Comments Thread For: Hearn on Wilder's Offer: Wonderful PR Move, We Need a Contract

[petegrif]

If this offer is real with a proper contact and guarantees then it's a great offer and frankly I'm impressed that W's management have pulled it off? I didn't think they could.

[N/A]

If you're serious you don't put a 24 hours deadline on it.

it was a 48 hour deadline and they put that deadline because that's the deadline hearn had given them. it's all mind games.

[sportbuddha]

Hearn is losing his own game now thanks to his arrogance and big mouth. They will pay AJ 50 million and Hearn is ****ed because its taking place in Vegas with no rematch clause. Let's hope Friday a deal is reached no matter what.

How’s he losing? His fighter doubles his pay and his manager carries none of the risk. His % is going to be a lot bigger to do less work, they will bite Wilders hands off he genuinely has the cash.

[hogwash]

it was a 48 hour deadline and they put that deadline because that's the deadline hearn had given them. it's all mind games.

fair enough, personally I think they're overpaying, to justify that sort of purse, in US alone, It'll have to sell over million in PPV and looking at current state of boxing in US and it's PPV market, I have my doubts.

[EnglishOxide]

So this fight has to make over $100m for anybody from Wilders side to earn at all?

How? Joshua will not be like Floyd and Conor and do a world tour talking trash.

Also, are they taking into account UK PPV? That will not be high if it is a 5am fight.

[Kezzer]

It was an offer with no deadline and a guarantee of payment.

Wilder said he must reply within 24 hours. That won’t get agreed in 24 hours (“by tomorrow” to quote both his and Eddie hearns words). Oddly no offer of a rematch either. You would think both would want a second fight for the $

Joshua/Hearn clearly would want to know:
Where is the cash coming from, is it secure?
Where/when is fight?
What about other stuff? Refs, judges, ring size, first walk, etc

All these things will need to be discussed and agreed because let’s face it - Joshua don’t need the cash really, so obviously he wants maximum pay - but Hearn isn’t going to let silly terms within the contract get through. If it’s all there the fight will happen though, eddie won’t be bothered about building he fight up further if it’s guaranteed the money!

[N/A]

fair enough, personally I think they're overpaying, to justify that sort of purse, in US alone, It'll have to sell over million in PPV and looking at current state of boxing in US and it's PPV market, I have my doubts.

your doubts are very reasonable.

so if AJ doesn't take the fight, it shows hearn knew it was a $100 million fight all along and was insanely lowballing deontay.

[-Kev-]

*Gets contract*

"We need the $50 million, in pounds, upfront, or no fight."

[PunchyPotorff]

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Originally Posted by yammy25 View Post
Where the 50 million guarantee coming from? What reliable source do you have that shows you 50 million sat there for AJ right now?
That's what hearns asking... And would you blame him? Highest payday...less than 3 mil. All of a sudden chucks out a 50 million guarantee with a "agree tomorrow or not done" clause. GTFO here with your ish

I don't know who you're talking to with all that emotion kid, but dress up your talks if you're posting at me Internet gangster. Obviously Haymon and Showtime are securing the funds, why would Wilder have them secured? Are you okay in the head? You literally sound like a troll Eddie Hearn. Wilder said the money is in the bag. He wouldn't say all this only to have egg on his face. Let's hope the deal gets done. In the meantime you can go back to watching vids of AJ skipping rope with his shirt off. Sorry we bothered you.

You sound like Wilder, except the spelling/grammar is a little better. LOL!!!

This is just a PR move by Wilder and company, like Hearn said. Nothing more. BTW, how many time have you heard of an offer like this being real, in all of boxing history? I'd say all boxing fans likely want to see this fight, but Wilder's offer is just a smoke screen. Hearn will sort all this out and we'll see a fight sooner than later, but not because of this offer.

[Travycat]

Gotta send the contract with the offer. Words on a page otherwise. Wilder's team should've had that in the fax (are people still faxing?!) or email. Hopefully that goes out today!