing has been losing its luster for a long time and it has nothing to do with mayweather.

floyd is afraid of manny for sure, did you see what manny did to cottos face last time, floyd probably thinks he is too pretty to tangle with the Manwich

Black boy slaging the asians, wait till we meet up in the ER, give yoall the fried chicken and watermelon to suck on shoe shine boy

floyd fagweather is scared of pacquiao that’s it! just go to jail fagweather and you might look good as another felons bitch.