Wilder: Joshua fight is a 50%-50% fight, that’s the BOTTOM LINE!

Wilder: Joshua fight will have a 50/50 split https://image.al.com/home/bama-media/width600/img/sports_impact/photo/deontay-wilder-d35cef70015e5484.jpg Wilder: Joshua fight is a 50-50 fight, that’s the BOTTOM LINE! Deontay Wilder hasn’t given up on a big unification match with Anthony Joshua despite his British promoter Eddie Hearn standing firm with his flat fee $15 million offer. Wilder believes the fight can happen, but it’ll need to be a 50-50 deal that he’s asking for before it will get done. Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) will be defending his WBC title in 2018 against likely opponent Dominic Breazeale. Wilder still sees himself getting the fight against Joshua in the future. If Wilder insists on getting a 50-50 deal, it’s going to take some time for the fight to get made. It might require Joshua to suffer two or three defeats before he and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing will be open to giving Wilder a 50-50 deal. “This fight definitely can be made,” Wilder said to Premier Boxing Champions. ”I think the fight will be made. Just that this time around when you come to the table, you’ll have to come correct. I think the fight will be made. Just that this time around when you come to the table, you’ll have to come correct. This will be a 50-50 fight. And that’s the bottom line,” Wilder said.

Comments (20)

BreWall

No remorse in avoiding Klitschko. The nerve to demand 50/50.:boxing:

7y ago

oscar9992

Bump! :boxing:

7y ago

No it's because you're literally too far up in Wilder's crack to discuss boxing with Are you sure that's the issue? I have AJ at #1 in my heavyweight ratings. I favor AJ to beat Wilder if they fight in the UK in April. I'm not even American. What is my bias? That I recognize it was in Hearn's best interest not to do the fight in 2018?

7y ago

sicko

If I'm Wilder you move on with your career in the US and building up your Brand in the US and make your "Little" $2-3 Million (According To "Rich People" On This Forum That Is No Money) Per Fight and when Eddie and AJ serious they will have no choice but to make that fight and give him what he want to do it. Until thin, other Heavyweights in America not only need to be built up but also showcased. One thing Eddie does is building up other British Heavyweights like Dillian Whyte to give AJ what looks like Quality Opponents At Least. In the US right now it is Wilder and nothing Else! They need to build up Adam Kownacki, Trevor Bryan, also Oscar Rivas fights out of Canada that dude built like a TANK he should be showcased more. Cruiserweights like Yunier Dorticos why not get him and move him up to Heavyweight and build him back up as a Heavyweight after scores a few impressive KO's. It is a lot of waiting and trying to get guys to go fight Wilder for Peanuts while Eddie, say what you want but he is making the investment into AJ starting with the Charles Martin fight and paying him "ALLEGEDLY £6-8 Million which was ridiculous but Eddie knew by getting him that Belt that Early in his career would lead to bigger and better things and more $$$ and surely IT DID!

7y ago

LacedUp

Very convenient to refuse to address the point when you know you have no counter. Look at the DAZN press conference today. You really think for one second Hearn really intended to have AJ fight Wilder in November? Leaving the DAZN launch without a big fight and taking on the biggest risk in the first fight of the deal? Hearn was never serious about fighting Wilder in 2018. No it's because you're literally too far up in Wilder's crack to discuss boxing with

7y ago

Everyone knows AJ made £25million incl ppv for that fight. Can you please provide the most compelling evidence that AJ made $33 million for the Klitschko fight? Thanks.

7y ago

A trilogy cannot be assumed If Joshua beats Wilder, which I would guess he would be the slight favourite to do so, then thats that. There won't be a further two fights A rematch would still be the biggest fight available regardless of who won the first fight and with both of these guys being the clear two best in the world, chances are if they fight twice, they'd each win one. Especially when judges can help facilitate that when you want a trilogy.

7y ago

:lol1: dear me. Very convenient to refuse to address the point when you know you have no counter. Look at the DAZN press conference today. You really think for one second Hearn really intended to have AJ fight Wilder in November? Leaving the DAZN launch without a big fight and taking on the biggest risk in the first fight of the deal? Hearn was never serious about fighting Wilder in 2018.

7y ago

LacedUp

to prove hearn was bluffing about doing the fight next. :lol1: dear me.

