Wilder literally offered $50 million for a fight in the US, so clearly his side believed it was a $100 million fight in the US. Nobody from Wilder's side, and nobody with any credibility from any side, has ever claimed it was a $100 million fight in the UK.
In response to Hearn offering 12.5, some journalists pointed out that the fight had the potential to do 80-100 million, but that POTENTIAL was in the US, where you're able to maximize the revenue. No respected journalist ever said the fight would do 100 million in the UK, they simply pointed out the fight had the potential to do 80-100 million (if held in the most lucrative market), so 12.5 was a horrible offer.
Thank you for your uneducated, inexperienced, amateur opinion that you can have a successful US PPV held in the UK, but every promoter and network disagrees with you, which is why it's never been attempted. Due to your lack of education and experience, you don't realize how critical fight week media is to the success of a PPV and the media won't treat an event held overseas as being as big of a deal as an event held at home. Also, 5PM New York time is 2PM West Coast, and people aren't going to gather at 2PM to spend $85 on a fight. It's just not how the culture is here.
In response to Hearn offering 12.5, some journalists pointed out that the fight had the potential to do 80-100 million, but that POTENTIAL was in the US, where you're able to maximize the revenue. No respected journalist ever said the fight would do 100 million in the UK, they simply pointed out the fight had the potential to do 80-100 million (if held in the most lucrative market), so 12.5 was a horrible offer.
Thank you for your uneducated, inexperienced, amateur opinion that you can have a successful US PPV held in the UK, but every promoter and network disagrees with you, which is why it's never been attempted. Due to your lack of education and experience, you don't realize how critical fight week media is to the success of a PPV and the media won't treat an event held overseas as being as big of a deal as an event held at home. Also, 5PM New York time is 2PM West Coast, and people aren't going to gather at 2PM to spend $85 on a fight. It's just not how the culture is here.
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