Comments Thread For: Joshua Promoter: We Want Wilder By Year's End - Even in U.S.

[Tygshsu]

No one is saying whether positive or negative. The prices are what they are. Some PPVs have cost even more, and more often others cost less. I, for one, don't care where the fight takes place. I am just saying there is more money to be made in the US on this fight. That's all.

Erm No,that is only YOU.This fight has to appeal to the American Casuals,if it was Fought in the Uk i doubt many would be watching in high numbers at 5pm in the Afternoon

[OgTripleOg]

When Yanks watch Bird Legs get KTFO.They will move on to Jarell Miller, 'the hope of American Boxing'.Brook was weightcut and damaged after GGG,your boy Spence is sly,he dosent admit that he waited for GGG to deal with Brook first then he wanted to fight him.GGG ended Brook's Career not Spence,he would've beaten Spence on points if he hadnt faced GGG.

Lol Miller? Whos that guy? Try again stank breath. US has more than 1 champion in this sport.

[skinnystev]

fight should be held in tuscaloosa alabama

[john l]

Hearn is making Joshua look like a punk.The povetkin fight has not even beeb ordered yet and he wants to fight him next.This a CLEAR duck if Joshua don't step up after next fight then its on him because he is big enough to call own shots.

[vitali1999]

Since wilder ducked povetkin, now Joshua has to fight him. Should be a good win for Joshua

[Mike Dog]

Already looking past Parker, big mistake.

[Fabes88]

It tells me Deontay is WAY more popular than David Gay, Tony Bellend and Tyson Fury for starters, I'll let you figure out the rest.

What other HW makes Joshua more money than fighting Deontay 'Bronze-Bomber' Wilder?

If wilder sticks to his 50/50 demands then I’d say most heavyweights In the world. He can sell out stadiums against no names and pay them 10%. That’s not the way I want his career to go but wilder is not exactly a cash cow is he. If only his fans supported him in real life as much as they do online

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
IMO Joshua is losing alotta cashish fighting in the U.S. as opposed to the 50-90K fans he gets in the U.K. And really, how many UK fans can afford the trip to see him fight here? Or even the getting off work part? Hearn should think it out more. England should be where the real champ Joshua wins all the marbles. It would be a mammoth event there.

Having said that, and taking money out of the equation, the location isn't as important as the fight itself getting made. Wilder just has to back off the 50/50 b.s. and let this thing happen. Even 40% of this huge fight is way bigger than anything he's ever made. And he knows that. He should also know HE makes more $$ if it's fought in England, because it's a much bigger fight there than here.

Even though I am a Wilder fan, everything you said is 100% true.
I hope the 50/50 split is just a negotiating tactic.

Me too. We fans need this fight, preferably this year.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
IMO Joshua is losing alotta cashish fighting in the U.S. as opposed to the 50-90K fans he gets in the U.S. And really, how many UK fans can afford the trip to see him fight here? Or even the getting off work part? Hearn should think it out more. England should be where the real champ Joshua wins all the marbles. It would be a mammoth event there.

Having said that, and taking money out of the equation, the location isn't as important as the fight itself getting made. Wilder just has to back off the 50/50 b.s. and let this thing happen. Even 40% of this huge fight is way bigger than anything he's ever made. And he knows that. He should also know HE makes more $$ if it's fought in England, because it's a much bigger fight there than here.

If he asks for 40 percent like you say he should, then Hearn will try to negotiate down to 35 or 30 percent like he did with Parker.
Wilder aint ******. Asking for 50 percent guarentees him the 40 percent deal, which is exactly what he wants.
You never ask for what you want/deserve in negotiations, you always ask for more so that when the other side inevitably tries to negotiate down, you go down to where you already thought you wanted/deserved to be in the first place.

Yep, I know. I promoted music events for years. What I'm saying is, I hope he does compromise. And doesn't try to play hardball/diva.

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
IMO Joshua is losing alotta cashish fighting in the U.S. as opposed to the 50-90K fans he gets in the U.S. And really, how many UK fans can afford the trip to see him fight here? Or even the getting off work part? Hearn should think it out more. England should be where the real champ Joshua wins all the marbles. It would be a mammoth event there.

Having said that, and taking money out of the equation, the location isn't as important as the fight itself getting made. Wilder just has to back off the 50/50 b.s. and let this thing happen. Even 40% of this huge fight is way bigger than anything he's ever made. And he knows that. He should also know HE makes more $$ if it's fought in England, because it's a much bigger fight there than here.

If MGM Resorts pays to host the fight (Cotto-Alvarez got a site fee of $15m; hosting the first fight for an undisputed heavyweight champion should garner something near that or more), selling the volume of tickets isn't as serious. Money talks.
Beyond that, what is Wilder's 50/50 even counting? The package is what really matters; if Joshua keeps the UK money for himself, while Wilder gets most of the US money, who says that that's a bad deal?

Yep. I'm just hoping for no hardcore roadblocks, that's all. This is one of those fights that's obviously in the top 5 of fights that definitely need to happen this year.