Comments Thread For: Joshua Set To Bank Career-High Purse in Miller Defense

AJ getting more money to fight the Burger King mascot than he did to fight Wlad...try explaining that to a casual fan smh

#earnwithhearn Got to keep the pet Nigerian robot well fed and watered.

In Wilder's case, only a small fraction of his revenue is required by law to be made public. In Joshua's case, you just have to take Hearn's word for it. Essentially, it's none of your business. wilder seems to be the only Shaw binded by law not to release his full earnings. Lolx..... I have heard it all.

For contenders, it's all about paying various sanctioning body fees to get the fights leading up a mandatory position. But in Wilder's case, he was already the WBC champion, after rejecting Klitschko's offer to step aside for the belt. After the Spzilka knockout, Fury challenged Wilder in the ring but went on a hiatus instead. Joshua made a master stroke overpaying Martin $9 million for the IBF belt, but Klitschko still didn't want anything to do with Wilder in his comeback. Klitschko, Martin and Parker chose Joshua over Wilder because Joshua not only offered the bigger purse, but was still considered green and beatable at the time. Also, there was less chance of being seriously hurt. Would you rather fight the longest reigning champion or someone who just came onto the scene? You still riding on this BS. Nobody chose AJ for unification, they followed the money. If wilder had such money as he always claim, he would have had one or two unifications. Let's not pretend every good HW out there avoided wilder, so who had he been fighting? The truth you Wilderites dnt want to hear is that wilder is holding that green belt hostage and all of you know that. Keep pretending and look like clowns.

Every fighter thinks they can beat every other fighter; they all believe they can win... if they didn't they wouldn't be boxers so no you're just connecting dots to suit your perception. Wrong. As a fighter you know who will give you the tougher fight. Who can beat you.

Wouldn't you say it's also a good business decision to only fight the fights you can WIN??? Take the path of least resistance for the bigger prize? What happens when you do that? Wouldn't you say that you're AVOIDING a tougher challenge? Not really fighting to see if you're the best by fighting the best, but fighting to make the most money for the least amount of risk? When you have that mentality, you're not fighting to prove that you're the best, you're fighting to make the most money. And I agree, there's nothing wrong with that. But you're also avoiding fights you believe you can LOSE so as to keep the money train going. That's what Klitschko, Martin, Joshua and Parker did. They fought the fights they believed they could win so that they could fight for an even bigger prize later on. They all avoided the bigger threat. They avoided fighting Wilder. Fury DIDN'T do that. He wanted to fight Wilder after the Szpilka fight, and he stepped up to fight him in December. Fury wanted to prove he was the best in the division and it was obvious that Joshua didn't (at the time). After the Wilder-Fury fight, Joshua now believes he can beat Wilder. Not sure if he feels the same way about Fury... Every fighter thinks they can beat every other fighter; they all believe they can win... if they didn't they wouldn't be boxers so no you're just connecting dots to suit your perception.

@ Bold is bullcrap. Klitchko, Martin and Parker chose Joshua over Wilder because Hearn offered them all better terms. Wilder wasn't 'avoided'.. his backers were simply unwilling to actually back him and pay what was required in order to make those fights. Saying somebody was avoided because a fighter went a different route whereby their profits were vastly greater is absolute bull; it's a no brainer business decision and has absolutely 0 to do with not wanting anything to do with a fighter. Wouldn't you say it's also a good business decision to only fight the fights you can WIN??? Take the path of least resistance for the bigger prize? What happens when you do that? Wouldn't you say that you're AVOIDING a tougher challenge? Not really fighting to see if you're the best by fighting the best, but fighting to make the most money for the least amount of risk? When you have that mentality, you're not fighting to prove that you're the best, you're fighting to make the most money. And I agree, there's nothing wrong with that. But you're also avoiding fights you believe you can LOSE so as to keep the money train going. That's what Klitschko, Martin, Joshua and Parker did. They fought the fights they believed they could win so that they could fight for an even bigger prize later on. They all avoided the bigger threat. They avoided fighting Wilder. Fury DIDN'T do that. He wanted to fight Wilder after the Szpilka fight, and he stepped up to fight him in December. Fury wanted to prove he was the best in the division and it was obvious that Joshua didn't (at the time). After the Wilder-Fury fight, Joshua now believes he can beat Wilder. Not sure if he feels the same way about Fury...

For contenders, it's all about paying various sanctioning body fees to get the fights leading up a mandatory position. But in Wilder's case, he was already the WBC champion, after rejecting Klitschko's offer to step aside for the belt. After the Spzilka knockout, Fury challenged Wilder in the ring but went on a hiatus instead. Joshua made a master stroke overpaying Martin $9 million for the IBF belt, but Klitschko still didn't want anything to do with Wilder in his comeback. Klitschko, Martin and Parker chose Joshua over Wilder because Joshua not only offered the bigger purse, but was still considered green and beatable at the time. Also, there was less chance of being seriously hurt. Would you rather fight the longest reigning champion or someone who just came onto the scene? @ Bold is bullcrap. Klitchko, Martin and Parker chose Joshua over Wilder because Hearn offered them all better terms. Wilder wasn't 'avoided'.. his backers were simply unwilling to actually back him and pay what was required in order to make those fights. Saying somebody was avoided because a fighter went a different route whereby their profits were vastly greater is absolute bull; it's a no brainer business decision and has absolutely 0 to do with not wanting anything to do with a fighter.

i thought all the money was in the uk?

