Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte's Deal With Top Rank & ESPN Nearing Completion

[Noelanthony]

I wondered all along if Matchroom had Options on Parker for his fights with AJ and Whyte? Either way TR is the US promoter I belive. Whyte's good either way. He can do a TV deal in the UK and TR/espn In US. You know as well as I he's not signing with TR if the #'$ aren't right. So unless Matchroom puts something in writing quick its seems he may going to TR. All the British fighter fighting here now anyway These networks are spending $$$$.

It looks that way now albeit I’m yet to see PBC/Showtime blow anyone out the water with a humongous offer.

[P4P Forever]

It looks that way now albeit I’m yet to see PBC/Showtime blow anyone out the water with a humongous offer.

PBC Has a large stock of fighters they represent. PBC may not have seen all the power moves coming but there fighters seem loyal if not brain dead. Broner rejecting a $40M 5 fight offer from Roc Nation.
I read that was the deal. They collected a lot of fighters, that Golden Boy had worked with and many Oscar thought were signed to Golden Boy. Yeah seems like Wilder make penny's on the dollar compared to AJ. Things have changed can be nearly im possible in some case to make prime time match ups. Way too much over marinating going on. Maybe PBC will be forced to work with others.

[Ray*]

He has no grounds to sue the WBC because he has yet to win a final eliminator, backing out of the Ortiz fight when it was ordered.

Nice dream though

If he thinks he has a case then let him sue them, they have sanction that fight now.

[Ray*]

Agree, whyte ducked AJ to avoid another beat down, and continue the illusion he a top level boxer.

With UK fans like you encouraging this, there is no reason for the top boxers to take any risks. AJ/Whyte content to take no risk fights against bums, and milk the pathetic UK fans.

Encouraging nothing, fans are thick. A boxer would do whatever they want whether fans like it or not. So am not sure what am encouraging him to do.

[Scipio2009]

espn has multiple options on Rivas.

Signing alvarez didn’t come up craps for TR lol. They still have him and he’s still a top contender. Plus they got Kovalev who is sa bigger name than alvarez so thay signing was a win all the way around. Just like Beterbiev and Valera. That’s how they locked up the 175 lb division

Wilder and Ortiz could be next on the way.

Top rank didn’t pick off alvarez from Michel. It’s a co promotion.

Top rank just out maneuvered Haymon to pick off two belts in Alvarez and Beterbiev and then as contenders plus Rivas and put Haymon in a money losing situation to overpay for wilder Breazeale l.

From making a profit on wilder fury 2 to losing money for wilders next fight is a big turn of events.

What did Rivas fight Jennings for for Top Rank to now have options on him, lol? The Philadelphia heavyweight championship lol? Gtfoh.

Signing the Alvarez fight to feed him to Kovalev, ended up with Kovalev getting stopped; if you honestly think that Top Rank intended to pay Alvarez another $1m to fight Kovalev again, plus be on the hook for another $1m after that ($250k+ per fight, for a guaranteed 4 fights), you're a fool.

With Stevenson gone, Zurdo Ramirez is the biggest money left at 175lbs, and he yet to fight at the weight yet. Have fun with that.

Al Haymon has been with Deontay Wilder since at least 2010 and has taken the ride with him for that whole run; one fight is going to do what to 8 years of work? lol

[Zaxspeed]

I dont think it counts when it was achieved with an illegal head butt.

Whyte put Parker down twice. First was a head butt. Second was his trusty left hook. Sweet punch, Parker did well to survive.

[Laligalaliga]

... Hearn offered him 4m; whether that was pounds or dollars, it's still short.

Now, who is Whyte going to fight on ESPN+ to justify $4m? Who knows.

Still, Dillian Whyte was built, by Eddie Hearn no less, to be seen as this star of some level, and Whyte went with it.

Whyte and Joshua were supposed to hold hands, own the show together, pay Hearn his 20% after costs, and then split everything else 85/15 Joshua to 80/20 Joshua. Whatever the pay on that was, the terms were clear and Joshua/Hearn didn't want to go for it, so Whyte moved on.

Whyte was offered 7mil for that fight which I believe was good enough to make the fight.
Wilder made a little above 7mil in Fury's fight, so why is whyte feeling too entitled?

Hez a good guy, I like him but I don't see him getting 7mil anywhere except hez fighting AJ.

[Laligalaliga]

He has no grounds to sue the WBC because he has yet to win a final eliminator, backing out of the Ortiz fight when it was ordered.

Nice dream though

WBC are trcksters.... The Browne fight was promised to him as the final eliminator and sualiman later did the snake dance on him and gave it to Breazeale.

Whyte is not ****** to sue WBC without concrete evidence or a good case to present if he was not promised a mandatory position by sualiman.
As at the time Ortiz was ordered to fight whyte as another final eliminator, he just lost a titled fight..

It will be criminal go give Ortiz an eliminator at the back of a title loss to wilder.

[Laligalaliga]

Agreed, Ortiz needs better management , the ways hes looking maybe to late who knows.

I hope to see Miller, whyte, joyce or even fury fight him so we can assess him well with other top guys.
Never the less I think hez a good guy but hez just not my fighter.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Brave move from Dillian Whyte, as there does seem to be some fear mongering within the UK 'If you are not with Sky-sports & Match room, that you are doomed etc'