we're in agreement that the money is good. 4 million is a lot of money. what we're not in agreement about is that wilder is avoiding the guy, when he's tried to fight much better fighters. he's trying to fight joshua, a much better fighter. signed contracts with two other much better fighters, but they failed drug tests.
I personally think he's ducking whyte. He wants to get ktfo by aj and knows he can return to a whyte fight
First of all, you don't know what Wilder actually makes because as an A-side, the purse filed with the commission is almost always going to be lower than reality to save on local taxes as well as saving on sanctioning fees (which are determined by the number on the contract).
Second, we do know that at a minimum, Wilder's biggest pay day was the $5 million he got from the canceled Povetkin fight.
Third, we know Hearn paid at least $5 million to get Martin to come over and Wilder is a much bigger star than Martin. So anything less than what Martin got is going to be rejected quickly.
Even if Whyte would be a career high payday (if we don't count Povetkin), it doesn't mean the offer is a fair split of the revenue. There's no reason to jump at the first offer when you know the promoter can afford to pay you more than that.
Do you know for a fact that wilder got more than 1.5 mil for stirevene 2?
Do you know for a fact that wilder got more than 1.5 mil for stirevene 2?
We know for a fact that 99% of the time, the A-side in a big fight like that gets more than what's listed on the contract filed with the commission. So it's highly unlikely Wilder only made $1.4 million for that fight.
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