Wilder was offered 15.5 million, that's more than 7 times his highest payday and more money than he's made in his entire career and that's just for one fight. If he wins the first fight he would make at least double that in the rematch. So we are talking almost 50 million if he wins the first fight or over 30 million even if he loses both fights.
50 million to Joshua is not much, it's just 2 times his highest payday. He can make that in two fights, against say Povetkin and Miller, or in one fight against Fury. Plus he will make about 40 million against Wilder in the UK and that's without his sponsorship deals.
The offer to Wilder is life changing, the offer to Joshua is what he'll make by the end of the year. Apples and oranges.
And Wilder took 4 weeks to agree to the offer and still wouldn't sign the contract after more than a week knowing full well the clock is ticking and every day matters. Says it all really.
But they achieved what they set out to do. The gullible and low information American public is easily fooled.
50 million to Joshua is not much, it's just 2 times his highest payday. He can make that in two fights, against say Povetkin and Miller, or in one fight against Fury. Plus he will make about 40 million against Wilder in the UK and that's without his sponsorship deals.
The offer to Wilder is life changing, the offer to Joshua is what he'll make by the end of the year. Apples and oranges.
And Wilder took 4 weeks to agree to the offer and still wouldn't sign the contract after more than a week knowing full well the clock is ticking and every day matters. Says it all really.
But they achieved what they set out to do. The gullible and low information American public is easily fooled.
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