Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder Explains Why Molina Was Selected

[fastjabs2015]

What I take away from this is that team Wilder wants something like a 80% cut of profits, or no fight.

He is the champ but 80% is a bit excessive.

[low blows]

Bum fighter Shannon Briggs must have demanded a 7 figure purse for the fight. Obviously Showtime probably said we have a million dollars total for this walk over bout and you have to pay the challenger sssoooooo we got Molina. Buuuuuum Squadddddd! Squad up.....

[Mitchell Kane]

What I take away from this is that team Wilder wants something like a 80% cut of profits, or no fight.

Wouldn't be surprised if it was more than that.

How much did Molina get to go one round with Arreola?

[Hougigo]

Honestly, if Povetkin is next, i don't even care. Better than what he was fighting last year... all I can say

[GeneralZod]

"I really like how he delivered my pizza"

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It's very unlikely this guy makes it 2 rounds without being carried:

[joe strong]

It's on showtime but it's in Alabama so i'm not sure what he will get paid. I'm sure Wilder is getting a 7 digit paycheck but it wouldn't surprise me if Molina is only getting $100000. I doubt anyone in the top 5-10 would take anything less then half a million if not more. I'm just speculating though...

[Teetotaler]

I'm calling bs on this. Who the hell would turn down a fight with wilder and a chance at the belt? Hell briggs woulda been better

[b Murphington]

He is the champ but 80% is a bit excessive.

LOL. I wasn't really serious about the 80% part, but yeah. It would make sense that they would pick Molina. Molina in all likelihood would be the lowest bidder, considering that he's not even a top 10 guy! That gives Wilder the biggest possible payday AND an easy defense! I mean look at who Molina has fought and its easy to predict what's going to transpire once they get into the ring.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

As if we don't know why. It's the Haymon/American way.

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