So, SHO's Espinoza said, "Deal didn't make sense for us"

[MDPopescu]

Showtime had to overpay Wilder and lost money on the Breazeale fight. They felt it was Fox's turn to take a financial hit. Wilder v Ortiz 2 wont even make enough money to pay both fighters let alone pay everybody else and make a profit. (...)

... It's DAZN which (by throwing huge money around) forced Showtime and Fox deep "in the red"...

... but this can't go on like this (even if, for the moment, Hearn managed to lure the Saudis to pay insane money for AJ vs Ruiz 2)...

[The Big Dunn]

Fight went to Fox, instead.
Where else would it go?

I’m not exactly sure what your complaint is. Showtime passed on the fight, fox didn’t.

It seems you are upset that haymon found a company to work with him on this fight.

Is this any different than TR? Sometimes TR fights are on ESPN, sometimes ESPN+, sometimes ESPN + PPV, and sometimes ESPN2.

[Bullrider]

Exactly, yet some fanboys want us to believe
there was bidding that took place and Fox won.
Some even suggest DAZN, ESPN, etc. participated in it.

Showtime has been in the business for decades and they knew
exactly the value of a fight like this Ortiz/Wilder.

In life, if you have no other choice to go, you forfeit dictating your terms.

You mean Wilder crew wanted huge money and Sho said they have no such amount for it. So then they went to Fox and Fox said, since we're your only remaining choice, you have to accept our terms and accept a smaller guarantee. Nah, we can't pay your B-side $7 million plus. We're not DAZN.

In life beggars can't be choosers.

[kafkod]

Also according to his trainer who said all the way back in April on Tha Boxing Voice that if Ortiz manager (not Haymon) turns down the Joshua fight he has a contract clause that guarantees Ortiz a similar payday for his next fight. So if the $7 mil offer from Hearn was legit then Ortiz is getting $7 mil for Wilder

If this is true, then why was Ortiz's manager crying about their promoter "dropping the ball" by rejecting Hearn's offer and begging Eddie to give them another chance at it?

Smells like bullshit to me.

[W1LL]

Tyson Fury caused a splash in the American fight market. When he fought Wilder people sat up and took notice. Wilder's face was all over the place, all of a sudden. Now, a year after Fury whipped him, Deontay is back to obscurity. A few people MAY remember him from being the Gypsy King's opponent, but he's slipping rapidly out of view yet again. Sad really.

[Curt Henning]

lol@this ruhtard

[Curt Henning]

I’m not exactly sure what your complaint is. Showtime passed on the fight, fox didn’t.

It seems you are upset that haymon found a company to work with him on this fight.

Is this any different than TR? Sometimes TR fights are on ESPN, sometimes ESPN+, sometimes ESPN + PPV, and sometimes ESPN2.

yeah....buttt.....those are all ESPN

LOL

[Curt Henning]

Tyson Fury caused a splash in the American fight market. When he fought Wilder people sat up and took notice. Wilder's face was all over the place, all of a sudden. Now, a year after Fury whipped him, Deontay is back to obscurity. A few people MAY remember him from being the Gypsy King's opponent, but he's slipping rapidly out of view yet again. Sad really.

exactly

thats why fury sold 3k tickets to fight otto von bismarck

[The Big Dunn]

exactly

thats why fury sold 3k tickets to fight otto von bismarck

Otto von Bismarck. Lmfao!

[Curt Henning]

wilder back to obscurity!!!! making 10+ million to fight some old, fat, guy!!!!

i wish people paid less attention to me!!