Kimbo Slice Earned 500K…And Lost

Kimbo Slice earned 500,000 dollars in his loss the other night to Seth Petruzelli. FIVE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND! But get this…Seth Petruzelli, the ladt minute fighter that beat him in 14 seconds…only earned 50K. Kind of ass-backwards if you ask me, but that’s what was in their salary contract before the fight even took place. Granted, 50K is more than most fans that watch Elite XC earn in a year, but I think he should have been awarded a bigger chunk of the change.

What’s funny is that people kept saying that Slice didn’t have a whole lot of cage credibility and if he were to beat Ken Shamrock, his credibility would have gone up because he would have won over a bigger name in the business instead of some of the other fighters he’s gone up against. This was Kimbo’s big fight, but in reality it was just a big loss with a big paycheck. Kimbo would have earned another 100 grand had he not got defeated. I’d be willing to bet Kimbo may take a cut in pay after the flop.

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