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