Boxing PAYDAY

Oscar De La Hoya is scheduled to return to the boxing ring after almost a 2 year break. He will be facing the defending champion, Mayorga. Mayorga is threatening to drop the fight due to the fact he feels the contract amount is not high enough. Mayorga claims he "wants what he is worth." Boxers have no set amount per fight and amounts are determined by weight class, publicity, and whether or not it is a title fight. If this pay structure (per competition) was instituted in other sports, there would be a different strike every week. Mayorga believes he is worth more money than what the market is currently offering him. Today's media is not promoting boxing like it has in years past. Accusations of fixed fights and poor judges have brought the sport to an all-time low. Should boxers expect lower pay due to lower demand? Is there anyway a per competition pay scale could be brought to any other major sport successfully?