Comments Thread For: Ellerbe: Smartest Move Wilder Made Was Turning Down DAZN

[Ray*]

He could've been the one to KO Joshua, make $120 million doing so, shoot his fame into the stratosphere and be the face of boxing, become as big as Tyson.

All of it gone.

How was that a smart move?

Well i don't think his team are known for taking risks. Their mentality is shaped in a certain way, and they have fans that adhere to those standards. I look at these fans and just laugh at them.

[thabanga510]

Maybe these numbers everyone keep throwing around are not what the fighters are getting.

[DaNeutral.]

I dont understand it. Wilder turned down more money than hes likely to earn in the rest of his career combined out of loyalty. Then it was "We gotta make as much money as possible in this career". All these PBC boys seem to flip flop their answers, everything they say will contradict something else they said.

[Curtis2]

Only time will tell.

How much was Dazn offering him? only way its worth it is if he surpasses the amount dazn was offering him with pbc/ellerbe..

I hear ellerbe always bagging on Dazn talking about yeah you getting paid on Dazn but nobody is watching you cause its an app blah blah blah but when push comes to shove I rather be paid than famous.

DAZN subscription is worth $1.05 per year or, about .09 per month!

[Boxingfanatic75]

Ellerbe talks as if KNOWS Wilder will never lose. Under Haymon control and fixing he won't lose.

And Ellerbe knows Wilder would have lost to Joshua and it would be game over.

At what point do you idiots wake up and realize Wilder is a total complete protected counterfeit fraud hoax pretender? AT WHAT POINT???!!!

It’s at moments like this as to why this was created

[gully7]

ruiz was getting joshua next either way

No he wasn't, they originally wanted it to be AJ's first fight this year but Wilder and his team weren't interested because they were getting the run around by Fury.

Wilder could've been the one to KO AJ and become undisputed for an insane amount of money, but he ****ed up. He'll never become undisputed now with the belts about to be fragmented.

[Death_Adder]

ruiz was getting joshua next either way

ok, still, say he signed the deal, he would've still gotten $20 million to fight Breazeale. How much did he get to fight him on Showtime? Half? Less? I know it wasn't $20 million.

[jdp28tx]

Wilder and PBC keeps saying "wait and see" and Wilder will become the face of boxing and the next Mayweather financially. However, they have been saying this for 5 years and Wilder is now approaching 35 yrs old yet he still has not had a defining win against the best heavyweight around. He could of become very wealthy by signing with DAZN or just taking the Joshua fight, but every time an entity wants to throw millions upon millions at him he says, "no thanks". Eventually within the next few fights he will lose and all that potential money will be gone for good if not gone already because of his ******ity.

[Death_Adder]

Well i don't think his team are known for taking risks. Their mentality is shaped in a certain way, and they have fans that adhere to those standards. I look at these fans and just laugh at them.

Safety first approach is what a lot of these guys are after.

Protect that "0"

[elmaravilla]

Maybe later it could be a smart move if he does end up making more than what was offered from DAZN.

Right now it is a dumb decision to turn down guaranteed money.