Comments Thread For: Lennox Lewis: Wilder Deserves 60-40 Split for Joshua Fight

[Just looking]

Wilder doesn't deserve 40% but if that is what it takes to make fight in ok with that.
I don't think wilder deserves 40% because he's had 40 fights or so and only 2 opponents of any note.

Previous opponents have nothing to do with the money split. Look at this from a commercial view. The winner will be the undisputed champion and if it is Joshua, he opens the US market, making a lot more money in future fights

[Jimmy gold]

This old dude has lost his marbles smdh. It should be 80-20 on favor of aj and that’s being generous since wilder is irrelevant bum lol

[AdonisCreed]

They might as well forget about this fight happening because it's not gonna happen lol I don't think Hearn wants it that's their decision and also I believe either Wilder or AJ will lose to an unlikely opponent which will derail it or make it less enticing!!

[champion4ever]

Hold on boys! You are trashing a fellow countryman; A Brit/Your compatriot!

[champion4ever]

How could anyone trash the credibility of Lennox Lewis; A Hall of Famer, an all-time great? Not to mention one of the greatest heavyweight champions of his generation.

One would think his voice should carry some weight. He is an expert because he actually fought and risked his life in the ring.

[uppercut510]

people tend to arbitrarily decide what the right thing is based on who the fighter is. Wonder if all of these people who agree that wilder should just accept a flat fee were also in agreement with it when mayweather offered one to Pacquiao or when canelo offered one to ggg. Btw, both guys went on to make millions and millions more than the flat fee offer once the fights happened.

exactly bro!!!!

[Kris Silver]

Lennox is dead right on all counts. The thing with flat fee is, it kinda hides the ratio of the total pot. No one apart from the promoters really knows if that’s 25% or 40%. I think it’s probably closer to the former which is less than they gave Parker. So they are low balling but it’s still a reasonable and big offer. Parker negotiated up from 30% to what 35%. So why can’t Wilder and they’re team? Instead they mess about, cancel meetings, go quiet, and go on social media.

Wilder now saying 50-50 only now I changed my mind. It doesn’t take much to see why big fight negotiations get drawn out. A few games by both sides, putting off a better offer or being more willing to seriously compromise until ‘next year’. Then it comes around and the other party has changed position and it’s a giant mess of excuses and barriers to gaining good will to compromise to a deal.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Every time Lewis does a article about Joshua you can sense the jealousy . He’s pissed the U.K. public didn’t get behind him like they are Joshua

Wilder gets paid 3mill tops a fight and he’s being offered 15 and still turning it down . Greedy Kent should jump at the chance to take the belts and become the main man

If wilder managed to win he could call the big money shots

Jealous? Each person that comes out against AG publicly it’s hilarious at how fast the AJ slurpers come to his defense as if they’ve crucified Christ himself lol. Here’s a clue, as I’ve said before AJ couldn’t hold the fumunda cheese withing Lennox’s cup protector

[twosweethooks]

To all our fine English Brethren who believe that Wilder deserves less:

Please note and fully receive the Winston Churchill Backward Victory sign:

UP YE BUM !!!!!

[Rubber Ducky]

Lewis wasn't the type to try and squeeze every last penny out of an opponent it's why he offered Bowe 42% when he was WBC champion and Bowe had no belts, while Bowe offered him far less when they both had belts.

But fact is Wilder technically already agreed to less and accepted a $15 mill flat fee, but balked at the April 2019 date. So Hearn now knows his price, so why would he offer more? Sure Wilder is asking for 50/50 now but he was asking for 50/50 or no deal before too, so Hearn knows it's just posturing.