Comments Thread For: Wilder Prepared To Meet With DAZN, SHO 'Still Very Much' in Mix

[Afi23]

From the outside looking in it looks like Wilder’s finally started to realise the people around him are feeding him BS imo, Either that or he’s using DAZN as a negotiation tool to get more money from Sho.

From the reports it sounds like he bypassed Haymon and the others and spoke to DAZN directly, while it would be highly hypocritical of him if he did sign (Yano all the things he was saying about the platform), i’m never against a fighter getting paid and it looks like the unification is on the agenda. Big up!!

Initial contact was made without Finkel & Haymon, they'll will be at the meeting next week according to Coppinger:

https://twitter.com/MikeCoppinger/status/1104056813752729600

[Slimjoe]

Either way he is finally using his brains. When Dillian freaking Whyte is getting paid more than you on average then you know it’s time to bounce or hold them to ransom so they can match DAZN/ESPN’s offers at sho. Which I think sho would try to do now.

Wilder is just plain dumb, but from what I gathered he is from the country side. At 33/34 he has probably 2/3 years left. Hopefully this new found mentality with him would make others sit up.

Spot on bro.I think Wilder has been reading our commentaries on this platform.I want all participants to make money, especially the boxers.Timing is everything in this business.

[mrlopez]

Bout time the bumpkin opened his eyes!

[Curt Henning]

its absolutely hilarious to watch the wilder haters out here..."bout time he opened his eyes...hes been so dumb....when whyte is making more than you on average something is wrong"

wilder is one of the top paid US boxers...whyte making more or what wilder makes isnt indicative of the job haymon and showtime have done with him...its indicative of the us/uk boxing markets....its simple...if wilder were british hed be AJ.....you clowns somehow have it in your head that haymon has done some terrible job moving wilder....he hasnt...wilder is as known and as paid as any american fighter

[MC Hammer]

I hear there was a record number of heart attacks when this broke out. Hope (not really) certain Stephen E. and #LDBS are doing OK.

78SportsTV gave Wilder the interview where he announced the meeting wtf are you talking about?

https://********/cLmgQkvJfyE

And you Hearn **** riders appear to be the salty ones because hearn still don't have Wilder broken and working for him like that adopted black son AJ

[MC Hammer]

Well then DAZN it is and the Fury fight should happen in the UK, right?

Fury had his chance. Wilder mentions that in this interview:

https://********/cLmgQkvJfyE

Fury can languish over here never getting a shot at the belt and having his biggest fight from now on be Dillian Whyte

[MC Hammer]

Boxingscene need to start crediting the guys doing the interviews. This wasn't from Tha Boxing Voice it was 78SportsTV and the #LDBC

https://********/cLmgQkvJfyE

[Alan Smithee]

Good for Wilder. Hope he gets the most money possible. I am really hoping for the demise of pay per view. Most ppv shows have garbage undercards anyway. DAZN and ESPN+ are not only cost effective for consumers but the more fights the more exposure. Hopefully both companies will sign enough quality fighters to offer great fights for great value on a regular basis. Unlike sports leagues boxing is not seasonal and the only way to continue to build the sport is to regularly broadcast the fights that the fans want to see.

[FLY TY]

Well then DAZN it is and the Fury fight should happen in the UK, right?

He said Showtime is still in the mix, and the Fury fight may not happen. If it does, I don't see any reason it would be in the UK...none at all. Fury is not the A-Side.

[BigStomps]

Make no mistake about it. This deal could potentially have far reaching repercussions above and beyond just Deontay Wilder.

Expect Al Haymon to bring several of his PBC fighters over to DAZN with him also under his tutelage and supervision (which will be his fourth platform behind CBS, Fox and ITV). DAZN is becoming the new HBO of boxing.

This deal could potentially break records. Eddie Hearn has been trying to sign American fighters for months now to DAZN. With Wilder, Haymon and the PBC headed over to DAZN; This is definitely a gamechanger. Expect subscriptions to go through the roof.

This is a very good time to be a boxing fan right now. You will have Matchroom Sport, Golden Boy Promotions, K2 Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions all fighting on the same platform.

I hope you're right. I don't mind paying for DAZN and ESPN+. Those two along with Fox is all we need for boxing. I'm currently paying for Showtime to watch boxing but I hope they call it quits too the same way HBO did...