Comments Thread For: Fury-Wilder II Prelims Average 1.42 Million Viewers Across ESPN, Fox Sports Platforms

[jonnyc420]

Well if this is a preview of the PPV numbers Fury looked like must see TV and became an instant star, while Wilder race baited and proceeded to get absolutely destroyed making people wonder what all the hype was. But hey at least DAZN wasn't involved and screw Hearn PBC etc... LMAO

[Vodkaholic]

I hope this helps haymon realize its good for boxing if he actually works with other promoters

[Dasmius Shinobi]

I am still with excitement about this fight.

I am very impress with the numbers of viewers in the preliminaries card. I am more curious to know the real PPV numbers. Damn! I am desperate. LOL.

[Oldskoolg]

This is what the al haymon haters look like when PBC does well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xMd6pyyMbc

[LoadedWraps]

That's really good for a preliminary card

Fury is the face of boxing. The golden goose. The cash cow.

[champion4ever]

Well if this is a preview of the PPV numbers Fury looked like must see TV and became an instant star, while Wilder race baited and proceeded to get absolutely destroyed making people wonder what all the hype was. But hey at least DAZN wasn't involved and screw Hearn PBC etc... LMAO

Don't shit on Wilder too much because if it wasn't for Wilder there would have never been a rematch in the first place. He was the one who had constantly pushed for it when Fury decided to sign with Top Rank by fighting the Schwarz' and Wallin's of the world.

Also, it's Wilder who is the one that is bringing the buzz and excitement back into the heavyweight division and spearheading these huge events that the boxing public wants to see by taking on these risky fights. Not Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury.

Those two were content on just fighting overmatched and mandatory challengers back in the U.K. Before Wilder started making some noise here in the U.S.

So let's give credit where credit is due.

[Fanofreason]

Prelims destroy Dazn numbers.

Lmao.

[Chinned]

Don't shit on Wilder too much because if it wasn't for Wilder there would have never been a rematch in the first place. He was the one who had constantly pushed for it when Fury decided to sign with Top Rank by fighting the Schwarz' and Wallin's of the world.

Also, it's Wilder who is the one that is bringing the buzz and excitement back into the heavyweight division and spearheading these huge events that the boxing public wants to see by taking on these risky fights. Not Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury.

Those two were content on just fighting overmatched and mandatory challengers back in the U.K. Before Wilder started making some noise here in the U.S.

So let's give credit where credit is due.

Tbf everyone thought Fury easy pickings when the first match was announced, even his own father told him he will get destroyed by Wilder. Once the first fight didn't go as planned, the rematch had to happen. You can't give Wilder too much credit - the rematch was never in doubt for a second due to the controversy. The Wallin/Fury fight was never going to be more of what is to come, it was Top Rank trying to boost the profile to make the rematch bigger.

I don't think Fury vs Wilder is made anywhere close to as easily if the world saw Fury put in some beastly performances prior to the first fight. Haymon would never be so keen.

Wilder certainly "made some noise" in America, but we also saw how difficult he was to negotiate with when it came to other elite fighters (and the exact same thing can be said the other way, of course). We then saw on record, Ortiz turning down an AJ fight, so again you can't claim AJ was comfortable fighting mandatories.

History will probably show what you said because finer details get lost over time, but the reality is Fury was the one who opened up the division by beating Vlad, AJ then took it and made monster events all over the world, and then Fury shocking the world with his story/comeback is what made for stories for the division to climb back.

I'd argue Wilder was 3rd most important in that rebirth, albeit all 3 have played a role.

[champion4ever]

Tbf everyone thought Fury easy pickings when the first match was announced, even his own father told him he will get destroyed by Wilder. Once the first fight didn't go as planned, the rematch had to happen. You can't give Wilder too much credit - the rematch was never in doubt for a second due to the controversy. The Wallin/Fury fight was never going to be more of what is to come, it was Top Rank trying to boost the profile to make the rematch bigger.

I don't think Fury vs Wilder is made anywhere close to as easily if the world saw Fury put in some beastly performances prior to the first fight. Haymon would never be so keen.

Wilder certainly "made some noise" in America, but we also saw how difficult he was to negotiate with when it came to other elite fighters (and the exact same thing can be said the other way, of course). We then saw on record, Ortiz turning down an AJ fight, so again you can't claim AJ was comfortable fighting mandatories.

History will probably show what you said because finer details get lost over time, but the reality is Fury was the one who opened up the division by beating Vlad, AJ then took it and made monster events all over the world, and then Fury shocking the world with his story/comeback is what made for stories for the division to climb back.

I'd argue Wilder was 3rd most important in that rebirth, albeit all 3 have played a role.

Fair enough you make some good points. Fury did start it all with his victory over Klitschko in 2015 but you also confirmed my point as well. Since 2018 Wilder has been taking on the more risky fights that the boxing fans and public wanted to see. Starting with Luis Ortiz I and ending with Tyson Fury II.

Also, Fury was always a very risky and dangerous opponent for Deontay Wilder. Remember, even though he is a gifted puncher, Wilder has always lacked boxing skills and its sound fundamentals and couldnt box; While he was going up against arguably the best fundamentally sound heavyweight boxer in the division at that time with his victory over Wladimir Klitschko.

Which was the reason why Fury requested the fight in the first place in which Wilder gladly accepted because AJ had just recently turned Deontay down and didn't want to fight him then. So Fury decided to step up in order to represent the U.K.

[MaksBox]

Prelims destroy Dazn numbers.

Lmao.

The main difference... People PAY for DAZN... ESPN is on their cable subscription for free.

Let's wait for the real PPV numbers.