Comments Thread For: Wilder: Joshua Would've Accepted $50M Offer If Not For Hearn

[Corelone]

"fast eddie" is a known liar

He tries to tell the truth, but it's hard selling lemons.

[Phenom]

I've just looked at a couple of newspaper articles stating Joshua's purses.

£15m for Klitchsko.
£10m - £11m for Takam estimate
£16m - £18m for Parker estimate

This doesn't include sponsorships and endorsements but taking the highest estimates brings it to £44m. $57m according to Google converter right now.

So it's splitting hairs really, either way it's a significant amount of earnings for 3 fights.

I doubt he made that much from the Parker fight look there is a reason why Matchroom doesn't want to open up the books this is not a new hustle we seen it before in boxing

We know how much the gate and total revenue from the Klitschko because of K2

[MC Hammer]

Yes. It means if it goes higher it becomes an outrageously ****** offer to take.

It becomes ****** if he makes more money? That's the dumbest thing I've heard. So If the fight makes 150mil Joshua gets 75, something he could never do in the US without Wilder or the UK at all. But to you it makes more sense for him to take the same fight for what 25 or 30mil and not grow his audience in the slightest? All so that Wilder doesn't come up too.

[Corelone]

That's just silly. First, they'd likely have a rematch, which would command perhaps even more millions than the first fight. Second, how many prime, unified world champions have been relegated to making next to nothing after a single loss? You may not like Joshua, but be realistic.

Like AJ would want a second concussion. If this is anything, it's a career ender for the loser. Thousands, not millions from here foreward. A rematch after a blistering KO on either side wouldn't sell. It might not be allowed. Why put all that at risk for less than 50 million dollars? AJ is such a money machine, but he can't raise the ante? Hearn gots billions and still squawking about a split on half of what he refused. It doesn't make any sense.

[NearHypnos]

Wait a sec. I need proof of this. You telling me Joshua is already making $25-35 mil average per fight? I need a career break of purses for him. Just like how we can fact check Floyd. I could be late to the date but if that's really the case then they can easily give Deontay $20Mil for the fight.

Going based off memory...He made about 20 or more(?) against Wlad, 10-15 for Takam, 30ish for Parker, like 10 or so for Martin and I dont remember the rest to be honest.

Wilder just made 2mil his last fight....against the best fighter hes ever faced.

2mil
30mil

Yeah. Earnings wise it’s an insane discrepancy.

But it doesnt matter they arent fighting right now. A-B side doesnt matter til after their fights

[Reverb]

I doubt he made that much from the Parker fight look there is a reason why Matchroom doesn't want to open up the books this is not a new hustle we seen it before in boxing

We know how much the gate and total revenue from the Klitschko because of K2

I think the bottom line there is that Joshua is earning very well as it is.
Without knowing numbers for fact, we'll see how he's doing if he stays with Matchroom.
I know a guy who works for a firm who sponsor him (which is one of many) and it's a fee anyone could live very well indeed from.

[Palakin Stu]

As soon as Wilder said his Bronze Bomber persona wants a body on his record this fight was over. Joshua is floundering in a pit of foul despair. He knows that he could very well be that body. Sometimes he thinks he might just get KO'd, but then again he knows Wilder's going to bring it like never before and he's terrified of being that body.

[uppercut510]

It's such a moot point, since Wilder already accepted to fight Joshua in the UK.

yeah hes always made the point hed fight aj in the uk for a fair percentage but for arguments sake hes going to bring it up being that aj said it must be in the uk for the fans

[N/A]

A guy like Joshua who can make that or more in two fights? Against anybody.

can you provide any credible numbers to back that up?

[Biolink]

A guy like Joshua who can make that or more in two fights? Against anybody.

It was 50 million + Upside so realistically probably closer to 80 million, if not more.

Even if that wsan't the case no he can't. His last guarantees were for 15, 10, 13 + upside. Whose he gonna fight that can generate that interest, Fury? Whyte 2? He'd still be quite a bit far away from 50 million + upside.