Comments Thread For: Wilder Says He's Working on Two-Fight Deal with Joshua; One in Saudi Arabia, One in Africa

[SteveM]

“In Africa, they willing to overbid Saudi right now,” Wilder said. “They was gonna bid $200 million—100 [dollars] apiece.” - Deontay Wilder!

Now that's WHOA! Would love to know which country though!

Rich people saying they're prepared to pay this that and the other is not the same as depositing money in a holding account.

[Bronx2245]

Why did you feel the need to mention "non-African" descent, descendants of Africans are just as ignorant, it's completely irrelevant where people descend from.

Americans are utterly ignorant to the wider world and they're often self absorbed twats, who believe America is the center of the universe... when it comes to anything that doesn't involve their own country, for some even their own state, they generally couldn't care less...

Simply bore out by the fact that like 30% of Americans have passports and in most other western countries 90% of their residents have passports...

Sorry, I should've worded that better! I am including African-Americans in the "ignorant" group, but was trying to make a distinction form African-American who have Parents which recently immigrated from Africa! My bad!

[Bronx2245]

Rich people saying they're prepared to pay this that and the other is not the same as depositing money in a holding account.

True, just being optimistic! Would like to see it happen! Is that OK?

[_Rexy_]

Two fight deals are ****ing killing this sport.



And Africa? Come on. Whenever a fight in Africa is announced it's a foregone conclusion it's going to be cancelled.


Africa

[_Rexy_]

nigerian gdp sit at about $441b. It has 3 billionaires and close to 10,000 millionaires on the country. Now the gate may not reach Vegas or NYC range but with an international crowd and PPV targeted at the usa and the U.K., along with Saudi promoter backing, I don’t see any problem with the fight being hosted in Nigeria

Congo has historically great GDP too. It's meaningless if the leaders are corrupt and the entire nation is poor.

[SteveM]

True, just being optimistic! Would like to see it happen! Is that OK?

Sure it's ok. We goota stay hopeful. But I don't care where they fight - Saudi, Nigeria, Tallahassee or Timbuktu - and I don't want to hear about 2nd fights before a first fight has been signed for.

[Bronx2245]

Sure it's ok. We goota stay hopeful. But I don't care where they fight - Saudi, Nigeria, Tallahassee or Timbuktu - and I don't want to hear about 2nd fights before a first fight has been signed for.

That's how it's done nowadays! Wilder vs. Fury, Haney vs. Kambo, and Spence vs. Crawford!

[SteveM]

That's how it's done nowadays! Wilder vs. Fury, Haney vs. Kambo, and Spence vs. Crawford!

unfortunately. where's the confidence?

[messi807]

such as??? Where an individual was paid $100+ mill

It doesn’t have to be an individual lol, it’s about the interest in the event and there’s certainly interest - Wilder has African ancestry and AJ is Nigerian. plenty of sporting events. AFCON was sponsored 1 billion. AJ vs Wilder will probably be one of the biggest sporting events of all time over there

[messi807]

——-
The idiotic thing is to equate a global sport followed by billions to boxing. How many people in Africa care for Wilder or AJ? Such an Anus

This is the perfect example of speaking on things you do not understand lol. AJ is Nigerian & is a household name in Nigeria. Let me guess you’re going to tell Uysk not to fight in Poland too?
I can assure you billions do not follow AFCON, I doubt you’ve even heard of it..