Wilder - "70000 People Look Good In A Small Country But You Make Money In America"

Deontay Wilder wants unification clash with Anthony Joshua to happen in his backyard: 70,000 people look good in a small country but you make money here in America... I'll be waiting http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/25/00/488DD66C00000578-5309905-image-m-29_1516841766376.jpg Deontay Wilder has issued a warning to rival Anthony Joshua that he would be reluctant to leave America for their potential super fight. The WBC world champion spoke with the media as he attended Showtime's Championship Boxing Event on Wednesday evening. Despite the pair's verbal melee being put on temporary mute with both facing opponents in March, they still look on a collision course for a summer showdown if they can get past their respective challengers. Deontay Wilder wants his potential super fight with Anthony Joshua to happen in America Wilder has given Luis Ortiz a second-crack at his WBC strap after the Cuban failed a drug tests the first time around while Joshua, who holds the IBF and WBA world titles, will face the WBO king Joseph Parker in a historic unification clash in Cardiff on March 31. However, speaking at Showtime's annual event, the unbeaten American took the opportunity to reignite talks of fighting Joshua. He's talking about the percentages in England and stuff like that. Bro, 70,000 people may look good in a small country, but you are not getting the money like you are over here just compared to 20,000,' Wilder said. 'You make your money here in America. The mega boxing is here in America, it always will be no matter what they are doing over there.' While there is a semblance of truth to that, boxing in Britain is undeniably booming, too. But the 32-year-old from Alabama, who has knocked out 38 of his 39 opponents, has predicted a chilling end to that rise by knocking down its patron Once I knock him (Joshua) out, all of that over there is going to go down and it will be no more,' Wilder added. 'So hey, choose your battles wisely, choose your places wisely. Where ever he feels like it is going to be comfortable for him, if he has the courage to beat me then so be it, I'll be there, I'll be waiting.' If there's one thing Joshua can be credited for in his professional career is that he has not chosen wisely. Facing Dillian Whyte, someone who knocked him to the canvas and beat him as an amateur, in his 15th professional fight was venturesome. And he almost paid the cost when Whyte wobbled him with a huge left hook in the second round. And then getting in the ring with Wladimir Klitschko, the best heavyweight for the past decade, after just two title defences against relatively feeble opposition. Again, this paid off and spectacularly. Perhaps Wilder should consider that any risk the Brit has taken, so far, has paid off. Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has often flirted with Joshua's introduction State side too, and so if this is nothing more than just empty propaganda, he could be made to regret it. Before these two can talk of a super fight they must extend their unbeaten records. Wilder will do so first on March 3 against the highly-rated Ortiz. Deontay Wilder here, heavyweight champion of the world. March the third as you know, or if you don't know Match the third will be me vs Luis Ortiz at the Barclay centre on Showtime,' he said. 'Be there, you don't want to miss it, it's going to be a lovely evening, we got a lot of great fighters on the card, it's going to be an explosive fight. 'I'm just so excited to be here at this event with all these fighters, among some of the best in the world with multiple champions and titles and we just living life right now. 'We excited and we can't wait to bring you more fights this year, this is going to be a mad year and I can't wait to deliver the knockouts that I always do 39 and 0 with 38 KOs looking for 40 and 0 with 39 KOs. 'here we go baby, I can't wait, Bombsquad. I'll see all you guys soon.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-5309905/Deontay-Wilder-wants-fight-Anthony-Joshua-America.html

Comments (20)

Some people just don’t get it. It takes two. That’s like saying, “If there is big money in the US, why did Ricky Hatton have to fight Luis Collazo in some auditorium in Boston?” Use a little more brainpower, guys.it takes two? LMAO aj makes 20 mil a fight. wilder makes peanuts. use your brain if you have one that is fact is the fight will happen on aj's terms wilder needs him to get a big payday. aj doesn't need him

8y ago

DON_POWER

beyonce wilder is truly delusional.

8y ago

Tha_Kid

At least you chose a very accurate username. You're very gullible/naive like a kid. Who's gives a f*ck what you think *****?

8y ago

Tha_Kid

I won't do the negotiating for the same reason I don't step in the ring, it's not my job. If I were negotiating I'd make sure I'd done my homework however as you've failed to do in this post. You don't even try and engage with any of my arguments, presumably because you're incapable of doing so? The rest of your post is just unsupported assertions and false comparisons which you can't and don't bother to justify. So they can be as dismissed in just the same fashion. Drivel. Come back when you learn how to argue the point and not the man. You don't have a point. There's no assumptions here. Everybody with a brain can see whats going on. Now..because you enjoy swinging off the balls of Joshua doesn't make the truth any less untrue. At the end of the day...Wilder has been calling dude out for 2 years. But he would rather continue to fight bums in England. Come to the US and get your head torn off. haha

8y ago

BattlingNelson

I’m sure that Joshua would go to the states if the purse is bigger there. I am also sure that the purse isn’t bigger there....

