Comments Thread For: Showtime's Espinoza: Wilder-Ortiz PPV 'Deal Didn't Make Sense For Us'

[Bullrider]

"Deal didn't make sense for us."

It's senseless losing money overpaying clowns.

[DARTH SILKWORMS]

What were the offers then? Since you’re so in the know. What’s the guarantee? Why don’t you use your brain for a change.

I don't have to be in the know. Most of the credible reporters were saying FOX & SHO were fighting for the rights. When word leaked that FOX had won the bidding war, SHO went public that they'd lost out. Said they were given a fair chance to get the fight, but the guarantee had gotten so high they thought they'd lose money if they tried to beat FOX's offer.

If that's not a bidding war, what is?

In response to your comment about the DAZN offers, why wouldn’t he have got the Joshua fight? I just don’t get it, let’s not forget if Wilder took that when he should have, there is no Ruiz fight

DAZN's offer of $40 million to Wilder to fight Joshua was contingent on Joshua winning his next fight, which he didn't. So if Wilder had stabbed PBC in the back and fought Breazeale on DAZN, it would have all been for nothing since he wouldn't have ended up getting his $40 million for the Joshua fight since Joshua lost his interim bout.