Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Hearn's flat fee offer was for the media/public, he was calling Wilder's bluff, it was in responce to Wilder's claim that Joshua is ducking him, the idea that 12.5m would be accepted and these professional spiel merchants discuss their real business in public is ridiculous. So then Wilder's team claim it's a 100 million fight to make 12.5 look like chump change. So then Eddie/Joshua say make us an offer, knowing full well Wilder's team can't stage the fight, it really is the Anthony Joshua show, regardless of the factor Wilder brings, whether we like it or not.

However, what it does give us is some general ball park figures, which combined with past events means we have an idea of the numbers.

So with a 50 million pot, 40% means Wilder gets 20m to Joshua's 30m. Now that's fair enough, however, when put into perspective it means Joshua is getting nothing for the risk whereas Wilder is getting a huge, massive increase on anything he's ever earned before. So what is the first thing Joshua's manager is going to say? Err.. fuck off Eddie.

Wilder deserves the biggest payday he's ever had by miles, such is the magnitude of the fight, however, the very same applies to Joshua. Remember, $50 million, which Joshua said he'd gladly accept if Wilder produces the 100 million, is not even double Joshua's best purse.


Your opening assessment seems plausible enough. My only issue is your saying that Joshua gets "nothing" for the risk. Actually, two issues with that. We're so jaded as fans to the millions earned by fighters nowadays that we can actually and flippantly call $30 million nothing. Hmmm... Second, you mention the risk. Isn't Team Joshua confident in their man? This seems almost like "let's get all the money we can, in case we get KTFO'ed and never get here again." I know that's not the case, but then again...

I'm leaning away from the $100 million claim, mostly because the time difference, were the fight to be held in the UK, is going to make it rather impossible to generate significant PPV revenue in the States. So going with the $50 million for argument's sake. It may get down to splitting hairs. Maybe 60/40 isn't enough for Joshua and too much for Wilder. So hopefully they'll work their way down from there. What I think is unreasonable and probably will not be accepted by Wilder is the premise that, because Joshua fans feel AJ needs a hefty raise, and the pot is foreseeably $50 million, then Wilder's take approaches that 25% neighborhood.