Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua vs. Parker Deal is Close, We're Ready To Overpay

[club fighter]

Money issues aside, I actually look forward to this fight happening.
It's the first time either fighter is going to face a quality opponent.

...........OK, with the exception of Wlad.

[Rubber Ducky]

That’s the price of fame lol, at the end of the day AJ is the golden ticket. Did Wilder and Parker even considered fighting each other? I mean that would have place those two belts in one hand and more bargaining chip in a AJ negotiation, but nah they would rather cash that belt one by one. Oh well as long as the belts ends up in one boxers hand at the end of the day.

Yes they did. Wilder called out Parker after Joshua beat Wlad, said he wanted to fight Parker before facing Joshua. Parker's team reached out to Wilder's people and according to Higgins they compared numbers for a proposed unification fight.

Obviously nothing came of it, neither of them are a big enough draw to make it worth their while.

Fact is Parker and Wilder want to get paid pure and simple, doesn't mean they don't think they can win, but money is why they want Joshua, if Joshua wasn't a draw they wouldn't be chasing this fight.

People saying Joshua should give up the last few percent to make the fight, could ask the same of Parker. Fact is Parker is being over paid for this fight, if it gets made. His biggest purse was $1.5 mill vs Fury, he'll like make over $10 mill easily even for a 30% cut. But Hearn should over pay because if Parker loses his belt he'll likely make less per fight afterwards.

[Patsfan bri]

Hmmmmm, actually yes it does. AJ is a money making superstar the same way Canelo is and they both will always be the A Side in any fight their involved in and therefore they will get the bigger purse. That simple!

Only in England my friend. And when the hell did all this diva crap about who is the A side is start? Wasn’t like that when Holytwas the champ .

[Patsfan bri]

No but selling million+ ppvs and selling out stadiums does. It's about what you generate not who talks the most. What aj offered Parker was at least 5x what he can generate himself put %'s aside. In economical terms he's overpaying plain and simple. I'm not complaining though I'm glad the fight is being made it's not my money but that doesn't change the facts.

all those PPV buys you are talking about is in England not the US. When the hell did all this A side crap start anyway. It wasn’t like this when Holyfield was champ. Plain and simple all the Hw champs need to fight each other money aside.

[A.K]

Can’t wait till Parker becomes the next Charles Martin

[Dr_Calvin]

Everything about these negotiations tells me that Parker will go to England and lie down without much resistance.

It only seems like a unification for Joshua, Parker seems to be just trying to cash out his belt.

I hope not because a few years ago it seemed like it would be a good even fight but Parker appears to have levelled out and I think Joshua has some way to go.

[lakowatz]

It's not overpaying

Hearn and AJs claims of overpaying are going to look unfounded when Parker KO's a gassed AJ.

[lakowatz]

Everything about these negotiations tells me that Parker will go to England and lie down without much resistance.

It only seems like a unification for Joshua, Parker seems to be just trying to cash out his belt.

I hope not because a few years ago it seemed like it would be a good even fight but Parker appears to have levelled out and I think Joshua has some way to go.

From this I can only presume you follow AJ and know almost nothing about Parker. If you did follow Parker you would know he is 100% confident in himself and his abilities to KO Joshua. Parker has exactly the same aspirations as Joshua, which is to be the best and to suggest he would lie down is fairly naive.

[oscar9992]

Hearn and AJs claims of overpaying are going to look unfounded when Parker KO's a gassed AJ.

Parker couldn't KO bums though.

[thereeldeel]

If you consider the fact that Joshua will generate the vast majority of the revenue then yes 35% is incredibly generous.