Comments Thread For: Hearn Reacts To Wilder Calling Him 'White Man Milking a Brother'

[greeneye99]

UH...



Wilder team is Lou DiBella, Jay Deas and Shelly Finkle how is his situation different from AJ's?

AJ'S Team is just Hearn
See the Difference?

[sicko]

AJ'S Team is just Hearn
See the Difference?

Good Point! It was a ****** comment by Wilder PERIOD

[Johnston]

You're clearly not an African American with a sense of pride

Wilder makes less money and probably pays a higher percentage to his white promoter, how is that a better situation?

[Teetotaler]

What is wromg with you? How would that have helped?

It wouldn't. It would of made things worse.

[Acpollar]

First thing..

This is the 1st thing I ever agreed with Eddie on... Wilder should be making double the money and much more popular.. This kid has it but isn't getting marketed the right way...

[Boksfan]

Wilder is racist.

[champion4ever]

Wow! Those comments were incendiary at best. Perhaps it was just rhetoric to help hype the fight. However, anytime you use race it's always controversial. Next time, if I was advising Wilder I would ask him to choose a much better choice of words.

[Cheek busting]

Bwahahha hearn straight FLIPPED THE SCRIPT on the race baiting Wilder hahah.

Brilliantly Eddie.

#EARNWITHHEARN

[Diabolik]

The only problem i have with this is that while Hearn says Wilder should be making loads more money....hes the one saying Wilder isnt worth the money and should take the super small split when it comes to fighting Joshua. If you pay the man what hes worth...then he might start to listen to what you say.

To be fair, Hearn's job is to get the best deal for AJ and it's up to Wilder's promoters to push back.

[7not8]

Wilder makes less money and probably pays a higher percentage to his white promoter, how is that a better situation?

Yes, Wilder does make less money because he took a slower pace going up the ranks being that he won a bronze medal in the Olympics and also being from the U.S. while doing so. Traditionally, americans don't tend to rush any of their medalists after turning professional and let's be honest, boxing isn't anywhere near as popular as a sport here in the US as it is in the UK. The UK tend to rush the stands for their olympic medalists no matter what. If Joshua was from the US do you think that he would be as well known as he is now? Look at FMJ, it took him 10 years to start gaining steam and when he finally did he was cast as a villain. Once most superstar African American boxers get their popularity they often leave their promoters (often white promoters) to go a different route. As far as the percentage that wilder makes, I'm not sure but no matter what it is I'm sure Joshua gets paid more. Sometimes you have to swallow your pride (and keep it to yourself) before you can break free.