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

[Jab jab boom]

I get what you’re saying, but in regards to Pacquiao he was a certified PPV fighter without Mayweather, so he could demand more and rightly so, he had brought in huge numbers on ppv so he had every right to demand more than a flat fee.

Wilder however doesn’t have that luxury, he has yet to have a single ppv, so he doesn’t really have a leg to stand on declining offers 6/7 times more than he’s ever earnt, but I do get what you were trying say.

correct, wilder isn't the attraction pac was which is why we're talking about significantly less money. The flat fee pac was offered was 40 mil and he made about 3 times as much. This is more similar to the Canelo vs ggg situation but what all 3 have in common, is that despite being the b side, they all will be the biggest grossing fight that the A side had or in this case has available to them. Wilder doesn't deserve the lions share but he does deserve a percentage of what the ppv generates.

[Boxing Goat]

That's arguably true, but the pompous Brits also have an exaggerated sense of self-importance and a false sense of superiority. As neither an American nor Brit, it's easy to see that they are both similarly arrogant. I anticipate that my assessment will upset some uptight Brits and Americans, so feel free to reply (retaliate) with your favorite insults about Canada. We're usually down-to-earth enough to brush-off insults from the mentally ill.

Joshua is the A-side, Wilder is the B-side,
but that's a cliche way of looking at the situation, and it's counter-productive for negotiating the fight. The A-side B-side reference comes from the antiquated record industry, and right now both sides are sounding like a broken record.

Not saying that you are included in this assessment, but I find Canadians really pretty dumb on average based on dealing with them every day for my job. Sometimes they make me want to tear my hair out understanding the most basic of things. But, in a way that's a good thing because they seem more laid back.

And the UK vs. US thing doesn't phase me. After all, the best Brits left the old world and made this one. How can it not possibly be better? Brits are just jealous.

[Sid-Knee]

“Your country can't have a lose grip on reality”

As are your writing skills. Public school?

"Can't have a lose grip on reality"

Haha, you're making it much worse. Go and read it again and do so SLOWLY. Make sure the information gets into your head.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Fury dethroned a long time champ but it was a disaster? You do know there have been many boring fights in history but the result still stands as a great accomplishment?

Fury wasn't/isn't a bum, nor was he overweight for the Wlad fight.

You really do come out with some crap, do you know that?

Oh, and have you given that other thread a swerve after I proved you wrong?

I could either waste my time scouring the internet on a completely false statement finding 200 more fighters just to prove it wrong or just say nope not gonna do it and tell you you’re dead wrong. The US all time OWNS boxing and head to head country matchups EVEN THOUGH every country MUST fight US fighters because we have the most of any country. Again simple math. Public school?

[Sid-Knee]

You're giving Fury a lot of credit for timidly doing just enough to get a victory in what turned-out to be among the worst fights in heavyweight title history. There was a time when you actually had to BEAT the champ to take his title. Fury tiptoed away with it like a burglar in the night. He did, however, make the fight look easy in comparison to Anthony Joshua's herculean effort against Klitschko.

A win isn't great based on whether the fight was good or not. That doesn't come into it, it's just a bonus.

Fury does deserve a lot of credit for beating the guy who had held the title for 10 years. It's not something you sniff at.

[vitali1999]

Hahahaahaa Lewis has lost his wanker. More like the other way around. Wilder deserves 40/60

[Boxingfanatic75]

Yeah, but Joshua wanted it in the UK so he couldn't have the money. The money was only there for a fight in the US.

Also, your post doesn't dispute Wilder refusing to sign a contract that he had agreed.

Sorry Charlie but verbal contract isn’t going to work. Face reality everyone including top HWs former and current are calling out a duck job. Just face it your champ is as yellow as they come. It’ll be ok, I promise.

[Boxingfanatic75]

"Can't have a lose grip on reality"

Haha, you're making it much worse. Go and read it again and do so SLOWLY. Make sure the information gets into your head.

That’s LOOSE you mindless dolt. Public school?

[Sid-Knee]

If Eddie Hearn had any real intention of negotiation a Joshua-Wilder fight
he would not have begun by intentionally mispronouncing Shelly Finkel's name in interviews & social media posts. That was completely obnoxious, immature, and counter-productive to negotiations. It shows how seriously Hearn took the situation, and more importantly, what kind of person he is.

Yeah, but it was funny.

Calling Shelly "Shirly" doesn't paint a picture of not wanting to negotiate the fight in good faith, but it does show disrespect and immaturity.

[Sid-Knee]

Not saying that you are included in this assessment, but I find Canadians really pretty dumb on average based on dealing with them every day for my job. Sometimes they make me want to tear my hair out understanding the most basic of things. But, in a way that's a good thing because they seem more laid back.

And the UK vs. US thing doesn't phase me. After all, the best Brits left the old world and made this one. How can it not possibly be better? Brits are just jealous.

The best Brits? You mean the crazy Christians that they chucked out and didn't want? Who then made the biggest mental asylum in history called the United Sates?

And for an American to call anyone from another country "Dumb" shows that you really haven't grasped the meaning of irony.