Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua: I Think I Have To Fight in The U.S.; It's Important

[khizon]

May-Pac was anomaly. They were the king's of the PPV model... a model that is quickly dying a death because it can't sustain those massive purses. Ward vs Kov is a much more realistic example than May-Pac.

British boxing generates bigger money at the elite end these days. Not the insane money of May-Pac, but AJ got a £10mil guarantee for Saturdays's work, plus a share of the TV. That guarantee alone is around 10 times what Wilder gets.

May-Pac should not be considered an anomaly but a blueprint for AJ to generate that kind of money. Sure he can make 20 mil per fight in the UK but fighting in the Mecca of boxing would make him a global icon.

[Wicky]

May-Pac should not be considered an anomaly but a blueprint for AJ to generate that kind of money. Sure he can make 20 mil per fight in the UK but fighting in the Mecca of boxing would make him a global icon.

I agree with the term mecca, as in spiritual home, but the money is bigger in the UK right now.