8y ago

Vasyls_dad

Really? That's weird, because the telemetry below says othersie. Actually, the complete opposite!!! In the last 5 years the U S of A broke world records on 4 occassions. 2013 $20,003,150.00 2014 $7,865,100.00 2014 $15,024,400.00 2014 $14,899,150.00 2015 $72,198,500.00 2015 10,062,500.00 2015 $12,470,200.00 2017 $10,631,850.00 2017 $55,414,865.79 2017 $27,059,850.00 Some people just DKSAB. http://boxing.nv.gov/results/Top_Boxing_Gates/ Nobody gives a **** about Wilder is because he fights bums. What would the gate be for Louis v Schmeling with todays ticket prices?

8y ago

IMDAZED

Exactly. If he impresses against Ortiz, who is rated by the US audience, then maybe he'll start to make a case that Vegas will take note of. He’s already started, but the buzz must continue building.

8y ago

Holler

Let’s see what the Ortiz fight does. Exactly. If he impresses against Ortiz, who is rated by the US audience, then maybe he'll start to make a case that Vegas will take note of.

8y ago

KillaCamNZ

A guy making sweet f*ck all while being an undefeated HW Champ, in the US, should not even begin talking about dollars and cents with Joshua. I genuinely can't believe this guy has fans - he's f*cking delusional. Make a buck first before you yap.

8y ago

IMDAZED

Sure. AJ can deliver his side. That makes one. Problem is that Wilder has yet to demonstrate that he can do his part. All you've got is faith and the Vegas bean counters and PPV gatekeepers will need more than that before they sign a check. He has yet to deliver? He’s averaging over a million viewers his last two fights. Let’s see what the Ortiz fight does.

8y ago

Holler

It takes two. Sure. AJ can deliver his side. That makes one. Problem is that Wilder has yet to demonstrate that he can do his part. All you've got is faith and the Vegas bean counters and PPV gatekeepers will need more than that before they sign a check.

8y ago

IMDAZED

8y ago

NahMean

Err.. If the BIG money is in America then why did Wilder get 1.3mill in his last fight while Anthony Joshua got 20mil against a no name like Takam? 20mil is probably more than Wilder has earned in his whole career. “70,000 looks good in small country” He’s trying to push the narrative that because AJ is from a smaller country, it’s easier to sell more tickets! That’s absolute garbage and contrary to actual business economics. 70,000 in small country is more impressive 70,000 in a big country. Deontay Wider is from a country that has 325million people! That’s 325million potential customers yet he only sells around 12k tickets. AJ is from a country with 65mill people yet he sells around 90k tickets in a matter of hours, in fact he could sell 200k tickets but 90k is the biggest stadium in the UK. Rumors are if AJ can unify the division they will build a 150k seater stadium in the UK. That’s like HBO saying it’s easier for Showtime to get millions of more views per boxing match than HBO match because they have a smaller subscriber base than us.

8y ago

boliodogs

Wilder is the stupidest heavyweight champion in history. It's funny to read about this idiot trying to sound intelligent and wise. If he doesn't ever wake up and realize he is by far the b side to AJ and quit making unrealistic demands he will wait forever for AJ to fight him. AJ makes tons of money every time he fights anybody so he doesn't need to fight Wilder if he doesn't like the terms of the fight. The Wilder vs AJ fight will be fought on AJ's terms on the location AJ desires or not at all.

8y ago

Holler

If I'm Joshua, I want the fight to be in the US. Vegas or Brooklyn, doesn't matter. This is Joshua's only shot at breaking through to the American audience. Then he can cultivate that new fan base and fight Miller in the US a year after. Otherwise, he just stays a British star. But I'm not sure how much bigger he can get there, and there's money to be had elsewhere. I agree Wilder's his best chance of doing it, but he's only 28, plenty of time to crack America and if it's not Wilder it could be someone else. If I were Hearn I'd be praying for a decent, charismatic, hispanic heavyweight to emerge!