This notion of people being 'avoided' is all wrong. If people are deemed a high risk and thus struggling to get fights lined up then all it requires is for their backers to up the reward to entice people in. If their backers are not willing to do that then it's clear as day they don't have faith in their fighter to deliver. Am overwhelmed they are still using this BS in 2019. Thought they dropped it in 2018. It's becoming too shameful seeing this repeated excuses that a champ is been avoided. A champ that had 50mil. This is one of the worst BS excuses in decades. For contenders, it's all about paying various sanctioning body fees to get the fights leading up a mandatory position. But in Wilder's case, he was already the WBC champion, after rejecting Klitschko's offer to step aside for the belt. After the Spzilka knockout, Fury challenged Wilder in the ring but went on a hiatus instead. Joshua made a master stroke overpaying Martin $9 million for the IBF belt, but Klitschko still didn't want anything to do with Wilder in his comeback. Klitschko, Martin and Parker chose Joshua over Wilder because Joshua not only offered the bigger purse, but was still considered green and beatable at the time. Also, there was less chance of being seriously hurt. Would you rather fight the longest reigning champion or someone who just came onto the scene?

Lolx......... What a clown. I didn't know you are these funny. You really believe all the revenue he receives is public knowledge? He has his own promotional company, co-promoted the Wilder-Fury fight, PPV numbers in several countries were not released, endorsements, etc. Think!!!

In Wilder's case, only a small fraction of his revenue is required by law to be made public. In Joshua's case, you just have to take Hearn's word for it. Essentially, it's none of your business. Lolx......... What a clown. I didn't know you are these funny.

Keep pretending the figures were not out. So how did the boxing knew AJ was the cash cow of the division if no one knows anything. In Wilder's case, only a small fraction of his revenue is required by law to be made public. In Joshua's case, you just have to take Hearn's word for it. Essentially, it's none of your business.

This notion of people being 'avoided' is all wrong. If people are deemed a high risk and thus struggling to get fights lined up then all it requires is for their backers to up the reward to entice people in. If their backers are not willing to do that then it's clear as day they don't have faith in their fighter to deliver. Am overwhelmed they are still using this BS in 2019. Thought they dropped it in 2018. It's becoming too shameful seeing this repeated excuses that a champ is been avoided. A champ that had 50mil. This is one of the worst BS excuses in decades.

Wilder was the only champion at the time and he was being avoided as a high risk opponent. Now you sound like another novince. Maybe you started following boxing recently. No one avoids you when you have 50mil, not even i will avoid him. This is the same BS excuse you guys have been using to protect wilder why he didn't fight any opponent with a pulse for over 39 fights. The same BS you are still using. It's outdated man. Search for something new.

I don't. Neither do you. Keep pretending the figures were not out. So how did the boxing knew AJ was the cash cow of the division if no one knows anything.

As it stands, Wilder, Fury and Ortiz are the only heavyweights who are actually trying to fight the best (at this stage of their careers). Like Usyk, Crawford, Mikey Garcia, Teofimo Lopez and Lomachenko in other divisions. It's fun to support these fighters, even if they lose. The rest are either playing it safe or are solely focused on "appearing" to be the best. Like Joshua, Whyte, Spence, Thurman and Gervonta Davis. The only meaningful fights for these fighters are: Joshua - Wilder Joshua - Fury Joshua - Ortiz Whyte - Ortiz Whyte - Braezaele Spence - Crawford Spence - Thurman Spence - Porter Thurman - Crawford Thurman - Porter Gervonta Davis - Lomachenko Until then, any other matchup is frustrating and disappointing. I used to believe that Joshua was the real deal until he pulled that stunt against Wilder. Then I took a deeper look into how he maneuvered around Wilder to pick up Fury's belts. Everybody boasts about how he's only had 22 fights but nobody forced him to become a champion before he was ready. HE chose to do that. The Klitschko fight seemed to take him to another level but maybe Klitschko wasn't really all that good, because since that fight he only seems to be interested in fighting faded and second-tier fighters. I would heavily favor Wilder and Fury over Joshua at this point. Even Whyte was lowballed to cover a Joshua loss, and Whyte had a bad shoulder when he lost their first fight. Miller may actually have a shot, but I believe he was picked because, again, perception is everything. Now you're adding excuses to conspiracy theories and false narratives. Let it go bro. You're going to waste all of your spare time trying dig up every detail, nuance and innuendo to try to make Deontay Wilder look like some kind of noble hero/victim. The dude is a straight up liar and its completely obvious.

Wilder was the only champion at the time and he was being avoided as a high risk opponent. This notion of people being 'avoided' is all wrong. If people are deemed a high risk and thus struggling to get fights lined up then all it requires is for their backers to up the reward to entice people in. If their backers are not willing to do that then it's clear as day they don't have faith in their fighter to deliver.

Dnt be a salvage. You should be smarter than this. Where was wilder when all the songs called Fury's belts were vacant? Isnt it ridiculous and funny that a champ with so called 50mil couldn't attract any unification not even against the then IBF champ that was just behind him in the state. What is the use of his damn 50mil if he can't charge any unification match. It's even a shame from every angle that a champ with 41 fights, almost 10 defences, champ for about 4 yrs and no unification match. How do even defend this garbage without being a garbage yourself? You should cover your head in shape and allow these to slide. It's for your best interest. Wilder was the only champion at the time and he was being avoided as a high risk opponent.

So how did you know how much both wilder and fury made? I don't. Neither do you.