New found respect for Dillian Whyte

[Fabes88]

Whyte makes a total of around 20 million on that deal in two fights if he wins if you figure the fights generate 30 million which it would. Without that fight he makes about 3 million or so ? Maybe a little more if he gets a good opponent at the 02? So no, wasn't a good move at all. Whyte is in no position to squabble over money ,don't the fighters get they are being offered the opportunity in the first place ,there is no percentage discussions if there is no Joshua to fight. The figures added up here is most likely more so Whyte would get near 25 million ,worst case scenario he still makes around 10 million so again no not smart at all.

I did say it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but I respect his stance on it.

[REDEEMER]

I did say it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but I respect his stance on it.

This will totally back fire if he loses. not sure if id call it respect as avoidance really though, he cheating himself out of money. He talked about self worth but how can he talk about worth taking less lucrative fights ? These guys heads are getting way to big ,in particular he's already Joshua's best K.O highlight still. Miller states Joshua is Greedy and wouldn't even clear 200K anywhere ,I call it fear of wanting over payment.

[Tom Cruise]

Funny how much respect Whyte is getting for not fighting Joshua, yet he got very little for chasing a fight with Wilder

[lolpz]

Well he figured why risk another loss for money he can make down the line anyway while he is currently highly ranked in the WBC and can get a title shot at Wilder first. The AJ rematch would always be there anyways given that he bounces back with a couple of wins even in a defeat to Wilder.

He probably fancies his chances against Wilder to be greater then his chances against Joshua. He can also take other safer fights in the mean time and make good money given that he is a big name in the UK. He could also hit the U.S market and gain fans here as well if he takes fights against decent opposition. He's probably looking toward longevity and the long haul of his career rather then one final big payday against Joshua right now.

Smart move imo.

[Tyistall]

Whyte not fighting AJ at Wembley, was just as ****** as Wilder not taking the same fight. Now both Whyte and Wilder are looking for opponents and when they do finally get someone to agree, nether fighter will make half 105 as much as they could have by fighting AJ. It wasn't a smart move either because what if either of them get beat, then they are screwed. Neither of these two guys knows their worth but they will know when the make 1 million each in their next fight hahah.

[kafkod]

I was just thinking whyte turned down the 5 mil offer from aj on the basis that he was unhappy with the fact AJ would still make more in the rematch.

Whyte backed himself to the point he was so certain he would beat AJ he was willing to turn down the offer because he was unhappy with the terms of the rematch, a rematch that in all likelihood will never happen. In favour of waiting it out to become mandatory for a lesser split but the opportunity to dictate his own terms in a potential rematch. I don’t necessarily think it was the smartest move but I do respect it.

The rematch split was changed to 50/50 in the last, improved offer that Whyte got, and his purse would have been more than he got for the Chisora fight and more than he would get as a mando.

For sure, if he beat AJ in a mandated fight he could dictate his own terms for a rematch, but that's a hell of a big if. I think he made a mistake turning that last offer down.

Fighters should focus on their own money, instead of being obsessed with what the opponent is getting, and turning down career high offers because the other guy is getting much more than them.

[Kezzer]

In my opinion it was an example of ego getting to the brain. No different to Wilder who applied similar logic to offers.

[Ray*]

Exactly my point. He was that confident in himself he turned down 5 million over a rematch that probably wouldn’t happen lol

The money wasn’t the issue in the end according to him. They finally agree on a 50/50 split if he beat Joshua, but he wanted drug testing and longer camp for the fight. I don’t know if that’s an excuse or not because according to VADA they administer testing for Joshua as well as his opponents.

[Ray*]

Funny how much respect Whyte is getting for not fighting Joshua, yet he got very little for chasing a fight with Wilder

The only people that disrespect him for chasing Wilder are idiots. They are not real fans of the sport.

[Ray*]

I did say it wasn’t the smartest thing to do but I respect his stance on it.

Mosley did the same thing with De la Hoya and went and lost to Forrest. Sometimes the gamble works, sometimes it doesn’t. At the moment now he doesn’t have a fight for April 20. Breazeale might finally get his shot at the WBC and Whyte would be left without a good PPV opponent unless Povetkin or Ortiz can make that date.