It obviously isn't "the place" to fight when the guys are looking to start fighting in Germany or America ASAP when they get a good ranking. Wilder is supposed to go to a place with a history of dangling big purses and then not making good on them to make his first defense? This is just silly. I know you guys are all really upset that Wilder won (believe me, the desperation shows in your posts) but why would he make his first defense on the road?
You don't seem to realize that Russia and Ukraine are two different countries.
who said anything about fighting there all the time? That is just a product of your faulty logic. The discussion is Wilder possibly ducking a career payday.
You are getting desperate in your defence of your hero now.
Wlad has fought in EIGHT countries by the way.
I'm sure Povetkin would be happy to come to the good ol' US of A. All Wilder and his sugar daddy Haymon need to do is match (or exceed) the purse offered by the Russians.
I wont hold my breath waiting for that one.
He said Russia is the HW epicenter and I pointed out that the Klitschkos are from Ukraine and fight in Germany. Is your reading comprehension that poor? Everyone else seemed to understand my post.
Wlad biggest purse came in Russia
I just went into the Hatton/Witter thread.
Hatton didn't fight witter. you didn't call it a duck. Why didn't you label that a duck? you then gave financial reasons why it was ok to wait for the fight.
In my 1st post I suggest deontay can wait to fight Povetkin for possibly more money down the road and you criticize me for it.
why the double standard?
why the difference?
Classic dickrider tactic....the diversion. Always trying to turn the tables with some contrived inconsistency. Usually phrased in the form of a question.
Sounds like a racist Mayweather zealot.
He gets 3 million per fight from German Tv no matter who he fights.
He sells out stadiums for huge gate.
He and Vitali own K2 promotions, which is probably worth 8 figures at this point.
He co owns Klitschko Management Group.
He has several lucrative high end endorsement deals.
He isn't the A-side. Alvarez is the bigger draw. Cotto has just become a massive diva. There are a good many ignorant posters who don't understand the concept of a revenue draw.
Cotto negotiated in bad faith with Alvarez. Mayweather negotiated in bad faith with Pac. Obviously they both were just wasting everyones time. Untrustworthy people.
Wilder vs Tarver
Wilder vs Fury
Fury vs Wlad
I don't think Wilder is ready for Wlad right now.
Funny you should say that.
I have a sick feeling in my stomach Haymon will put together Wilder vs Tarver. Easy win for Wilder. Payday for broke Tarver. Haymon still controls the belt. The fans lose.
Top Rank has had cable deals before. NBC Sports, formally known as the Versus channel, was a Top Rank boxing deal. Problem was the cards sucked (besides the Tye Fields fights, of course).
Getting deals is cool and all. But it only matters IF the promoters are putting on good fights. So hopefully Top Rank steps up their game here but I'm not going to be too optimistic.
that's right. and the pre cursor to Friday Night Fights on ESPN was 'Top Rank Boxing' with Al Bernstein.
Because he is thoroughly unlikable.
The better question is why do black Americans support black fighters no matter how repugnant their behaviour or repulsive their personality? And why do the race obsessed black supremacist posters here have to disparage non black boxing figures to advance their narrative?
There is a concept called negotiating in good faith. Cotto is not doing that. Cotto is negotiating in bad faith.
I don't blame Alvarez if he moves on. Cotto is playing games.
The ignorance in this thread is stunning.
You really don't understand that everyone is waiting to see what happens with Floyd and Manny?
You are not strong in reading comprehension, are you son?
So it begins....
Espinosa is already drafting his resume!
He won't need his resume. He is already working for Haymon/ Schaefer...it will just be formalized after he is fired by CBS.
So if Povetkin or Wlad turn down a fight with Wilder in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, it means they're ducking Wilder?
If they offer him 10x his highest purse? YES.
Golovkin is not champ. Cotto is.
Kovalev is not champ. Stevenson is.
Wilder is not champ. Wlad is.
It does not matter who you THINK is the best in the division.
He's American and black, so the apologists will be out in force making excuses and arguing for him. Pathetic.
He will price himself out of fights with Wlad for at least two years. Wlad is 39, so they'll wait for Father Time to do his thing and then get brave and call out a 41 year old. Haymon will badly over price him.
Idiots will be on these forums calling him the champ, just like the delusional Brits did with Haye.