Put in 14 seconds of work, and get half a million dollars for it. That’s exactly what Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson did last performance at EliteXC this past Saturday, in Florida. Taking into consideration the fight against Seth Petruzelli lasted only 14 seconds, the knocked out Kimbo brought in approximately US$ 35 thousand for every second he maintained himself in the dispute.
Another to take home a half million dollars was Andrei Arlovski. The Belarusian, though, justified his star status and beat Roy Nelson in a heavyweight category bout.
Check out the purses paid to the fighters according to the Florida Boxing Federation. Win bonuses are included.
Seth Petruzelli: US$50,000
Kimbo Slice: US$500,000
Jake Shields US$50,000
Paul Daley: US$12,000
Andrei Arlovski: US$500,000
Roy Nelson: US$80,000
Gina Carano: US$25,000
Kelly Kobold: US$6,000
Benji Radach: US$30,000
Murilo "Ninja" Rua: US$35,000
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: US$8,000
Yoko Takahashi: US$2,000
Conor Heun: US$5,000
Edson Berto: US$5,000
Mikey Gomez: US$4,000
Lorenzo Borgomeo: US$1,500
Bryan Hamade: US$1,000
David Gomez: US$1,000
Nicolae Cury: US$1,500
Jorge Bouchet: US$1,000
