It looks like FW's plan is working again: (1) make a sham "offer" to Taylor, then (2) when he calls you out on what a joke it is, (3) claim that he's dodging Joe and (4) Joe's rabid fans will follow.

Look, I called this a week ago:

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Does Frank think $4 mill. buys him the world or what?
Probably...$4 mill's a chunk to most men.
But not to Taylor. As the boxingtalk post for this states (as an "editor's note), JT gets this much $$ to fight IN AMERICA already. This "offer" is a Frank Warren sham that's just being made so that he and Joe's fans can have another top American fighter about whom they can say "Look, Joe wanted to fight the guy, he offered him a ton of money, but [American fighter--could be RJJ, B-Hop, or JT] didn't take it. So who's dodging whom?"
Obviously, Taylor's not actually demanding $10 Million. His point is "get serious and then we can talk. I'll give you an example of a ridiculously high counter-offer I could make just to make it clear that I see your 'offer' as an absurd lowball." If FW had made a $6 or 7 Million offer to begin with, you'd be seeing serious negotiations at this point.