8y ago

BlakBread904

:lol1: That show is gonna give him shine smh. I mean, I'm happy he's getting his name out there but men never end up come out looking good on those kind of shows. I am impressed by the bounce he got from that Stiverne fight though (go figure). I see Snoop talking about him, Charlamagne --months ago, sh*t even my Uber driver yesterday. I think the Ortiz fight will determine a lot. hey, any shine is some shine! he's on the show talking about he deserves 50/50 vs AJ, so at least he keeps it consistent :lol1: Wilder's #1 problem right now is his lack of juice within the American consciousness. That's why I have to give credit to his team. Putting him on this show, it's airing a couple of months before his fight vs Ortiz, where he aims to make a statement. As it stands, I think Wilder's profile is big enough that Hearn can charge premium prices in the UK, that will, due to the scale of their boxing events, possibly generate revenue in the ball park we theorize as belonging to vegas.

8y ago

Holler

The only recent fights that have done bettee than AJ all involve Pac, ODLH, May or Canelo and always vs well known opp. You cant just stick two guys with no history of major success in the US and assume they will break records just cos its Vegas There's lots of people in this thread who are saying things like: I believe it generates more in Vegas. . It would be huge. These are faith based positions, they're not backed up by anything other than intuition or anecdotal evidence about someone's mother in law seeing Wilder on a reality tv show. The reality is Wilder's ticket sales and ratings and whilst they may be improving, there's not enough yet to set against the CONCRETE and VERY REAL evidence of 70k ticket sales for Joshua's latest fight following 70k and 90k for his previous two. if Vegas wants it, Vegas will get it. If Vegas wants to PAY FOR IT, Vegas will get it and they and the PPV networks will only do that if they think they can make money doing so. The guys who signs checks at the MGM Grand or Showtime will want EVIDENCE that Wilder is as big a draw as he says he is. At the moment there's next to none. It's not a slight on Wilder, its just reality. At the moment there's an established, lucrative, income stream for Joshua in the UK. He can make serious money by fighting on his doorstep, satisfying his domestic fanbase and continuing to sign lucrative deals with global sponsors. He can fight Parker, then a mandatory against Povetkin (maybe in Germany if he fancies developing his global appeal), then a domestic casual crowd pleaser like Bellew/Haye, then next year he can look forward to Miller, whichever mandatory's the IBF or WBO require then finish off with a super fight against the returning Fury. At that point he can vacate the belts, maybe keep one and the lineal championship and fight whoever he chooses or call it a day. Each and every time he can make $15m and rising, plus ever increasing amounts as he develops his global brand. Minimal risk. Vast rewards. No travelling. No Adelaide Byrd. He doesn't need Wilder. Wilder's a 'nice to have' not a necessity. Same goes for Vegas, nice to have, but no longer essential to the modern superstar heavyweight as Wladimir proved long ago now. Wilder needs him though. Without AJ Wilder's an afterthought in the global HW division. If Vegas decides they need him too, if their numbers guys think it works for them, such that they can make an offer more lucrative than Wembley, then the fight can take place there. As long as AJ agrees, as long as it works for him. He has all the cards. But all of this is reality and for some reality is difficult to deal with...

8y ago

Chrismart

Whatever place is announced when the fight is made, will be the one that has the biggest pot. Hearn's not daft, he knows the numbers. It will be Hearn and Joshua who have the final say though. Wilder's the B side, absolutely no doubt about it. He knows that and will be sensible enough when real talks get going.

8y ago

sicko

Wilder, you couldn't pack in 70K if the Tickets was FREE! :nonono: SHUT UP! I don't hate Wilder like some on this Forum but he is really in no position to down play 70K going to see AJ when AJ is not only drawing big Crowds but he is also making BIG MONEY. Say what you want but AJ is the biggest DRAW in boxing and he did it without the American Market. SH1T no wonder we Americans are so HATED around the world, this ARROGANCE, sense of ENTITLEMENT and SUPERIORITY COMPLEX is why a lot of people are rooting for Foreign fighters instead of their own American Fighters. YES I said it and I'm American but I'm always going to call it like I see it. Tired of the B1TCHING from fighters who I don't think are doing enough to build up their brand, they feel entitled to Stardom and making a lot of Money because of Mayweather success but they not Mayweather and will never be.

8y ago

McNulty

nobody gives a fu** about boxing in US anymore. Really? That's weird, because the telemetry below says othersie. Actually, the complete opposite!!! In the last 5 years the U S of A broke world records on 4 occassions. 2013 $20,003,150.00 2014 $7,865,100.00 2014 $15,024,400.00 2014 $14,899,150.00 2015 $72,198,500.00 2015 10,062,500.00 2015 $12,470,200.00 2017 $10,631,850.00 2017 $55,414,865.79 2017 $27,059,850.00 Some people just DKSAB. http://boxing.nv.gov/results/Top_Boxing_Gates/ Nobody gives a **** about Wilder is because he fights bums.

8y ago