So Wilder turned down 10M for Povetkin.

[dan_cov]

Povetkin should have to come to the US, not the other way around.

The money is in Russia not the U.S if they fight in the U.S they won't get near 10 mill between them. You go where the money is.

Even Wladimir had to fight him in Russia and he has 20 times the pulling power of Wilder in Germany alone.

[joseph5620]

Klitschko went to Russia to fight povetkin and is going to America to fight Jennings. Bad argument.

This is not Klitschko we're talking about. We're talking about a boxer who just won a belt for the first time.

[SN!PER]

Also, I'm pretty sure Wilder would make more $$ fighting Fury than Povetkin.

[El-blanco]

No reason to rush straight to the best HW in the world not named Wladimir.

This is why boxing sucks, fans actually encourage and applaud not fighting the best. They prefer their idol to face inferior competition so they keep the belt.

[Weebler I]

Also, I'm pretty sure Wilder would make more $$ fighting Fury than Povetkin.

How do you work that out?

[Simurgh]

They will all wait for Wlad, not daring to fight each other..

[Dirk Diggler UK]

This is not Klitschko we're talking about. We're talking about a boxer who just won a belt for the first time.

So? What does that even mean?

Klitschko is a proven legitimate champion of many years, if anyone deserves to not travel and call shots, it would be him.

Not some guy who just fought 30 odd bums and snatched a paper title.

[Guest]

Also, I'm pretty sure Wilder would make more $$ fighting Fury than Povetkin.

Not in Russia. But he'd make a lot fighting Fury wherever.

But that Russian billionaire dude don't play. He outbids everyone when he wants to.

I wish we had someone like that in the States!

[dan_cov]

So he will go to the U.K and fight Fury for 1.5-2 mill being very generous where we have seriously bad judging and refereeing but 10 mill to go to Russia and fight Povetkin makes no sense?

10 mill who cares if he losses and why chance anything when you and your kids could be set for life.


Fury - 1.5 mill?
Haye - 2.5 mill?
Wladimir - Maybe 5?

No other fighter in the division could draw flies to ****.

[DeadLikeMe]

When Povetkin won his vacant paper strap he fought the fearsome Cedric Boswell in his first defense.