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

[Corbett]

What about the left hook ?

Parker was on his azz twice in that fight

Correct and that had never happened to Parker before

[Oldskoolg]

Good for Whyte. And good for ESPN Increasing top ranks budget. Boxing is booming in the USA again

[lfc19titles]

Have you got a source to back up those numbers?

Sky is far far higher

Bt at 2018 had this

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/02/02/bt-reports-decline-in-tv-customers/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-5310997/amp/Sky-boasts-soaring-customer-numbers-sports-shake-up.html

So basically sky had 22.8 million, bt had less than 2m

I’d imagine by had climbed up since then as my source is one year out of date

But there is no way bt has more than 3m

No way sky has less than 20m

Not in the space of one year as both have raised their game

Whyte has made a huge error imo

[lfc19titles]

You'd think so. I'd be fairly surprised if he could make more money fighting in the US on ESPN as you think if he could get a mando against Wilder eventually or fight Ortiz for which he could get that DAZN money and in the UK make the AJ fight.

Will suck for British boxing if this did happen, I'd like to know what the sources are and what Eddie is planning to do.

He’s probably got a guaranteed fight vs fury in his contract or significant compensation

He’s also probably only signed a 3 fight deal imo so he can come back

He will defo lose money compared to if he stayed on sky but it’s his career, like wilder a lot of these guys make odd decisions and fight for less money but with easier wins

[yard man]

Really happy for Whyte go and grab that bag bro Eddie have no respect for you is head is too far up AJ's ass

[Toffee]

Multi fight deals don't start with a big fight.

So another great day in boxing. At this rate Joshua v Miller won't just the biggest fight in the heavyweight division this year, it'll be the only one featuring two currently active fighters.

[Ray*]

Your assuming if whyte wins.. my argument is by staying with Hearn he could entice wilder to give him a shot at his title thus making it easier and building bigger fights for whoever wins to fight Joshua .. either way whyte gets his world title shot for sure or if wilder wins he has 2 mega money fights with Joshua ( assuming he beats miller)

Hearn did a great job for him, he offered Wilder 5m and 7m and both were rejected. I don’t think Hearn could have done anymore for Whyte and Wilder took less money to fight Ortiz.

Sometimes you got to forget about money, and I think Whyte was clever not taking the Joshua rematch, he would have got paid £5m but if the outcome is the same as last time he fought AJ, then he would have to rebuild again and play second fiddle to Joshua with Hearn.

With Top rank he would probably play second fiddle to Fury but at least he can say “Am fighting in America on ESPN”. DAZN didn’t even pick up his last fight, which hurt him from the interview he did on IFL.

If he does go ahead and sue the WBC like am hearing then if he gets that shot ESPN would probably win the WBC purse bid. Which means Wilder fighting Whyte on ESPN..... Let’s wait and see how this works out.

[SHOOTALLCLOWNS]

bob arum making big moves. fury vs whyte in the uk does big business. good move by arum signing another heavyweight to his stable. he now has fury and whyte is wilder next?

[Noelanthony]

Good for Whyte Hearn low balled him and it back fired. He felt he was worth more and looks like Uncle Bob agrees. Funny he let Andy Ruiz go to PBC. Andy was very good fighter regardless of his body I had him beating Parker. Most under rated HW on the planet not much of a fan base tho. So now there's Parker Whyte and Fury that was quick.

Parker is still affiliated if not loosely with Matchroom..

Whyte is silly unless of course he is being offered a sizeable purse. However the light at the end of the tunnel is Tyson Fury. At least Signing with PBC he has a number of great matchups and Deontay is there if all goes well. In any case I’m sure he has weighed up his options

[SHOOTALLCLOWNS]

Parker is still affiliated if not loosely with Matchroom..

Whyte is silly unless of course he is being offered a sizeable purse. However the light at the end of the tunnel is Tyson Fury. At least Signing with PBC he has a number of great matchups and Deontay is there if all goes well. In any case I’m sure he has weighed up his options

joseph parker is with Top rank I believe