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Wilder doesn't need to keep pursuing a coward. He doesn't need Joshua. Joshua needs him. He's the coward who wouldn't fight Wilder and the world knows it. So I agree in a way. Whatever they make, l hope that both are satisfied. The money will always be there, the respect won't.
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Not in the way you think
The Povetkin fight likely puts $25m in Joshua's pocket with the Wilder fight, and Joshua's prioritizing of home advantage, putting maybe $30m in Joshua's pocket (the actual number being $25m-$30m, since Wilder will need more than $15m to hurry up and sit and Hearn already having $45m as about the max he can find in the UK for the event). With those fights done, and Joshua clearly beating Wilder, you then have the rematch in Las Vegas (Hearn likely angles to dictate the event while someone else puts up the money) and the mandatory cycle.
Now, Joshua still gets his September fight for $25m with Povetkin, but the April date is now in flux because Pulev will have secured his mandatory shot by the end of October (I don't rate Hughie Fury all that highly, tbh). Joshua vacates the IBF belt to keep his second Wembley date, and he maybe sees $25m to fight a ho-hum guy like Dillian Whyte, and then the expansion stalls.
With the American audience likely having Deontay Wilder after he defeats Tyson Fury (folks will ignore the fact that Tyson Fury was the undefeated WBA/IBF/WBO champion, so WBC champion Wilder beating him would technically re-establish the heavyweight title lineage for the first time since Lennox Lewis), the IBF champion floating around somewhere (Pulev vs Miller in Bulgaria, unless Hearn simply locks down his fighters for Joshua), and Joshua in the UK, interest will split up again.
Anthony Joshua will be looking at being mandated to fight the Charr-Oquendo winner or see the WBA belt stripped too (maybe a $20m payday).Comment
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As of today there is no Wilder vs Fury fight only both men saying the fight is close to being done.Close only counts in a game of horseshoes. Until the Wilder vs Fury fight is officially announced there is no fight only talk about a possible fight. If Wilder beats Fury I still don't think AJ would ever make anywhere near 100 million bucks for fighting Wilder. If AJ keeps winning I think he can make at least 25 million a fight by fighting other top guys besides Fury or Wilder.Comment
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Money might be more important than respect for many pro boxers. Money can buy things and respect can't buy anything. Wilder wants to fight AJ to proves he is better. I think even more so he wants the to fight AJ for the money he would make for that fight and the much bigger paydays he would get in future fights if he wins.Comment
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If Wilder fights Fury and KOs him brutally in the first round, he'd still be the B side vs AJ.Comment
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It doesn’t destroy his income at all, it makes his future (inevitable) fight against the winner bigger than it ever would have been. If they fight, especially if it’s a good fight, the value of both an AJ v Fury and AJ v Wilder fight increases, regardless of who wins. Obviously the winner will be looking to fight Joshua, but the loser (esp. if it’s fury) is still on track for an AJ fight. This is a fight between a ******* champ and a current wbc champ, either can lose without ruining their reputation.Comment
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AJ is boxing's biggest earner this year, at the top of Forbes rich list for boxers. He'll generate tens of millions regardless of who he fights. Should he lose fights at some point then there's comeback fights and rematches which will generate just as much bank. Barring career-affecting injury, or untimely demise, Joshua is now set to make hundreds of millions throughout the course of his career, win or lose.Comment
you f#cking *****.
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