Comments Thread For: Joshua Signs Three-Year Contract With Matchroom, Sky Sports

[sportbuddha]

When are Wilder fanboys gonna realise that the only thing stopping Joshua vs Wilder is Wilder? He has the contract. Everyone else faces Joshua and deals with Matchroom no problem.

That’s actually a good point, Its rare that anyone else complains about Hearn being hard to do a deal with, hard in a business sense maybe, but not in terms of professionalism. Higgins even said that despite all the theatrics they had over the Parker deals.

[Zn1]

So he'll be held 3 additional years in protective custody damn one could think Wilder was a bonafide ********* or some mass murderer by the fear he instills in this man

I knew it wouldn't be long before these posts appeared

There is a contract for Wilder vs Joshua which only Wilder hasn't signed, and it's offering 13 million more than his career best payday but he would rather reference a 50 million deal without any details as to who is providing that.

[Holler]

You know he ain’t gone leave massa

You know he earned $47m last year?

[yoz]

Obvious move for him given the platform sky and matchroom have laid down for him, already a proven formula.

What does his mean for DAZN, were they part of the deal? His shows will be on ppv in uk so might not be deal with USA side?

Also does it stipulate how many fights in uk (obvious request from sky?). Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s 2 a year in uk and leaves an option for 1 fight outside. He may have enforced minimum of 1 uk though? He has talked about going to America, Africa , etc so that will be interesting to know

I'm sure they'll look to have a crack at the US market. It makes sense. AJ is PPV, now, wherever he fights

[yoz]

That’s actually a good point, Its rare that anyone else complains about Hearn being hard to do a deal with, hard in a business sense maybe, but not in terms of professionalism. Higgins even said that despite all the theatrics they had over the Parker deals.

Exactly. As long as the financials are good, and reasonable, any fight can be made.

Understandable that Matchroom don't countenance ridiculous purse demands. They're generous, but, first, they need to look after their own.

[Kezzer]

Ok to answer my questions then:

Uk - minimum 5 fights on sky ppv (within a few hour of uk timezone); this includes povetkin over a 3 year period.

USA - DAZN have first and last offer option on all fights

[jodydean1]

I'm betting you at least 2 of those fights are with Wilder...

[Boxingfanatic75]

I knew it wouldn't be long before these posts appeared

There is a contract for Wilder vs Joshua which only Wilder hasn't signed, and it's offering 13 million more than his career best payday but he would rather reference a 50 million deal without any details as to who is providing that.

That insulting and laughable. You’d be out of your mind to sign a deal no matter how much more in terms of this-or that on a fight that will generate 100 mil. So please save us the theatrics. The deal was insulting, completely one sided and unequivocally bad. Real boxing fans want equitable outcomes for their fighters. Fan boys continue to clamor the same overused lines

[Zn1]

That insulting and laughable. You’d be out of your mind to sign a deal no matter how much more in terms of this-or that on a fight that will generate 100 mil. So please save us the theatrics. The deal was insulting, completely one sided and unequivocally bad. Real boxing fans want equitable outcomes for their fighters. Fan boys continue to clamor the same overused lines

it's only a big money fight because of AJ, Wilder isn't a draw even in the US, that's why his career best payday is 2.1 mil vs Ortiz while AJ is making tens of millions from his fights and makes more money from his endorsements alone than Wilder has been able to earn in a 40 fight career your opinions are laughable, and 15million for Wilder is a massive payday, even AJ only made 17mil in his last fight against Parker.

[Laligalaliga]

Just need wilder to find his pen now so he can start his new contract off with a knock out

this sounds Interesting. I hope he can find it on time so we will know who will kiss the canvas.
But am afraid he might not know where he lost his pen.