So Wilder turned down 10M for Povetkin.

[KillerJones]

Hatton and Witter not fighting for a few hundred thousand at domestic level is not the same as a world title fight for 10million. Am I actually having to explain this to a functioning human being?

If Hatton or Witter was offered 10 times their biggest purse to fight each other in a domestic fight and they rejected it, I'd call them both ***ing spastics.

It's definitely not the same. But, Hatton was making a ton of money. I think he would've made a few million quite easily. And Witter is a fairly big name in UK, if I am not mistaken.

I know many people give Hatton a pass. But, he did duck that fight, I believe, because he was afraid to lose, rather than it not being big enough. Style wise, I think Witter would've had Hattons number. But its not like Hatton shied away from other tough fights, like Wilder is seeming to do.

Can't really compare Hatton to what Wilder is doing, to how carefully protected Wilder is.

But, Wilder should be taking these fights. If he was a boss he would've gone to Russia and taken that belt. He doesn't really have a good excuse to turn down 10 million and a belt. And if he did get robbed, no one would've held that loss against him, so that is not a great excuse either.

[soul_survivor]

Good money, but I get it.

America has been hoping for a HW champ for years, why would he have his first defence outside of America? Good offer, but Wilder as the champ shouldn't have to travel to Moscow for his first defence.

exactly

its not that difficult to understand

[Dirk Diggler UK]

stop justifying dude. what if wilder can get 15 mil for a povetkin fight down the road? you don't know anymore than you knew what hatton/witter would get.

but they never fought and you still didn't call it a duck. yet you will label this a duck when the possibility exists for a fight this year for more or the same money should he beat fury. you are so full of ****.

Out of curiosity you ok with Floyd not fighting cotto way back because he ended up getting 5 times as much 4 years later?

Hatton and Witter were DOMESTIC LEVEL fighters who would have made *** all to fight each other at that stage.

Deontay Wilder is a world champion with 33 fights being asked to fight another world level fighter for TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

Just a horrendous comparison.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

stop justifying dude. what if wilder can get 15 mil for a povetkin fight down the road?

This is the kicker. Ok well then why not turn down 15 million and fight a few more bums and get 20 million.

Why not turn down 20 million and wait for 40 million?

Ad Nauseam

[bigjavi973]

Mate you are literally one of the biggest mongs I've encountered on this site. What are you even talking about? You're just saying random **** and hoping that it's relevant. There's no structure to your retorts.

Shut the **** up.

Ima call bullsh^t when I see. And no disrespect, but you are a bullsh^tter... you were saying how rigo is nobody and he needs to build up his fan base and get more popular the fight makes no financial sense blah blah blah. Dont start backtracking now just cuz I called you out on your flip floppingness.

[elfag]

Is the offer legit? I dont think there would be enough money in it to pay wilder 10 million. It sounds way too high.

[The Big Dunn]

Hatton and Witter were DOMESTIC LEVEL fighters who would have made *** all to fight each other at that stage.

Deontay Wilder is a world champion with 33 fights being asked to fight another world level fighter for TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

Just a horrendous comparison.

what a non answer, avoiding the questions in the thread.

deontay is not a world champ-he is a beltholder. his beating fury makes the povetkin fight bigger-that is the exact reason you gave for allowing hatton/witter to wait-so they could make more.

Until you know for sure deontay can't make more than $10 mil if he waits to fight povetkin than you should have the same opinion as you did for hatton/witten.

again your English double standard rears its ugly head. hey, did amir duck devon the first time?

[bigjavi973]

Doesn't make geographical sense doe

just like sturm wouldnt fight outside of germany right? How about it... Rigo vs Frampton??? what do you think of that fight? oh thats right it makes no financial sense. F^ck outta here with your flip flopping bullsh^t

[The Big Dunn]

This is the kicker. Ok well then why not turn down 15 million and fight a few more bums and get 20 million.

Why not turn down 20 million and wait for 40 million?

Ad Nauseam

so when I suggest wilder wait to earn more, its a duck. but when you speculate on hatton/witter making more and they should wait, its ok.

well its clear to anyone reading this the real reason you called it a duck by wilder.

hatton is retired, he never fought witter. did he duck him?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

what a non answer, avoiding the questions in the thread.

deontay is not a world champ-he is a beltholder. his beating fury makes the povetkin fight bigger-that is the exact reason you gave for allowing hatton/witter to wait-so they could make more.

Until you know for sure deontay can't make more than $10 mil if he waits to fight povetkin than you should have the same opinion as you did for hatton/witten.

again your English double standard rears its ugly head. hey, did amir duck devon the first time?

If Wilder fights Fury next then I'll be ok with that but I think we both know they're not going to make that fight.

Amir Khan didn't turn down Devon to "make the fight bigger" lol....he turned it down cos he thought he was getting Floyd.

Deontay must be fighting Wladimir next if you're making that comparison?

You really are ***ing terrible at this. Next British fighter you're going to bring up to deflect?