Comments Thread For: Hearn: Wilder wants 7 million, I want an 11-Inch penis - no chance!

[killakali]

Deontay Wilder's not going to see $7m to travel, but you're a fool if you think the $3m + US TV is the breakeven point for Wilder-Whyte at O2 Arena.

Even if you pay Whyte $1m (I doubt he gets that much), there's a ton of money in the pot for that fight in the UK and Wilder knows it. Between the potential gate at O2 and a Sky Box Office event featuring a heavyweight title and a Brit, you're looking at a nice take. It's not going to generate the alleged 35 million gbp that Joshua-Klitschko did, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think that Wilder-Whyte couldn't end up doing near 10 million gbp.

Deontay Wilder was a co-promoter for his fights in Alabama, and is likely getting more than just his disclosed purse in New York City; don't kid yourself.

Wilder's not going to travel to the UK, for a voluntary defense, against a Brit who was barely in the WBC's top ten, on short money.

hes only had 1 purse disclose at 7 figures so. youre the one whop says to go by that. even if you double his purse to 1.8 or 1.9 its still only half of what a whyte fight brings plus whyte is an easy win for wilder. case closed

[alexguiness]

I think Eddie is probably pretty well hung, nice chubby girthy type.

[Snoop Frog]

Hearn has more than 7 million and Wilder has an 11 inch peen, I'm sure they could work something out!

[club fighter]

He should have said he had the 11" and that's why AJ is smiling all the time.

[goldenbear]

Wilder is doing the math..........

O2 holds 20K people. It will sell out at $500 average price ticket that's $10 mil. Probable will be on Sky Box and will get 100k buys at $50 so another $5 mil, sponsership etc. Whyte will get $1.5 mil. So Wilder asking for $7 mil isn't unreasonable because Hearn will make $7/8 mil gross maybe $2 mil in promotional cost and bank $5/6 mil.

[Scipio2009]

It is very well known Matchroom get 25% of the net profit of the show and the fighter keeps the other 75%, after the other fighters are paid and Sky Sports have taken their cut. If Matchroom were clearing $4m then Whyte would making $12m based on that logic.

A sell at the o2 doesn't generate more than $3m and 500,000 PPV's at $25 is $12.5m. That's $15.5m where Sky Sports take 40-50% and then marketing and logistical costs as well as the undercard need to be paid. Eddie is not ****** he's not going to give Wilder a guarantee where he could end up losing money. Wilder will still have upside from the PPV.

Even if Sky takes 50%, by your own count that puts 10 million (not sure if you're talking dollars or British pounds) in the pot.

Marketing/logistics/undercard will cost what it will cost, but he'd be delivering a big fight for Dillian Whyte and the UK (especially at a time where Anthony Joshua's next fight may not be in the UK), at a price that isn't unreasonable, where he could still earn on the upside (Wilder's not Joshua but a Heavyweight title fight is still a Heavyweight title fight).

If even the basic number approaches 10 million, why in the heck would Wilder take $3m to fight a voluntary on Whyte's home turf?

$7m may be too high a number, but what would be wrong with Wilder getting 6 million, Matchroom Sport paying the logistics costs, and then making their own money on the balance left from the 10 million and any upside there is on the event, pending their split with Whyte?

Golovkin didn't get upside on the Brook PPV because it was Brook's show; why would this be different?

[Stinger1]

O2 holds 20K people. It will sell out at $500 average price ticket that's $10 mil. Probable will be on Sky Box and will get 100k buys at $50 so another $5 mil, sponsership etc. Whyte will get $1.5 mil. So Wilder asking for $7 mil isn't unreasonable because Hearn will make $7/8 mil gross maybe $2 mil in promotional cost and bank $5/6 mil.

Your numbers are miles off. Average ticket price is $200 at most. That's $4m. Sky always charge $25 although I would say this fight would do 500,000 buys. That's $16.5m total. Sky take 50% that's $10.25m to pay promotional cost, undercard and Wilder and Whyte.

[petegrif]

I think Wilder is concerned about Whyte.

He has to be or why not fight him and build up a huge payday with AJ?

Hearn says ""We run a business. I know how much money is in that fight " and he's absolutely right. The money has to be there. But if he beats Whyte and does so well, then a unification fight in the UK would be ****** money. It is obviously the right strategy for Wilder to maximise his earnings to if he's not taking it he as to be concerned about fighting Whyte.

[Scipio2009]

hes only had 1 purse disclose at 7 figures so. youre the one whop says to go by that. even if you double his purse to 1.8 or 1.9 its still only half of what a whyte fight brings plus whyte is an easy win for wilder. case closed

Easy or not, Matchroom Sport would be bringing WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder into the O2 Arena in London to fight a Brit.

You can keep playing the fool if you want, the fight would bring a significant money to the table and Wilder is only considering that fight if he were to walk with the champion's share.

[Scipio2009]

O2 holds 20K people. It will sell out at $500 average price ticket that's $10 mil. Probable will be on Sky Box and will get 100k buys at $50 so another $5 mil, sponsership etc. Whyte will get $1.5 mil. So Wilder asking for $7 mil isn't unreasonable because Hearn will make $7/8 mil gross maybe $2 mil in promotional cost and bank $5/6 mil.

... none of your numbers make sense, lol