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I am the Wilder fan in all of this. I've simply not clicked with some aspects of AJ. It may be his promoter and how he's presented. He doesn't feel relatable and maybe he doesn't need to be.
Either way, even as a fan if Wilder, I think he should get off the 50/50. I DO believe Hearn/AJ need to respect him as a champion and not treat him like some random #6 ranked challenger. Wilder is a title holder. While not on the known level as AJ because of AJ's big win vs Wlad, he isn't a fringe contender.
Wilder needs to concede to the fact that it's business. AJ has the bigger name, eventually more belts, the bigger single win (vs Wlad), etc. If Wilder wants all of that, he needs that big, capture the public's imagination win over another name on his record. He can get that by knocking out AJ. So he should be willing to take a little less to gain much more. Or else he runs the risk of holding onto 50/50, AJ continues to make more money, sell out more events and be looked at as "the man" at HW by the general public while Wilder fights hard for respect and possibly loses.
AJ and team need to also respect Wilder as champion, not do some ridiculous 70-30 offer, but maybe more of a 60-40 or 55-45 or 51-49 with more gate/PPV "upside" for AJ. Heck even 60-40 in AJ's favor, and both getting some PPV/Gate upside in AJ's favor.
Either way, even as a fan if Wilder, I think he should get off the 50/50. I DO believe Hearn/AJ need to respect him as a champion and not treat him like some random #6 ranked challenger. Wilder is a title holder. While not on the known level as AJ because of AJ's big win vs Wlad, he isn't a fringe contender.
Wilder needs to concede to the fact that it's business. AJ has the bigger name, eventually more belts, the bigger single win (vs Wlad), etc. If Wilder wants all of that, he needs that big, capture the public's imagination win over another name on his record. He can get that by knocking out AJ. So he should be willing to take a little less to gain much more. Or else he runs the risk of holding onto 50/50, AJ continues to make more money, sell out more events and be looked at as "the man" at HW by the general public while Wilder fights hard for respect and possibly loses.
AJ and team need to also respect Wilder as champion, not do some ridiculous 70-30 offer, but maybe more of a 60-40 or 55-45 or 51-49 with more gate/PPV "upside" for AJ. Heck even 60-40 in AJ's favor, and both getting some PPV/Gate upside in AJ's favor.
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