Comments Thread For: Hearn: Wilder, Parker Do Not Warrant a 50-50 Split With Joshua!

[Butch.McRae]

Parker's last 3 purses (excluding the Cojanu fight) have all been bigger than Wilder's biggest purse, from what I've heard.

I know you guys see him as obscure and that's fine but New Zealand is a relatively wealth country (even if it's small) and his core fan base is pretty supportive. Not meaning to generalise, but I think Parker's fan base can and will pay higher PPV fees than Wilder's core in Alabama. Also, boxing fans in the US have a range of different options to support. New Zealand (and Australian) fans only have a handful of top fighters, so their options are limited and they're more likely to support the guys they have.

Your logic is flawed due to differences in the cost of PPV. Wilder is attractive to Eddie because he wants that US PPV money. However I doubt he'll get it.

Both fights will happen in the UK. Wilder will get more money than Parker due to differences in the entertainment industry in the US versus New Zealand. Revenue associated with fees, sponsors, etc. will be higher with Wilder.

[filup79]

No ****. Parker and especially Wilder are basically unknowns compared to Joshua. Neither has had the exposure of stopping a Klitschko. Split should be 80-20 for those fights IMO.

Joshua is pretty much as unknown as Wilder in the US. Could Joshua get over 17k people to fill T-Mobile arena? Joshua just like any other good UK fighter will always sell more in the UK. UK fans show up to any boxing event. Groves/Froch wouldn't sell out any big arena in the US.

[lfc19titles]

Wilder should get a 5m flat fee as he is the b side which is his highest pay day to date

Joshua generates 20-30 times more revenue Than him

Wilder isn’t even a ppv star whilst Joshua is always on box office making 20m per fight

[Straightener]

Parker's most recent fights have all been 1 million plus purses for him.

It is peanuts compared to Joshua but it's not like he's scraping the bottom of the barrel.

You get what I mean

He would make 5/6 times more in a Joshua fight same as wilder

[nixxter]

Wilder wanted 7 million to fight Whyte... He'll want at least double that for a fight with Joshua. And when the time comes for this fight to happen Wilder will be pricing himself out crying for a 50/50 split.

[RussB23]

Deontay deserves 80-20 AT BEST. Dude cant even sell out in his hometown

[BigStomps]

It'll be 60/40 or 70/30. But Wilder will earn between $10 - 20 million with that split. Joshua would earn $30 - 40 million.

Parker would probably get 80/20 or 70/30.

IDK if the fight makes that much money in the UK....
I heard Joshua made a little under 20 million for the Klitsko fight but it be good to know how much Klitsko made.
IDK though, maybe your right.

[Digital Mouth]

Wilder gonna cry like a ***** when he reads this. Gonna get on YouTube and make a video about it.

[RussB23]

Man these dudes already positioning to not take the fight

No its just the truth, wilder is not a draw at all. He needs to know that hes going to get the smaller share, hearn is just letting him know ahead of time hes not the A side.

[keith_head]

Your logic is flawed due to differences in the cost of PPV. Wilder is attractive to Eddie because he wants that US PPV money. However I doubt he'll get it.

Both fights will happen in the UK. Wilder will get more money than Parker due to differences in the entertainment industry in the US versus New Zealand. Revenue associated with fees, sponsors, etc. will be higher with Wilder.

Fair enough but I reckon Joshua doesn't even need Wilder to build himself in the US.

He's already beat Klitschko who has his share of US fans and is based in the US.

Reckon he could fight a mid-level US fighter like Jarrell Miller or even a a journeyman in his US debut and pull a decent crowd. He's extremely marketable and doesn't need any of these guys.