Comments Thread For: Hearn On Fury-Whyte: Absolutely Want More Than 80-20 Split For Deal With Top Rank, Warren

[deathofaclown]

And if it works for Whyte then good on him. I’d root for his outcome financially. I’m just jaded on today’s HW boxing scene. I’ve said and will continue to say it’s the weakest it has been in over 50 years. In the 90’s everyone knew who the top 10 were. Hell we knew the top 15 by name. I firmly believe the top 15 of early 90s would swiftly mop up today’s top 10. No question in my mind.

rose tinted glasses.

There was about three or four good heavyweights in that era and the rest were just fighters like Andrew Golota who are no better than the second tier of HW’s today

Name this incredible top 15 heavyweights from the 1990’s, I mean all top 15 at the same time , not spread out over a 10 year period, pick any specific year you want. I’ll bet it’s not much better than right now after you get past the top few slots in the list.

Fury would whoop anyone from that era, The only one that would have a chance would be Lennox Lewis. Usyk would beat them all too, again, possibly apart from Lewis.

[deathofaclown]

I've said the same about the quality of the division many times. Doesn't change what Whyte is entitled to and 20% is a ridiculous offer. My money would be on Fury dropping the title, they obviously aren't serious.

The split is not set in stone, it’s down to the WBC’s discretion. That’s the thing with his governing bodies, They’re allowed to change the rules whenever they want, they’re basically private companies that determine their own rules and change then at will.

Unless Whyte has a signed contract from the WBC right now that states he is entitled to 45% then he’s at their mercy when it comes to what they decide

They will not give Whyte 45%

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I've said the same about the quality of the division many times. Doesn't change what Whyte is entitled to and 20% is a ridiculous offer. My money would be on Fury dropping the title, they obviously aren't serious.

Why is it ridiculous?

Whyte only earned 300k for his last fight.

[DougalDylan]

You also said that Joshua would knock Usyk brutally out, what happened there?

The WBC won't give Whyte 45% because he only earned 300K for his last fight.

So Warren \ Arum used a purse record because that was lower way of describing his purse vs Whyte ie ignored ticket split, ppv etc. Whyte made a hell've lot more but in this case that figure was low so he used that,

Trying to claim Fury took home 18 million you have to include everything his registered purse is a few milllion if you want to compare apples with apples. Still more but nothing like 18 million. Now you thats still a big percentage to Fury but again Warren picked those figures on purpose, you can bias the figures to Whyte also, though for the Wilder fight Fury will still come well out on top.

The issue is this fight is a UK fight and Whyte is a proven UK draw, Fury isn't.

Purse split will probably end up at something like 70-30 with a rematch clause for Fury and it being on ESPN.

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So Warren \ Arum used a purse record because that was lower way of describing his purse vs Whyte ie ignored ticket split, ppv etc. Whyte made a hell've lot more but in this case that figure was low so he used that,

Trying to claim Fury took home 18 million you have to include everything his registered purse is a few milllion if you want to compare apples with apples. Still more but nothing like 18 million. Now you thats still a big percentage to Fury but again Warren picked those figures on purpose, you can bias the figures to Whyte also, though for the Wilder fight Fury will still come well out on top.

The issue is this fight is a UK fight and Whyte is a proven UK draw, Fury isn't.

Purse split will probably end up at something like 70-30 with a rematch clause for Fury and it being on ESPN.

Obviously Whyte actually earned more than 300k, but that was his official purse, next time he should just admit what he really earned and pay his fair share of tax.

Is Whyte much of a draw in the UK? He didn't sell any tickets for Wallin, that's one of the reason why he faked an injury to get out of it.

[Robbie Barrett]

Fury fans thinking Fury is some Joshua level draw. A guy that sold like 2k tickets for the Wallin fight. Whyte sold more for Wallin.

Fury by himself is no bigger draw than Whyte is.

[Blackstarr]

It’s a fair split

Whyte earned 300k for his last fight…

Fury took home 18 mil after all is said and done after Wilder 3

It’s not charity, The boxers earned what they did according to the revenue that is generated by them. That’s why Whyte got a measly 300k.

Fury is the one bringing the audience, especially internationally.

Whyte isn’t bringing anything to the table, not even a belt. 20% split his more than fair when you add up the numbers and the fact he brings nothing to the table. he should happily accept that if he believes he can win.

I’m sorry but how on earth have you come up with £300k..where’s the article link to this absolute joke? Because the ones I’ve found star that Whyte earned £4m, which corroborates other info I’ve seen. Oscar Rivas was paid £1m to fight Whyte and he’s a total nobody, so tell me how Whyte can be making £300k on PPV?

https://www.sportekz.com/boxing/dillian-whyte-vs-alexander-povetkin-purse-payouts/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14453122/dillian-whyte-net-worth-fight-purse-povetkin/

As for your other response to me, Klitschko was absolutely the A-side draw..how is this even in discussion? British fans know their boxing and tune in when their fighters come up against legends..are you going to attribute the 750k PPV buys for Brook-GGG to Kell Brook as well, who like Fury had never even been on PPV beforehand? If so, why not go ahead and say that Kell Brook is a bigger star than Fury has even been so far, since this trumps Fury’s 500k? Let’s be objective and draw conclusions from facts for once.

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Fury fans thinking Fury is some Joshua level draw. A guy that sold like 2k tickets for the Wallin fight.

Fury by himself is no bigger draw than Whyte is.

Fury has now firmly established himself as the face of HW boxing, especially after Usyk beats Joshua yet again early next year.

Fury vs Wilder III was one of the greatest HW fights of all time, and both men earned legions of fans due to their warrior-like performance that night.

[Robbie Barrett]

Fury has now firmly established himself as the face of HW boxing, especially after Usyk beats Joshua yet again early next year.

Fury vs Wilder III was one of the greatest HW fights of all time, and both men earned legions of fans due to their warrior-like performance that night.

He got buzz for the first fight, still didn't turn into ticket sales for Wallin. The gypo just isn't a draw. Only council estate scrubbers like him and they don't buy tickets.

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I’m sorry but how on earth have you come up with £300k..where’s the article link to this absolute joke? Because the ones I’ve found star that Whyte earned £4m, which corroborates other info I’ve seen. Oscar Rivas was paid £1m to fight Whyte and he’s a total nobody, so tell me how Whyte can be making £300k on PPV?

https://www.sportekz.com/boxing/dillian-whyte-vs-alexander-povetkin-purse-payouts/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14453122/dillian-whyte-net-worth-fight-purse-povetkin/

As for your other response to me, Klitschko was absolutely the A-side draw..how is this even in discussion? British fans know their boxing and tune in when their fighters come up against legends..are you going to attribute the 750k PPV buys for Brook-GGG to Kell Brook as well, who like Fury had never even been on PPV beforehand? If so, why not go ahead and say that Kell Brook is a bigger star than Fury has even been so far, since this trumps Fury’s 500k? Let’s be objective and draw conclusions from facts for once.

Literally took 10 seconds to google it.

Warren says Whyte lodged his official purse as 300K, and nobody from Team Whyte has denied it.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/984930/dillian-whyte-purse-tyson-fury-frank-warren-wbc-mandatory-legal-case/