Comments Thread For: What If Deontay Wilder Had Accepted DAZN's $100 Million Offer?

[sportsplato]

Had he signed it he would have $120 million guaranteed in the bank. Unfortunately he was scared to take that L and made 30% of that the last two years at best.

Let's not forget the politics of boxing and that no one in the US watches DAZN. Wilders team doesn't go for flat purses in a PPV fight, they want a certain percentage. And there was no guarantee of an AJ fight from Team Joshua, only from DAZN. How's that working for the Canelo vs GGG 3 fight?

[CauliflowerEars]

Deontay and his team made decisions that they thought were correct at the time, it is what it is.
Wilder still has far more cash and fame than anyone who posts on here.

Bingo ! Basically it's like, Okay so what ? Nobody knows allllll the details, and if so.....SO WHAT. God forbid somebody try and analyze all the mistakes and bad decisions that I've made over the years.
Just pure speculation just for the sake of speculating and having something to print. - SMDH

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No offense, but your post is very ****** and WORTHLESS!

Tell someone who gives a *** lol.

[sportsplato]

The elephant in the room is that the guy who wrote the article has been known to get very important facts wrong AND to have agendas contrary to objective journalism.

So, when he says Wilder would have gotten two fights from DAZN for 40 million each against whomever DAZN could get in the event AJ lost (which he did, to Ruiz) that is in direct contradiction to reports at the time which said both fighters had to win their interim fight for the deal to kick in, for the two 40 million dollar fights to kick in.

Wilder would not have had ANY fight on DAZN for 40 million because the AJ loss would have made the rest of the contract moot...at least that is what was reported at the time.

But, of course, that's another thing Hauser does...sit on a story for months, then come out with a revisionist history version that fits whatever aim of those who pay him.

Take this article the way you should take most of what Hauser writes...as interesting fan fiction.

Exactly. He would have been on the shelf trying to find an opponent. I could see them forcing the Dyllan White fight in that scenario.

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We already knew that Wilder was one of the dumbest athletes in the world, which says a lot, considering how ****** most of them are. More evidence of that here!

Wilder has made a successful career from very limited boxing ability, he never expected to make any money from this game, and he’s now made enough money to live a comfortable existence in Alabama.

He’s clearly not ******, or at least his team isn’t.

[Tyistall]

You idiots can twist it all you want. But the fact remains that Wilder ducked 120 million and now he looks like a twerking idiot. Case closed

[KeepAmericaGr8t]

Wilder has made a successful career from very limited boxing ability, he never expected to make any money from this game, and he’s now made enough money to live a comfortable existence in Alabama.

He’s clearly not ******, or at least his team isn’t.

I agree with you. He's not just ******, he's VERY ******! Probably too ****** to realize he or "his team" made a terrible career decision!

[Cool Scant]

So Wilder made much less money. Like everyone that isn't a Wilder nuthugger said he would. "Betting on himself" though........

You’re back cupcake?... comment section been good without you reporting Americans like a snowflake. Everyone been communicating like men around here. Don’t come back here acting like a fairy. Ok tinkerbell

[kej718]

If they really wanted Wilder than the Joshua fights would have been the first ones period. Why risk either side losing?

[daggum]

if Joshua lost or was otherwise unavailable to fight Wilder, Deontay would have received a $40 million purse from DAZN to fight the best (in terms of marketability and skill) available opponent in each of his next two fights.

haha remember when all the wilder idiots said wilder wouldn't have gotten the 100 million if joshua lost? liars liars liars just making things up to protect the ducking fraud