Comments Thread For: Hearn: I Think Fury Goes With Warren, Makes Joshua Deal Tough

[ShoulderRoll]

God forbid that AJ unifies all the titles, if Hearn is this greedy now just imagine how insufferable he will become then.

Tyson Fury doesn't need Joshua, though. Once he gets back into fighting trim he has Wilder available for a potential superfight.

[Tonyu]

If ever there is an issue with Hearn, AJ or one of his other fighters ever discussing splits just show them this video and tell them to STFU.

AJ on the Khan vs Brook split.

"It's simple If they want the fight it's 50/50 down the middle...what because of the percentage splits? Then they obviously don't want to fight" AJ in his own words ladies and gentlemen.

Thanks for sharing it seems as soon as Joshua got to the top him and his team threw all that out the window. They say fame doesn't change you after watching this it seems it has.

[Fabes88]

You like to twist things don't you. I never said Hearn/AJ owes them a living. You need to take it in the context of the fight a unification will generate a lot of revenue probably more than the Takam fight which is obvious. Saying that when team Parker started on 50/50 split was always going to be unrealistic and I think everyone agrees. They did drop to 60/40 which it was where it should of finished but Hearn and Co still refused so Team Parker finally agreed on 35 which still seems to much to Team Hearn which I'm sorry that's where the greediness comes in. 60/40 for another world Champ with an undefeated record is reasonable seeing that Parker is giving homegrown advantage.

In order for Joshua to make money they need an opponent and in this case a unification fight where Parker is taking a risk by climbing in the ring just as much as Joshua he deserves decent renumeration of money the fight will generate, irrespective of what his made in other fights.

Like I said before Wilder and Fury will demand 50//50 otherwise the fights won't happen and then just get used to Joshua fighting Pulev and other lesser opponents and believe me the crowds will get smaller, the public will get fed up.

You pretty much are saying aj owes them a living. Saying that he should pretty much pay them what they want despite them not being able to generate anything close to that themselves like i keep saying he’s not a charity. I don’t think a unification will generate as much as you think. Wilder/Parker arent big names like Klitschko. I’m sure it will sell a few more ppvs than the takam fight but with the overall splits these guys are asking for aj is unlikely to make that much more than he would facing the likes of takam.

Why should his opponents be the only one benefiting from a unification? Aj has gone on record saying that they’ve offered 5x the amount Parker has ever earned I think that’s decent enough. It’s funny people will call aj greedy but look past this fact. People need to stop being insulted by percentage splits and just think about the money they’re making.

You mention aj facing opponents like pulev, that was a mandatory so would’ve happened regardless.

This convo is making me out to be a bigger aj fan then I actually am Im just shocked people can’t see the reality of the situation.

[joe strong]

All this talk about splits & percentages... It really is quite simple. Joshua is the draw. How many of those 78000 fans were there to see Carlos Takam? Parker, Wilder & whoever else need to understand this. It reminds me of Don King & how he operated with Andrew Golota. He was his cash cow for a period even though he never won a world title. He would sellout MSG & the arena in Chicago full of Poles. He got 3 title shots in a row vs Byrd, Ruiz & Brewster. I remember Chris Byrd complaining that he was the champion & Golota was getting paid 4 times what he was. Don King replied with “So how many of those 20000 Poles are here to see Chris Byrd?”

[Tonyu]

You pretty much are saying aj owes them a living. Saying that he should pretty much pay them what they want despite them not being able to generate anything close to that themselves like i keep saying he’s not a charity. I don’t think a unification will generate as much as you think. Wilder/Parker arent big names like Klitschko. I’m sure it will sell a few more ppvs than the takam fight but with the overall splits these guys are asking for aj is unlikely to make that much more than he would facing the likes of takam.

Why should his opponents be the only one benefiting from a unification? Aj has gone on record saying that they’ve offered 5x the amount Parker has ever earned I think that’s decent enough. It’s funny people will call aj greedy but look past this fact. People need to stop being insulted by percentage splits and just think about the money they’re making.

You mention aj facing opponents like pulev, that was a mandatory so would’ve happened regardless.

This convo is making me out to be a bigger aj fan then I actually am Im just shocked people can’t see the reality of the situation.

This conversations going around in circles let me wrap it up. I never said Joshua can't get more money but a 60/40 in favour of Joshua is OK irrespective what Parker makes in other fights. He can make 40% what this fight makes because without an opponent as Joshua makes 0%. All I'm saying with Wilder and Fury they will demand 50/50 or the fights won't happen and get used to lesser opponents, the public will eventually tire of this unless someone knew breaks onto the scene that inspires them. At least Parker did drop to 35% and still not good enough for Hearn/Joshua that's greediness in my book. You can disagree if you want. So I will be shouting for Parker which will be the next fight and I'm sure the Parker camp if wins will show more respect to Wilder.