Why do fans care so much about PPV sales, splits, purses??

[kafkod]

Surely as fans we just want the best fights. It's like we are all trying to play pretend businessmen and getting as much money as possible for a fighter even though we won't be getting any of that money.

Who cares if Wilder doesn't have the same PPV sales the same crowd attendance as AJ, it's the best fight out there right now so we should be demanding it happens at all costs.

Unless maybe it's the AJ fans that keep bringing up the PPV sales the crowd attendances because they don't want the wilder fight, they know what happens in a wilder fight, AJ getting knocked spark out. Hmmmm does make me think.

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The King is coming, Tyson Fury!

I think they care about it that much because deep down they know If someone can beat their man they will try to pull off unfair percentages to prevent the fight from happening.
They're trying to do this with Wilder so they can prevent it from happening.

Most AJ fans are UK casuals who don't give a **** about Wilder and believe that him not showing up in Cardiff proves that he doesn't really want the fight anyway.

Most AJ fans believe that he's better than Wilder so they have no reason to try to prevent the fight from happening - even if they were dumb enough to think that fans posting comments about PPVs on the internet makes any damn difference to what happens or doesn't happen in the real world.

[Madison Boxing]

It's relevant as it's a reason the fight may not happen. What's become clear is that Joshua has many options and wilder needs to realise he is.just one of many options. Joshua doesn't need to chase the fight, he can move on without wilder, if wilders not gonna talk about things and negotiate like an adult.

[Chrismart]

Splits and PPV talk doesn't particularly interest me, but it's the direct influence on fighters and promoters when making a fight. A guy who brings way more to the pot than his opponent isn't going to give away what he's more entitled to.

People argued non stop about the GGG/Canelo split...thread after thread. People argued about Mayweather/Pacquiao purses and splits for the best part of a decade. I don't think it's going to change anytime soon

[ThomasJK]

Personally, i dont give two good fux what fighters make, nor what their purse splits are, or how many ppvs they get,..Because i wont every see a red cent of the proceeds. The fans get the fights, and the bixers will still get paid. About the only big loser here is the promotors, and if yhey dont do their mf’n jobs and promote the fights, then they have no one else to nlame but themselves. Case in point. Aside from HBO, ESPN, and Showtime, how often do you see fights advertised on a regular basis?!?! Not very often. I keep hearing how much money promotor spend to promote the fights, but i rarely realling see where this promotion is taking place. Heres another example, the Lamont Peterson/ Errol Spence fight. I was out of town at work when this fight took place. Not one add on mainstream tv of the fight that i can remember. I looked throught the weekend addition of USA Today and not one mention of the fight in the sports section. BUT, guess what I found on the back page of the sports section,...... a full page advertisement for a MMA/UFC ppv fight. Its now wonder boxing has taken a back seat to other combat sports. If you are the type to cry about ppv numbers etc, then go to the source of the problem,.... and thats the promotors and the half assed work they do selling the fights. They are all a bunch of cheap skate MF’rs who fail to promote their fights and the fans and boxing followers are the big losers in this deal.

[Idunnoshet]

It's relevant as it's a reason the fight may not happen. What's become clear is that Joshua has many options and wilder needs to realise he is.just one of many options. Joshua doesn't need to chase the fight, he can move on without wilder, if wilders not gonna talk about things and negotiate like an adult.

Serious Question ... Do you want to see AJ fight Wilder ?
Hopefully I can get a simple answer without a " But " in it .

[Madison Boxing]

Serious Question ... Do you want to see AJ fight Wilder ?
Hopefully I can get a simple answer without a " But " in it .

yes, however we have to be realistic. theres plenty of good fights out there for joshua- povetkin, miller, whyte 2. wilders in danger of being frozen out of the division if hes not careful, if hes gonna be difficult about things he may not ever got a shot at joshua

[Idunnoshet]

yes, however we have to be realistic. theres plenty of good fights out there for joshua- povetkin, miller, whyte 2. wilders in danger of being frozen out of the division if hes not careful, if hes gonna be difficult about things he may not ever got a shot at joshua

Your slick . Substituting the " But " with " However ". But it still means the same shet .
I personally don't mind if they have One more fight before they meet . But anymore than that is suspect .

[sicko]

That is used a Deterrent to keep their favorite fighters from having to fight TOUGH FIGHTS! "He Doesn't Sell" "He Is Not A Draw" "Who Has He Fought" "Nobody Knows Who He Is" "He Needs To Raise His Profile" "He Doesn't Deserve 50/50" "He Needs To Fight This Other Guy..."

Sounds Familiar?

Sorry not in the business of protecting a Professional Fighter who can Whip My Ass! They don't need OUR PROTECTION! You become Champion then you should expect and welcome the challenges and the target that is placed on you once you become Champion

[Ham Porter]

Because throughout history morons who don't know any better predictably fall for the "he ducking" nonsense propagated by the people doing the actual ducking. These are the same morons who've propagated junk about Ray Leonard ducking Aaron Pryor or De La Hoya ducking Winky Wright, even in spite of all the evidence that points to the contrary.

This wouldn't be an issue if Wilder and his half a dozen fans didn't start making an issue about purse splits like the uneducated dunces they are.

[Don Pichardo]

fans equal fanatical. That means we revel in the minutiae.