Comments Thread For: Wilder: It's Not About Overpricing Yourself Out of a Fight; Let Us All Get a Piece of The Pie

[Monty Fisto]

I guess AJ should've accepted the 50 million offer then?

Yeah, that was a great offer, like one of Fury's special contracts. Fight me for $50m, check your inbox, we need a yes by midday or it's off. Promoter goes to meet representatives to discuss the contract. The representatives decide they don't want to meet to discuss it. That sounds just like Wilder describes it: without all that stipulation stuff. Except we need a yes by noon. And we won't meet to discuss any of it. A very serious offer indeed and in no way a PR stunt.

[Plick647]

IMO theres a problem when the fighters manager ALSO has a massive ego, & they ALSO have their own itinerary.

[daggum]

I guess AJ should've accepted the 50 million offer then?

joshua made much more than that with dazn, did wilder make more than the 100 million joshua offered? no. and once joshua was with dazn he turned around and offered wilder all that money so you cant say he went to dazn to duck wilder. wilder is the one who turned down 100 million and made less to fight worse comp(fury wasnt considered legit yet)

[daggum]

While the same Andy Ruiz y'all claim can beat him going life and death with Areola and Ortiz.

ortiz is wilder's best win and ortiz won almost every round against wilder. ruiz in fact has a much better resume than wilder with wins over joshua and ortiz and a debatable loss to parker. wilder has ortiz and ortiz and stiverne? whose only claim to fame is beating arreola who ruiz also beat(easily)

[El_Mero]

No fight on the horizon. Ordered to fight Ruiz but ducked an easy fight. Now begging Usyk n AJ....foh

[champion4ever]

He's right. Fury/Usyk is a 50/50 fight. There was no need for Fury to price himself out of that fight. Also, they should add Joshua/Wilder on the undercard.

[champion4ever]

Yeah when you’re not in a position of power.. of course you would say this.

When Wilder had his opportunity to negotiate a mega fight with AJ he was fighting for every percent, so he can cut the bs!!

Wrong! He accepted all of Joshua's terms and conditions and yet Matchroom still ducked him. Wilder is speaking from experience here. He was willing to take the $15 Mil flat fee with no percentages, rematch clause if he lost and likewise fighting on British soil.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Wilder is right about Fury, but Wilder himself is also ducking Ruiz, lets not forget that.

Fury and Wilder are two the most annoying individuals in boxing, it seems to me they like more talking than fighting.

Ok guys, you had your trilogy, but the live goes on and it is time to fight somebody.

[Bob]

Yeah when you’re not in a position of power.. of course you would say this.

When Wilder had his opportunity to negotiate a mega fight with AJ he was fighting for every percent, so he can cut the bs!!

You don't follow boxing then.

[Bob]

Wilder still fumbled the bag.
Had he taken short money as the B side and most likely checked AJ’s chin he would have been the undisputed heavyweight champ and would be getting huge paydays after.
Instead he tried to cherry pick Tyson Fury and it cost him his spot.

He did take the shorts money in 18 but then Aj went on. Sky TV interview with Johnny Nelson & said "i won't be rushed into the Wilder fight" when asked when he said"19 20 21"Hearn then said 2020 & Wilder might loose by them. They then ran away to fight another shot past it old boxer in Pov.