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

[FLY TY]

So Fury is ducking for signing to ESPN for the most money but Wilder can sign with ESPN for more money than Showtime and is still hesitating. The point of Wilder to sign with Showtime is for PPV. But the only two opponents who warrant PPV fights are fighting for other outlets. Wilder signing to Showtime ensures that he has no interest in fighting Fury or Joshua.

Don't get me wrong, I hate Arum-ESPN - especially Stephen A. Smith - I wish all boxers would sign with DAZN and just let everyone watch every fight for $10 per month like WWE does, but it makes no sense at this point for Wilder to sign with Showtime. DAZN and ESPN are both better options and offer the biggest fights for him.

The point of him not signing to ESPN is the fact he doesn't want Arum as a promoter. Not really that hard to figure out. The guy's not selling his soul.

[Bronx23]

Damn remember when Wilder said DAZN was "trash". Either he was just hatin or maybe that's how he really felt but now he looks really silly

[pillowfists98]

I hope Showtime boxing dies just like HBO. We need more fighters on DAZN, no PPV.

[MisanthropicNY]

The point of him not signing to ESPN is the fact he doesn't want Arum as a promoter. Not really that hard to figure out. The guy's not selling his soul.

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

[pillowfists98]

Damn remember when Wilder said DAZN was "trash". Either he was just hatin or maybe that's how he really felt but now he looks really silly

Oscar De La Hoya did too. Of course once he found out how much money DAZN was offering he changed his mind real quick.

[champion4ever]

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.

[champion4ever]

Damn remember when Wilder said DAZN was "trash". Either he was just hatin or maybe that's how he really felt but now he looks really silly

That was then and this now. At least we are going to get the Joshua/Wilder fight as a result of his tentatively and inevitably signing with DAZN for at least eight figure pay days per fight. That also includes a multi-fight and multi-$million deal which makes it a very smart business move .

[champion4ever]

I said that after the Tyson Fury fight, that Deontay Wilder days as a Showtime World Championship fighter were retired but no one wanted to believe me.

In addition, since the Fury rematch fell through many British boxing fans were predicting that Wilder would be headed back to Alabama and fighting before small half empty arenas for just $1.5mil per fight. However, couldn't you guys have been more wrong?

Well currently and henceforth he is a PPV star or DAZN type of a fighter now who is going to start making a minimum of at least eight figure paydays.

I couldn't have been happy and proud for the "Bronze Bomber" Deontay Wilder.

[bigjavi973]

“These hoes ain’t loyal” - Stephen Espinoza.

[Califire209]

Hearn and AJ gona get it, no more running and no more dodging.