Adam22 Reveals Why He Was Only Paid Half Of Jason Luv Fight Money
Adam22 has explained why he nearly didn't receive his full purse from his controversial boxing fight with Jason Luv.
The podcaster and adult performer squared off against Luv in Miami as the main event of the latest show put on by Adin Ross' Brand Risk Promotions.
The promotion hit headlines as Luv had sex with his wife 'Lena The Plug' in an on-camera scene weeks after their wedding in 2023.
With permission from Adam, she had first scene with a male that wasn't her other half since entering their relationship and saw it gain a crazy amount of virality that boosted their Plug Talk podcast business.
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Lena played an integral role in the build-up, delivering on Instagram and in a pre-fight interview as well as being involved in the press conference and working as a ring girl.
But the bout itself was incredibly one-sided, with Adam22 not throwing a single punch and Luv picking up an easy win when the referee called a stoppage after 73 seconds.
Adam admitted Luv was "the better man" and said he "did what I could in two weeks".
Speaking on stream, promoter and streamer Ross went on Kick and said the event's sponsor Rainbet were "really upset," as he revealed "there is something in the contract that does state if you don't try and you don't give it your all, you lose some of your purse".
He went on to say that Rainbet were considering legal action and on his No Jumper podcast, Adam22 explained that half of his purse was initially withheld as a review was conducted into whether a fair play clause in the deal was met.
"Rainbet, at one point, wasn't sure whether they wanted to pay me the full purse," he explained.
"I'm going back and forth with them, like, 'Hey are you going to send the crypto?' - they respond after a couple of hours and they're like, 'Hey, we're sending half but we're currently reviewing the contract to decide if we feel like we are obligated to pay you the other half'.
"So I'm looking at my phone like, 'What the f***?'. There's a thing called the fair play clause in the contract that basically stipulates they don't have to pay you in full if they feel like you rigged the fight, if you gave up too easily or didn't fight back - do some of these sound like me?"
But while Adam's performance and effort level was questionable to say the least, Ross was actually pushing for him to receive his full fee for the fight because of the work he put in promoting it beforehand.
He added: "Immediately when I went back and started reading the contract, I was like 'Oh f***!'. Adin didn't mention this on stream but Adin was actually the one who hits me up and goes, 'Yo, even though you didn't fight back very well, you promoted the f**k out of the fight and you were probably the reason why it was so big and so viral so I'm going to make sure they pay you'.
"Adin was actually the good guy in shining armour right there."
The 42-year-old claimed his plan was to keep his hands up and try to counter with punches of his own but his tactics went straight out of the window as Luv "just hit so much harder than I ever could have really realized was possible".
Topics: Boxing
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