Comments Thread For: Hearn: I'll Pay Wilder $5M to Fight Anyone He Wants Next in N.Y.

[Corelone]

Keep building his own stardom.

Wilder-Ortiz drew 1.1m homes on Showtime competing against a card on HBO and a UFC PPV. To that, you can add that he put something like 14k into Barclays Center if memory serves me right.

He heads back to New York after his great performance against Luis Ortiz, and let's see how many folks come out to see him and tune in on TV. If the numbers hold up/grow, you're basically at the point where Wilder gets moved to PPV; 400k homes @$65/$75 gets $12.5m put into the PPV pot (plus the re-air on Showtime the following week).

And then you run with the Deontay Wilder show.

To hear them tell it, Wilder is going to starve, while AJ is going to bankrupt the nation. A 100 mil guarantee for one fight is equity. Just like a house, he can match Hearn's measly 5 million especially with Hearn's promotional skills. If nobody knew Wilder before, they know him now.

[champion4ever]

He's too evil to have a conscience.

Yes, that I tend to believe. One thing is for certain, is that their business is going to lose a lot of money over this in the long run outside of the U.K. He's attempting to sign America fighters but what American fighter would want to sign with him now after what he and his dad has done to Deontay Wilder; By stringing him along out there to dry, while knowing full well they were planning on postponing that bout until April 2019?

[SUBZER0ED]

It looks like Hearn is trying to steal Wilder away from Showtime. But hey, $20 million for two fights with Hearn vs $20 million for at least 20 fights with Showtime.

[Flash13]

Keep building his own stardom.

Wilder-Ortiz drew 1.1m homes on Showtime competing against a card on HBO and a UFC PPV. To that, you can add that he put something like 14k into Barclays Center if memory serves me right.

He heads back to New York after his great performance against Luis Ortiz, and let's see how many folks come out to see him and tune in on TV. If the numbers hold up/grow, you're basically at the point where Wilder gets moved to PPV; 400k homes @$65/$75 gets $12.5m put into the PPV pot (plus the re-air on Showtime the following week).

And then you run with the Deontay Wilder show.

What you wrote is wrong on so many levels. Srsly 1.1 mil on showtime does not equate to 400k ppv buys. 5 mill for wilder to fight some bum considering wilders drawing power is such a great deal it’s crazy. If you want to argue about the Joshua money, fine. But arguing this point is srsly ******.

Edit: let me add I doubt wilder could get 100k buys.

[_Maxi]

A) Hearn's words mean ****. B) Are you denying that Parker got a percentage split, or just that it wasn't 30% like Higgins stated? C) Please provide Hearn's words, because I can't find his denial anywhere!

He was told Parker got about 30-35% and denied it. Said no, that's not true at all. It was on a video or something posted here like 1 month ago.

[Jubei]

Lol the people in this thread. Of course it would be on DAZN. Wilders biggest purse is 2.5 million and Hearn would him pay double his biggest payday that he got vs Ortiz.

[Scipio2009]

What you wrote is wrong on so many levels. Srsly 1.1 mil on showtime does not equate to 400k ppv buys. 5 mill for wilder to fight some bum considering wilders drawing power is such a great deal it’s crazy. If you want to argue about the Joshua money, fine. But arguing this point is srsly ******.

Edit: let me add I doubt wilder could get 100k buys.

All I'm saying is that Deontay Wilder is reaching the point where he's maxed out on Showtime, no different when folks max out HBO.

400k gets you over $12m; if the target is for $5m, you get $6m on 200k homes (before counting the gate, sponsors, or international TV).

If you honestly think that a heavyweight champion who flattens everyone he faces, after drawing well on premium cable, can't convert 100k, that's on you

[JimRaynor]

He would be well off financially bc Hearn actually pays his fighters bc hes a REAL promoter .

Wilder doesn't have a promoters licence . lol


The downside would be he would also be advised properly so he would be fighting top opposition but he wouldn't need many fights .


Joshua has made more in ONE fight than Wilder has in all his title fights combined !

You have been by far one of AJ's/Hearns biggest ball suckers. Do you wake up with both of their balls in your mouth? You'd literally defend them if they said farts smell like roses, that's how deeply biased and nut huggery you are.

[NearHypnos]

Keep building his own stardom.

Wilder-Ortiz drew 1.1m homes on Showtime competing against a card on HBO and a UFC PPV. To that, you can add that he put something like 14k into Barclays Center if memory serves me right.

He heads back to New York after his great performance against Luis Ortiz, and let's see how many folks come out to see him and tune in on TV. If the numbers hold up/grow, you're basically at the point where Wilder gets moved to PPV; 400k homes @$65/$75 gets $12.5m put into the PPV pot (plus the re-air on Showtime the following week).

And then you run with the Deontay Wilder show.

The uk has significantly less people and the ppv SOLD over what Wilder got on essentially free tv on a legitimately good fight that people wanted to see.

Yeah, he *can* build on it but no matter what he does, AJ will still be bigger and will still have first choosings of the good oponents. Lets be honest...Wilder isnt selling 400k ppv any time soon unless its vs Fury and even then thatd likely be Fury’s doing.

You think Wilder could draw 400k vs a can when even Floyd barely hit that in his “retirement” fight vs Berto?

400k is a decent number for an established superstar in a tune up or stay busy/mando fight. So unless Wilder beats Joshua, dont expect those numbers ever from the Wilder show. There just arent the names available to make that happen...not anytime soon.

Whether we want to admit it or not, Wilder needs Joshua to be where Joshua is at. Joshua is already up there.

There is no road for Wilder to catch up to AJ without fighting and beating him because AJ becomes an even bigger deal every time out no matter who he fights. Wilder is the one chasing. Lets make no mistake about it

[MDPopescu]

It looks like Hearn is trying to steal Wilder away from Showtime. But hey, $20 million for two fights with Hearn vs $20 million for at least 20 fights with Showtime.

... yes... DAZN...

The uk has significantly less people and the ppv SOLD over what Wilder got on essentially free tv on a legitimately good fight that people wanted to see.

Yeah, he *can* build on it but no matter what he does, AJ will still be bigger and will still have first choosings of the good oponents. Lets be honest...Wilder isnt selling 400k ppv any time soon unless its vs Fury and even then thatd likely be Fury’s doing.

You think Wilder could draw 400k vs a can when even Floyd barely hit that in his “retirement” fight vs Berto?

400k is a decent number for an established superstar in a tune up or stay busy/mando fight. So unless Wilder beats Joshua, dont expect those numbers ever from the Wilder show. There just arent the names available to make that happen...not anytime soon.

Whether we want to admit it or not, Wilder needs Joshua to be where Joshua is at. Joshua is already up there.

There is no road for Wilder to catch up to AJ without fighting and beating him because AJ becomes an even bigger deal every time out no matter who he fights. Wilder is the one chasing. Lets make no mistake about it

... Wilder selling 400K PPVs?... He should have sold them by now if he was capable...