In the DAZN offer, the second fight would have been in the UK and there wouldn't have been neutral officials. So the deck would be stacked to make sure AJ wins the second fight, leaving Wilder on his way out the door on a loss, with Hearn delivering two massive fights to DAZN. Even if it costs Joshua his 0 in the process, it'd be worth it.
But Hearn has no incentive to allow Joshua and Wilder to maximize their earnings by taking the fight to PPV. Whatever Hearn's taste of the PPV would be pales in comparison to the money at stake when it comes to keeping DAZN happy. People forget only the first two years of Hearn's deal with DAZN are guaranteed. DAZN can cut bait after that and now that they have Canelo, do they really need to be giving all of this money to a UK promoter who has failed to land significant US stars?
But Hearn has no incentive to allow Joshua and Wilder to maximize their earnings by taking the fight to PPV. Whatever Hearn's taste of the PPV would be pales in comparison to the money at stake when it comes to keeping DAZN happy. People forget only the first two years of Hearn's deal with DAZN are guaranteed. DAZN can cut bait after that and now that they have Canelo, do they really need to be giving all of this money to a UK promoter who has failed to land significant US stars?


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