7y ago

j0zef

Thats where your INDEFINATLEY wrong bc there is and will always be someone to fight and i already know who the next line up is beyond 2020 and its a far bigger threat than Wilder . Joshua doesnt need Wilder period , Hearn is never going to give 50% to him as Joshua continues to clean out the division , thats just not reality and no need to go further . Wilder wont be around forever and he has a better chance getting knocked out than not fighting Joshua , so ? Either way hes only hurting himself bc resumes CAN'T lie ! The bigger question is how will his fan boy club continue to spin who he fights , what opponents does he actually have from now till ??? lol Again, it's not about having 'someone' to fight. It's not about danger level or quality of fighter. It's about name recognition. Wilder brings a belt and 2nd/3rd highest name recognition in the HW. That won't change in the next 2 years as name brand fighters aren't made overnight. You're a good poster, but you definitely despise Wilder and are an AJ fanboy. Think your judgement is a bit clouded in this matter.

7y ago

Why did he accept the fight for that money in the first place then? to prove hearn was bluffing about doing the fight next.

7y ago

champion4ever

That fact is, if Joshua continues to avoid Wilder, then the U.K. Fans are eventually going turn him. Just watch and see because AJ is supposed to be the best heavyweight champion in the world who takes on all comers. The same fans who are supporting him now will eventually turn on him tomorrow the longer this saga drags out.

7y ago

techliam

Ok, so let's say those numbers are true and he's making $16 million per fight, which seems very realistic. That's likely 4x what Wilder makes per fight. AJ could have made 150-200 million in a trilogy with Wilder. How many fights will he have to fight now to make that kind of money? And when you can make that kind of money, why even fight that many fights? AJ is a pawn in Eddie's DAZN plans. Eddie has no fiduciary duty to AJ. AJ's best shot to make the biggest money was to become a US PPV star. Something Eddie steered him away from because Eddie benefits more from the DAZN launch going well. A trilogy cannot be assumed If Joshua beats Wilder, which I would guess he would be the slight favourite to do so, then thats that. There won't be a further two fights

7y ago

Ray

What makes me laugh is that he thinks wilder Vs fury is a super fight. Tyson fury.. is.... Not....a....draw... His comeback sated curiosity. That's it. Everyone afterwards had a bitter taste left in the mouth. It was a joke fight and a joke event. Fury was failing to sell 14k for Klitschko 2 in Manchester!!! His home town FFS. What on earth possesses anyone to think that wilder Vs Fury is a super fight is beyond me. It's just desperation, to make it look like Wilder has better options. Fury would rather wait and face a beaten Joshua than fight anyone else. Joshua holds all the aces to be honest, i know that's hard for some to fathom, but it is what it is.

7y ago

EnglishOxide

The question is what is he pulling besides ppls chains daily ? He has no pulling power without Joshua attached to him . Well exactly. But maybe if he fights some of Brezeale, Miller, Whyte or Fury over the next 12 months he can hit an upturn in earnings and pulling power assuming he wins good.

7y ago

EnglishOxide

I'm of course assuming this would be in the UK. Ah ok. I just don't think Wilder will travel. I think he's hoping to demonstrate his pulling power in the US.

7y ago

LacedUp

I'm a big Fury fan, but there's no way he gets 500k buys on BT PPV vs Wilder for a 5am Vegas fight. I'm of course assuming this would be in the UK.

7y ago

LacedUp

Klitchko carried that fight . Fury vs Wilder wont be that big outside the U.K . No one really follows Fury in other countries and Wilder as the same story has not been on PPV anywhere . It will be miniscule compared to a huge public figure like Klitchkos or Joshua can draw . The Klitchko fight itself hurt Fury in his own country bc it was terrible in the eyes of the fans, without a significant win hes not going to draw much fighting Wilder in terms of comparing an AJ fight . I think it would do good numbers on showtime. Better than the Ortiz fight. Probably 2million views or so. and 500-600k ppvs on BT. That's pretty good I'd say. but of course nowhere near the realm of a joshua fight.

7y ago

EnglishOxide

Of course he's not a big draw when you compare it to Joshua - but make no mistake, Fury vs Wilder would be a big PPV fight on BT Sport. No doubt about that. I'm a big Fury fan, but there's no way he gets 500k buys on BT PPV vs Wilder for a 5am Vegas fight.

7y ago

LacedUp

There's 0% chance he gets 50/50, at least not soon. The only thing he has going for him is that there are no big HW opponents. Only household name left is Fury. If Joshua fights Fury and wins, sometime in 2018-2019, they may be likely to give Wilder 50/50. Until then.. nope. I think it's more likely Wilder steps in a banana skin against an average opponent and loses. Same could happen to Joshua.

7y ago