MIGUEL A. HERGUEDAS
@herguedas
Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 00:29
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Next July 2 will mark exactly one century of one of the most exciting moments in the history of sport.
It was a sweltering Saturday in New Jersey, with more than 80,000 souls milling around a
ring
.
Jack Dempsey
, world heavyweight champion, knocked out Frenchman
Georges Carpentier
in the fourth round to
pocket $ 300,000, just over a sixth of the proceeds.
An astronomical figure for the time, higher than the total amount that
Babe Ruth
, the best hitter of the moment, cashed during his 15 seasons with the Yankees.
Dempsey, who at that time frequented very bad places, was able to live two years at full speed until he put his crown back on the line.
In 1926, she met
Gene Tunney
for the first time
, the man who would end her career a year later in Chicago.
According to legend, after those terrifying 10
rounds
at Soldiers Field, Tunney sent $ 10,000 to the promoter just for the pleasure of receiving a million-dollar check in return.
The first in the hands of an athlete.
On October 17, 2018,
Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez
signed a contract that guaranteed him 11 fights, spread over five years.
Each would bring you $ 33 million plus bonus.
A bag according to the best fighter on the planet pound for pound, whose calculating elegance on the ring represents an obvious evolutionary leap compared to the quarrelsome Dempsey.
However, after only three fights, the agreement with the DAZN platform, in charge of broadcasting each evening in
streaming
, was shattered last September, due to the pandemic.
At least, the subsequent lawsuit against DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions has allowed the Mexican to become a free agent, away from the influence of
Oscar de la Hoya
.
A small consolation for those who had promised to receive 365 million dollars, the highest amount ever signed in the sport, as defended then.
Of course, at that time no one knew the literality of
Leo Messi's
contract
that EL MUNDO publishes today.
5.1 billion from Fox
The 555 million from FC Barcelona - a sum equivalent to the aid approved by the Latvian government against Covid for the next five years - confirms the monstrous salary escalation among sports superstars.
Also, the debauchery of soccer, capable of unseating the US industry.
Specifically, to the last two megalomaniacal projects of the Major Leagues of Baseball (MLB) and the National League of American Football (NFL).
On March 19, 2019,
Mike Trout
,
outfielder
Los Angeles Angels, renewed for 12 seasons to continue batting in Anaheim.
In return, he would receive $ 430 million, scrupulously distributed until 2030. Freed from any salary cap, the hapless Angels entrusted their future to Trout.
His great support had been secured four months earlier, with the 5.1 billion that the Fox network injected into the MLB for television rights.
The most recent case takes us back to July 6, when
Patrick Mahomes
formalized his extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.
They say the document, with more than 100 pages, resembled an old New York phone book.
On paper, countless clauses and bonuses, in anticipation of any eventuality.
Although the greatest pride for
Leigh Steinberg
and
Chris Cabott
, the
quarterback's
agents
, was to have ripped the Chiefs $ 503 million for the next 10 years.
In round accounts, 3.1 million per game.
However, analysts prefer to read this data with much more caution.
Up-front compensation
To date, Mahomes only has 141 million insured until 2024, so a new tug of war is expected as the months advance.
The complexity of this agreement is common currency in the NFL where, unlike the MLB, it almost never operates with all the money guaranteed.
As an example of this convoluted financial mechanism, one fact suffices: the reigning Super Bowl champions must pay the annual payment of their star before the third day of each season.
Until now there was no precedent for these up-front compensation.
As if that were not enough, the outlook is complicated with the salary cap, established today at 198 million.
If this margin is not expanded to around 300 million, the Mahomes contract will suffocate the Chiefs' accounts.
Only the oxygen of televisions and the contribution of technology companies, even in this climate of pandemic uncertainty, can prevent divorce.
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