The thing about the numbers, if they are accurate, is it’s a failure from a business perspective because they took a loss on it or barely broke even.
From just numbers it’s cool, they spent a hell of a lot money on the fight though so they were hoping to do significantly more. But numbers are more realistic than Arum’s projections.
It’s just a disparity in terms of what we were sold, we were told this was the biggest fight in boxing for decades, when it’s not even been the biggest fight in the last 4 months. All time it’s not even in the top 50-60 U.S PPV events.
Having 2 major networks promote it and the money they’d spent you’d like to think they could hit 1.2 million. In the latter days they stepped up their promotion game with the content they put out but I think they started poorly and late and that would have made an impact.
People talk about Hollyfield vs Tyson but that did like just under 2 million so there’s a significant difference between that and 750-800 thousand. Also U.S PPV heavyweight boxing hasn’t been in great shape for a while. Globally that’s a number that’s been bettered several times.
People bring up Hollyfield vs Tyson
but that did just under 2 million. So it’s not even in same ballpark. It’s an improvement on the last number and good for what it is, as I said strictly on numbers it isn’t the worst but people involved are disappointed because they took a loss or broke even.
Also since they took a loss or broke even both fighters will only receive their guarantee, which is said to be 25 million. In a rematch Wilder will have to take a lesser percentage now.
I feel like Wilder and team will want a shot at getting their belts back but the numbers make step aside money slightly more possible, because Wilder could take a fight like Miller or Ruiz in theory and probably make similar or more if they pay him well. He’ll only get 40 percent if he fights Fury the next time.
Maybe that’s a way Wilder can save face, but I’d imagine he takes the 3rd fight and hopes to gain the belts back because if he does then he it gives him a chance to make more. A loss again will put him in an even worse position though because he’ll lose a lot of value. So he could either get some good wins that establish his credibility again or takes the immediate rematch which is a big risk, if he loses his stock field dramatically.
From just numbers it’s cool, they spent a hell of a lot money on the fight though so they were hoping to do significantly more. But numbers are more realistic than Arum’s projections.
It’s just a disparity in terms of what we were sold, we were told this was the biggest fight in boxing for decades, when it’s not even been the biggest fight in the last 4 months. All time it’s not even in the top 50-60 U.S PPV events.
Having 2 major networks promote it and the money they’d spent you’d like to think they could hit 1.2 million. In the latter days they stepped up their promotion game with the content they put out but I think they started poorly and late and that would have made an impact.
People talk about Hollyfield vs Tyson but that did like just under 2 million so there’s a significant difference between that and 750-800 thousand. Also U.S PPV heavyweight boxing hasn’t been in great shape for a while. Globally that’s a number that’s been bettered several times.
People bring up Hollyfield vs Tyson
but that did just under 2 million. So it’s not even in same ballpark. It’s an improvement on the last number and good for what it is, as I said strictly on numbers it isn’t the worst but people involved are disappointed because they took a loss or broke even.
Also since they took a loss or broke even both fighters will only receive their guarantee, which is said to be 25 million. In a rematch Wilder will have to take a lesser percentage now.
I feel like Wilder and team will want a shot at getting their belts back but the numbers make step aside money slightly more possible, because Wilder could take a fight like Miller or Ruiz in theory and probably make similar or more if they pay him well. He’ll only get 40 percent if he fights Fury the next time.
Maybe that’s a way Wilder can save face, but I’d imagine he takes the 3rd fight and hopes to gain the belts back because if he does then he it gives him a chance to make more. A loss again will put him in an even worse position though because he’ll lose a lot of value. So he could either get some good wins that establish his credibility again or takes the immediate rematch which is a big risk, if he loses his stock field dramatically.
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. Hopefully, Rematch June, then winner v AJ (or Pulev 
) this year.
