Comments Thread For: Hearn Confirms Wilder's Offer of $50 Million For Joshua - But Explains Contract Was Never Sent

[hhh1200]

We know this and they tried to get AJ to do a NY verbal handshake agreement when DAZN had the real money $120 Million for 4 fights. Tired of Wilder trash too. This is LDBC nonsense. Now, the Arabs have the money like DAZN so it appears it is on Wilder again. Haymon doesn't have a confirmed network work so Wilder has to make a move now or sit and dream of a check with Ruiz.

[kafkod]

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[Mr Giggles]

AJ will duck wilder again, absolutely no way he goes anywhere near wilder if they both win

[VislorTurlough]

Only someone with a bias would take either’s word for it.

[Bob]

More lies.
Did Eddie also admit the 3 low balls he sent Wilder just before? One of which Wilder accepted & this 50 mill was a last ditch effort to save the undesputed fight by Wilder. Eddie had already lined up Ajs shot old man & a can tour milking casual Londoners out of theyre well earned bread.

Wilder & Aj should be on they're second or third fight's created over they're careers by now, a real rivalry. Just imagine.
Instead Eddie & Aj still ducking.

[Oldskoolg]

Wilder v josh will happen. We've forgiven Wilder already he dodged josh, no big deal. As long As wilder fights josh in 2024, all is good

“we” lol. Crikey mate. Having a break from reality are we?

[Ragga1]

This fight has certainly lost it’s gloss but it’s one that most boxing fans would like to see. Even the posters who comment negatively on every Joshua vs Wilder article clearly want to see it. To say that either Joshua or Wilder are scared of one another is laughable.

[thack]

I remember when the offer was made and Hearn said the funds were for real , then after asking for it ,Hearn yet again spoke for Joshua by saying that he was tied up to various endorsements and sponsorship deals , very similar to how they riddled out of the Fury fight .Joshua will never fight Wilder unless there's absolutely nowhere left to go but I'm beginning to think that Wilder is just as bad .They are a pair of losers their records tells the story!

[observer]

Regarding the terms vs contract - if Hearn said send the contract, that means he was OK with the terms in principle. It's bad form to say he agrees to the terms without seeing the contract, because you can bet your bottom dollar the contract is going to have clauses which will make the terms not as appealing, or introduce new requirements that are hard to meet. If you negotiate in stages, you are going to lose out at every stage. Much better to say yes or no to the whole package.

Regarding the timing - sure, the fight is not as exciting as it would have been with two unblemished records on the line. But Saudis are the new kids on the block, and they are overpaying for fights. So who knows when Wilder - Joshua would have made the fighters more money, then or now? It's not by chance that they are both fighting in Saudi, is it?

[OldTerry]

Regarding the terms vs contract - if Hearn said send the contract, that means he was OK with the terms in principle. It's bad form to say he agrees to the terms without seeing the contract, because you can bet your bottom dollar the contract is going to have clauses which will make the terms not as appealing, or introduce new requirements that are hard to meet. If you negotiate in stages, you are going to lose out at every stage. Much better to say yes or no to the whole package.

Regarding the timing - sure, the fight is not as exciting as it would have been with two unblemished records on the line. But Saudis are the new kids on the block, and they are overpaying for fights. So who knows when Wilder - Joshua would have made the fighters more money, then or now? It's not by chance that they are both fighting in Saudi, is it?

IF they fight it will be a huge PPV success even without a championship belt on the line. There is such a polarization of Wilder and Joshua fans with both sides thinking that the other guy cannot beat their guy, that ticket sales and a large PPV audience is built into the event. Being a Wilder fan, I believe he'll win by a violent knockout. I suppose that Joshua fans believe the exact opposite.