| If you want to make money from boxing, I suggest | | | | affiliate for - from equipment like gloves and training |
| you *don't* follow in the footsteps of Lennox Lewis. | | | | gear, to tickets and pay per view subscriptions (this is |
| As I write this in the spring of 2007, it's rumoured that | | | | where the bulk of the Lennox Lewis $25 million would |
| Lewis is considering a comeback in his 40s. | | | | come from.) |
| Lewis is that rare beast, a heavyweight champion who | | | | There is also memorabilia, books, dvds, posters, etc. |
| retired with his title intact, but they always say that | | | | In fact one of the consistently best-selling sports |
| fighters can't give up, and the lure of a big payday is | | | | posters is of Ali standing over Liston in the ring. |
| tempting him. | | | | So although this can be a good revenue source, it has |
| It's rumoured that he could get $25 million for one fight. | | | | the downside that you are competing with all the other |
| Now that's a lot of money, but I don't suggest that you | | | | affiliates. |
| should get into the ring to make money from boxing! | | | | Great for the company concerned, not so great for |
| Let's face it, it is only the very few elite that make a lot | | | | the affiliates. |
| of money, and most of them end up broke! | | | | The third method is the one I use, and it's to provide |
| So, if we're not getting into the ring, how else can we | | | | information. |
| make money from boxing? | | | | Boxing fans will spend money - that's proved by the |
| I want to cover 3 methods, including the technique I | | | | pay-per-view model, so if you can provide information |
| use. | | | | on how they can earn money to cover their expenses, |
| Firstly, you could take up boxing promotion. | | | | you have a willing market. |
| Remember how I said that most champions end up | | | | How about if you showed them how they could earn |
| broke? | | | | enough money to make trips to see the fights in |
| That's because most of the money seems to end up | | | | person? |
| with the managers and promoters. | | | | To buy all the books and videos they'd want, to indulge |
| Although there seems to be a lot of money there, this | | | | in collecting memorabilia - do you think they'd be |
| is a route for the long term only - it would take years | | | | interested? |
| to build up a business of any note, and then you'd still | | | | You bet! |
| have to compete against the few who seem to | | | | Information can be produced and delivered without |
| control all the big fights. | | | | cost nowadays, and this is why I use it myself to |
| The second method, and this is much more realistic, is | | | | make money - there is no reason why you can't too. |
| to become an affiliate. | | | | Hopefully you've seen some various ways of making |
| As an affiliate, you don't need a website, you don't | | | | money from the sport of boxing. |
| need any stok, you simply send traffic to other | | | | Gordon Bryan is the author of 'Make Money From |
| companies' sites, and they pay you a commission of | | | | Sport,' a guide where he takes you through the single |
| any sales generated. | | | | technique he uses again and again to profit from any |
| There is a huge variety of things you can be an | | | | sport - including boxing - for just $7! |