And Ellerbe came out the woods and praised him...
“I told Deontay Wilder this when I saw him last week. I congratulated him and applauded him for not taking the DAZN deal. That was the smartest move he has made in his entire career,” Ellerbe told BoxingScene.com. “He would have had a ceiling on the success that he could have on his events. There would have been a ceiling there on what he could make.”
The deal rumored to have been offered to Wilder was a four-fight $120 million deal that would have seen two of those fights be against rival and former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
“He is in the driver’s seat. He put the onus on himself and he is betting on himself. You can never go wrong with that because you put it in your hands and in your control,”
What a crock...bet Deontay wishing he has that $120 million "ceiling" now lmfaooo
It's the same as "daring to be great" ... when it doesn't work out like with Kell Brook or Mikey Garcia, people **** on the fighters and say they cashed out. He took a chance, and it didn't work out.
However, Wilder's not likely to be in the poor house anytime soon, and probably has more money than everyone in this thread. He's fine.
That has nothing to do with anything.
Wilder was offered $120 million at 33 years of age for a 4 fight contract and 2 fights against Joshua. He turned it down, has since been KOd and will never see half that money again.
That is not the same as "daring to be great". Hell he's still pandering for a rematch with Fury TODAY...has Joshua KOd Wilder he wouldve had a built-in rematch along with a fat payday.
Instead he's on Facebook reading about conspiracy theories. It was a bad decision...and a pretty expensive one.
Did you even read what I said? Canelo is in no extensive contract like the one indicative of the one they asked Wilder to sign.
Canelo also isn't getting $120 million for 4 fights...cause he wouldve taken that. Any fighter besides Wilder would.
You suggest Canelo left DAZN because it was bad...
And the deal was garbage, same reason Canelo jumped from his $365m deal too:
Canelo must be stupid as well right?
I'm almost certain that, when the dust has settled, it'll turn out DAZN was a giant con and likely overplayed their hand by trying to muscle into markets too fast.
Yet Canelo fighting w DAZN right after leaving them...and his Callum Smith fight was also DAZN...
The platform is fine. GBP and/or DLH are not.
He betted on himself and lost. If he would had KOed Fury he would had been on the driver's seat but now he sits at the back of the bus. Moral of the story if they offer you so much money take it. It is prize fighting and those opportunities rarely happens.
It's the same as "daring to be great" ... when it doesn't work out like with Kell Brook or Mikey Garcia, people **** on the fighters and say they cashed out. He took a chance, and it didn't work out.
However, Wilder's not likely to be in the poor house anytime soon, and probably has more money than everyone in this thread. He's fine.
The same? Those fighters took the biggest money they could get. Wilder turned it down, because he’s so dumb he’s got several managers and advisors all taking money from him to make basic decisions anyone with any intelligence could make themselves.
It's the same as "daring to be great" ... when it doesn't work out like with Kell Brook or Mikey Garcia, people **** on the fighters and say they cashed out. He took a chance, and it didn't work out.
However, Wilder's not likely to be in the poor house anytime soon, and probably has more money than everyone in this thread. He's fine.
Exactly.
TBF Khan too. Irks the fuck out of me seeing fighters literally being critiqued for actually having a set of balls.
Remember all his fans saying "He's betting on himself", how did that turn out? :lol1:
It's the same as "daring to be great" ... when it doesn't work out like with Kell Brook or Mikey Garcia, people shit on the fighters and say they cashed out. He took a chance, and it didn't work out.
However, Wilder's not likely to be in the poor house anytime soon, and probably has more money than everyone in this thread. He's fine.
Canelo said he was open to fighting on DAZN but he was done with DLH and GBP.
Canelo is literally fighting Saunders on DAZN network.
........
So what was your whole post about ?
Did you even read what I said? Canelo is in no extensive contract like the one indicative of the one they asked Wilder to sign.
I trust a fighter more than the typical anonymous Hearn dickriders who post on this sub
And the deal was garbage, same reason Canelo jumped from his $365m deal too:
https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/canelo-alvarez-dazn-golden-boy-contract-lawsuit-boxing
Canelo must be stupid as well right?
LOL never ceases to amuse me when people criticise a Harvard educated accountant who built up North America's biggest boxing stable and the highest earning American boxer who may end up getting paid $10m+ to sit on his ass.
As I say, and will say to the end of time, Hearn and co. appeal to dumbass English boxing fans. The same ****tards who get absolutely fleeced watching the EPL on Sky too.
I'm almost certain that, when the dust has settled, it'll turn out DAZN was a giant con and likely overplayed their hand by trying to muscle into markets too fast.
https://www.101greatgoals.com/top-stories/dazn-are-plotting-a-super-league-involving-the-best-16-teams-in-europe/
You would be mad to go into business with them on anything other than a fight-by-fight basis.
Canelo said he was open to fighting on DAZN but he was done with DLH and GBP.
Canelo is literally fighting Saunders on DAZN network.
........
So what was your whole post about ?
This is why the Ali Act was created, man.
I am not someone that just hates on Haymon all day, but Al had an extreme conflict of interest; PBC had just signed the deal with Fox who expected to be in the "premier position" selecting what fights and fighters fought on their network. Having Haymon's freakin' heavyweight champion sign with another network would have been a problem.
Any manager with any degree of integrity would have told Wilder to sign that shit. Wilder wasn't Floyd Mayweather; he'd gotten a GIFT draw against Fury and in REALITY he was at high risk of losing the title any time he stepped into the ring.
Lou Dibella has got to wake up every day shaking his head in disbelief.
I trust a fighter more than the typical anonymous Hearn dickriders who post on this sub
And the deal was garbage, same reason Canelo jumped from his $365m deal too:
https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/canelo-alvarez-dazn-golden-boy-contract-lawsuit-boxing
Alvarez, a four-weight world champion and considered one of the sport’s pound-for-pound kings, filed a civil suit against his promoter and broadcast partner in September over their alleged failure to deliver on the terms of his mammoth 11-fight deal, which was signed in 2018. At the time, ESPN reported the agreement was the richest athlete contract in sports history.
Canelo must be stupid as well right?
LOL never ceases to amuse me when people criticise a Harvard educated accountant who built up North America's biggest boxing stable and the highest earning American boxer who may end up getting paid $10m+ to sit on his ass.
As I say, and will say to the end of time, Hearn and co. appeal to dumbass English boxing fans. The same fucktards who get absolutely fleeced watching the EPL on Sky too.
I'm almost certain that, when the dust has settled, it'll turn out DAZN was a giant con and likely overplayed their hand by trying to muscle into markets too fast.
https://www.101greatgoals.com/top-stories/dazn-are-plotting-a-super-league-involving-the-best-16-teams-in-europe/
You would be mad to go into business with them on anything other than a fight-by-fight basis.
$120 million rejected...which cant be regained...yikes
Definitely deluded but hey at least he bet on himself
He didn’t really he tried to take what he thought was the easier fight fury had looked awful in his comeback fights he should have get on himself to beat joshua
Wilder was always deluded and never very good
$120 million rejected...which cant be regained...yikes
Definitely deluded but hey at least he bet on himself
Al Haymon has a mind control device to make a guy turn down $120 million to fight for 5-8 mill or videos of these PBC dudes doing next super weird gay ish.
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