Rank the HW's based on earning revenue WITHOUT a legit B-side opponent.

[Cheek busting]

Basically, without it being a mega fight, which HW's can earn the most by having an opponent like a Luis Ortiz, stiverne, Duhapas, etc.

1.) Joshua
2.) Fury
3.) Povetkin
4.) Parker
5.) Wilder

This puts in perspective how low on the totem pole Wilder is. All these HW's have more earning power than him!!

KNOW YOUR ROLE WILDER; KNOW YOUR ROLE, BOY..

[Clegg]

I don't wanna seem like one of those NSB acccountant tards but I gotta disagree. AJ is a huge draw, then amongst the rest Wilder is either above all of the non-AJ guys or else it's pretty close. Wilder's last fight did well and while some of his bumfights weren't as popular he's gotten more attention and respect since then.

Fury was never a great draw, he gets a lot of attention for his outbursts and behaviour but hasn't translated that into any huge fights and he wasted momentum from the Wlad win. Let's see how he does when he comes back. Povetkin doesn't seem to have the same promotional push now, his fight with Hammer suggests he doesn't pull the crowds like he once did. Parker needed government help to even stage a fight and then when Fury pulled the fake injury routine they had to go to the UK. He's not a bigger draw than Wilder who just did big ratings and was able to have his fight turn a profit rather than need financial support from the state. Haye-Bellew winner might even be number 2 to be honest although they all need a good opponents in order to generate great $$$, none are gonna sell out MSG masturbating.

[rolshans]

Forget Povetkin and Parker...

I do think Fury can fight a nobody and sell tens of thousands of tickets in Manchester AND get decent coin from BT Sports. More than Wilder can, in any case.

[Boksfan]

Bend over Deontay and take it from the brits!

[Madison Boxing]

david haye and tony bellew are arguably ahead of wilder too

[j0zef]

Fury, Povetkin and Parker are not bigger draws than Wilder.

Fury is irrelevant without Wlad. His 2nd biggest fight against Chisora netted him 'six figures'.
Parker is the hometown hero that only gets decent paydays from top opponents. For example, when he fought Takam (in 2016), their combined purse was barely over $1m.
Povetkin is the same as Parker. Rich promoter backing him, but only for big fights. They were willing to pay Wilder well to come over to Russia and fight Povetkin. Besides that, Povetkin has not been making that much.
Realistically, Haye is probably the 2nd biggest draw, followed by Wilder.

There are fans of both Joshua and Wilder on the side, but they refuse to see the situation clearly from both sides. It's very similar to how Golovkin-Canelo, and Floyd-Pac played out beforehand. Golovkin's highest paydays were $3 and $5 against Jacobs and Brook. Canelo's highest payday was ~$40m (I forget) against Floyd.
That didn't mean that Golovkin took $10m and shut his mouth. He stood his ground and $20m+ because he knew that Canelo needed a great B side to sell a fight. By himself, Canelo sold 300k. Together, they sold 1.3-1.5m

By himself, Joshua wont be making $20-30m per fight - there are no Klitchkos left. By himself, Wilder will continue to make $2-3m. Together, they can make a neat $40-50m between them (after fees)

[boliodogs]

After their last fights I think Wilder would make more money than Parker if they fought the same guy. Wilder came forward and attacked while Parker went backward in a dull fight. Wilder doesn't have dull fights.