Comments Thread For: Joshua: When Parker Comes To His Senses, Fight Will Happen

[juggernaut666]

Joshua should fight Fujimoto and also give him a rematch claus win or lose . He then needs to make the financial amount earned and show case it for all to see to bring these clowns back to earth and take them down a notch . In the meantime Wilder will sweat out not losing and Parker will be sweating bullets when hes forced into a Povetkin fight .

This is what should be done .

[ArtyApe]

Lol I don't think it was team parker posting racist bial from your account there ole Aj.

Man the more this guy talks the more ****** he sounds lol.

It's funny everyone saying on parker will have to fight povetkin and then he will lose.

Same thing could happen to Aj if the wba deem the hammer vs povetkin also a final eliminator.

Interesting times ahead.

Team parker should just take 30% but then work in a rematch clause for their fighter in that case.

[lakowatz]

AJ is scared

What Parker is offering - the WBO belt that AJ wants so badly, unbeaten record, will happily fight in the UK, offering rematch for AJ when none given in return, happy to take 35%. Eager to fight but have to have a bottom line somewhere and 35% is a decent bottom line for the WBO belt holder.

This just shows Aj's huge ego and arrogance. As yet he has no legacy, has fought no other reigning champs and is starting to look like a fraud. If he doesn't sign he will look like he is ducking Parker. Parker has made most of the concessions here.

Personally I don't think AJ deep down wants to fight Parker. There is a chance he loses despite what his one-eyed fan-base thinks, and if he does lose there goes his legacy on a downward spiral before it's even begun.

If AJ proves this difficult in all his fight negotiations he will end up fighting second tier opponents who are happy to accept chump change. He's already very rich and starting to look very greedy and more about the money than the boxing

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

but Parker is reportedly being offered a hefty sum 5 to 10 times his normal rate. add that to your analogy...

It's like your employer trying to explain that you do not deserve the raise you desire because you do not have a history of being a big revenue generator, and the raise your employer wants to give you is well above what you already make.

He said they're offering 10x what they get that's more than enough how is aj being greedy? It's him bringing in the money if he gives anymore he may be taking a pay cut. Bear in mind this fight won't be in a stadium so that's a smaller gate and Parker isn't exactly klitchko in terms of name value.

Conor McGregor made more than 10-times his normal UFC purse when he lost to Mayweather, and he would not have agreed to be involved in the fight if Mayweather had low-balled him. The more revenue the event generates, the more money each main event fighter deserves. Parker is not the star that McGregor is, but he's also not a complete novice. He's considered a world champion, and a title unification fight would generate increased interest and credibility for Joshua. AJ should WANT this fight, instead he's treating it like it's no more significant than his last fight against Takam. Parker is perceived as being an easier fight than Joshua, and there are countless heavyweights who'd relish the opportunity to take Parker's title. For most heavyweights, Parker is actually a more attractive opponent than Joshua. Parker's title could easily end up around Povetkin or Breazeale's waist instead.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by Pennsauken1 View Post
What a scared bum, trying to low ball legitimate world champions to not fight them. This guy is a fraud

Parker holds a belt, but no one but die-hard fans have even heard of him. And that's fans of the sport, not Parker. He's lucky to get a bowl of soup offered to him.

I could see 70/30, but yeah 65-35 is the borderline of 'fair'. Joshua is by far the big draw here, and Parker should wake up to that fact. His small promotion company people just need to wake up too. If they believe in their guy, they should know the money that will come after the fight if he wins. Sounds more like they know they'll likely lose. Shame there's a stall here. This could be a great fight for the fans. Hope it gets settled soon.

[hilltophustla4]

Why are you using Floyd as an example of what should happen?

his **** doesn't happen if we fans - the ones who buy the fights - stop buying the bull**** and pay for the good fights.

I don't want to see:
Wilder-Breazeale
Joshua-Whyte
Parker-that Japanese guy no one has ever heard of or Lucas Browne.

Spoken like a true boxing fan. I don't watch money I watch boxing. Wanna see the best fights. It's amazing that we even know what's going on in negotiations. I could care less get the real fights made

[Fabes88]

Conor McGregor made more than 10-times his normal UFC purse when he lost to Mayweather, and he would not have agreed to be involved in the fight if Mayweather had low-balled him. The more revenue the event generates, the more money each main event fighter deserves. Parker is not the star that McGregor is, but he's also not a complete novice. He's considered a world champion, and a title unification fight would generate increased interest and credibility for Joshua. AJ should WANT this fight, instead he's treating it like it's no more significant than his last fight against Takam. Parker is perceived as being an easier fight than Joshua, and there are countless heavyweights who'd relish the opportunity to take Parker's title. For most heavyweights, Parker is actually a more attractive opponent than Joshua. Parker's title could easily end up around Povetkin or Breazeale's waist instead.

lol come on don't be that guy please. Mcgregor actually brought something to the table. He could sell a million ppvs on his own. You cannot compare the two situations.

You need to look at this objectively. Why should Parker make 10 times what he usually does but aj barely break even. Are you honestly saying you think that's fair?

[Lemonhead_Jeff]

You need to look at this objectively. Why should Parker make 10 times what he usually does but aj barely break even. Are you honestly saying you think that's fair?

What do you mean by AJ would "barely break even"?
AJ is not going to "barely break even". At 65-35 he would still make millions more than his opponent. You think he's going to end-up in-line at the soup kitchen if he offers somebody 60-40? You think he's going to be sleeping on the street if the deal was 50-50? He'll still be chillin' in Dubai.

[Deus]

Lol I don't think it was team parker posting racist bial from your account there ole Aj.

Man the more this guy talks the more ****** he sounds lol.

It's funny everyone saying on parker will have to fight povetkin and then he will lose.

Same thing could happen to Aj if the wba deem the hammer vs povetkin also a final eliminator.

Interesting times ahead.

Team parker should just take 30% but then work in a rematch clause for their fighter in that case.

Hearn has openly talked about Povetkin by the way... mentioned that he has a good relationship with World of Boxing and that a Joshua v Povetkin fight is something they are happy to explore, potentially as a replacement fight for this one if Parker and his team do not bend to their will. Thus doesn't sound like Povetkin is something Hearn/Joshua is scared of.

Parker on the other hand has not looked like he brings power ever since his step up to world level and thus most people see Povetkin as being too much for him. Especially as you'd have to consider that the likelihood for Parker would be for him to face Povetkin in Russia so if Parker cannot knock him out there is absolutely no hope in hell he gets a decision there.

What do you mean by AJ would "barely break even"?
AJ is not going to "barely break even". At 65-35 he would still make millions more than his opponent. You think he's going to end-up in-line at the soup kitchen if he offers somebody 60-40? You think he's going to be sleeping on the street if the deal was 50-50? He'll still be chillin' in Dubai.

He means break even compared to his more recent fights... ie he'll be making no more money out of facing Parker than he will have made facing Takam. That's somewhat true but ignores the addition of the WBO belt, which is worth something.

[Fabes88]

What do you mean by AJ would "barely break even"?
AJ is not going to "barely break even". At 65-35 he would still make millions more than his opponent. You think he's going to end-up in-line at the soup kitchen if he offers somebody 60-40? You think he's going to be sleeping on the street if the deal was 50-50? He'll still be chillin' in Dubai.

I mean in the sense that the takam split would've been something ridiculous like 90-10 and at 65-35 it's a very real possibility that he would be making the same amount of money or not as much as he feels he should be. Why should Parker be the only one making considerably more for a unification?