Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Sunday that his long-awaited undisputed world championship fight with unified titlist Anthony Joshua is a go for Aug.
We have heavyweight drama of a sort we haven’t had in decades! Really exciting to think that these three guys will eventually sort it all out. I gotta go with the Gypsy King coming out on top. It’s not like the next tier down is a bunch of palookas either!!
So the fight has been signed by everyone ? This talk is just the fighters talking about the fight it self? But everything is settled the money the location and the contracts are signed correct ?
First and most importantly, I hope that you and other journalists covering the fight are safe. Considering what happened with the Saudi journalist their govt had murdered, I would not feel safe.
Having said that, Eddie Hearn's reputation will only continue to grow and De La Hoya's based on Canelo's comments will continue to plunder. As for the fight, Fury correctly predicted what would happen in his two Wilder fights. I tend to believe his prediction for the Joshua fight. AJ didn't rise above his competition and kept Pulev around a lot longer than he should have. When he fought Ruiz he played it safe. Fury will take AJ to the cleaners. Period. The fight won't last beyond six rounds.
Mark Kriegel said approximately $75 million guaranteed for both Fury and Joshua! All that money, and they can't set aside enough money for a great co-main? I mean are they gonna cancel the fight if Fury & Joshua both got $65 million guaranteed plus PPV %? That's $20 million saved for the undercard. Terrence Crawford vs Shawn Porter could be the co-main for $8 million each.
Sorry but why would a fight like Crawford vs porter agree to be on undercard? Their own publicity would be harmed because if this. Also porter is not with TR or Matchroom so very difficult to make. Undercard will TR, Matchrokm and Queebsbury fighters but will still be quality undercard as always.
$8 million each that's why. Crawford-Porter could have their own PPV event with all the promotion & they both would be millions short of $8 million. Crawford's PPV numbers have been God awful. I read he may have made $6 million total for Khan. ● You're right about Porter not being with Matchroom or TR, but that's the beauty of the majority of PBC fighters not being signed to a promoter. He can quickly do a 1 fight deal with either one. Make it $10 million each if you have to. Out of $155 million, it's enough to go around
Wouldn't it be much more with UK PPV (record breaking numbers), USA PPV, International TV deals, Endorsement/Sponsorship money all accounted for? I feel like in the $140 million dollar range is very likely for both fighters. What do you think?
Everyone's picking against Joshua, but, depending on camps and weight, I'm leaning toward him. Joshua struggles with speedy inside fighters, but that isn't Fury's style. However, it's hard to pick against Fury after the Wilder fights. There's no doubt who will be more composed and have the greater stamina. But Fury hasn't fought in 1.5 years. We're going to see a poised, cautious, focused Joshua for this fight.
Good to see major boxing cards happening again. The timezone issue has to be worked out to maximize viewership but they should make this a championship card with a few more unification bouts.
The date makes more sense as the fight won't have to compete with the Olympics for TV viewers and Joshua's trainer, Rob McCracken, will have finished his Team GB boxing duties and will be in Joshua's corner for the fight. Hopefully it'll be a great fight.
We have heavyweight drama of a sort we haven’t had in decades! Really exciting to think that these three guys will eventually sort it all out. I gotta go with the Gypsy King coming out on top. It’s not like the next tier down is a bunch of palookas either!!
If this fight happens I think Fury has that extra x factor that helps him find a way to exploit AJ's weakness, and win the fight.
Fury will get into Joshua's head BEFORE the fight and it will lead to his victory!
So the fight has been signed by everyone ? This talk is just the fighters talking about the fight it self? But everything is settled the money the location and the contracts are signed correct ?
First and most importantly, I hope that you and other journalists covering the fight are safe. Considering what happened with the Saudi journalist their govt had murdered, I would not feel safe.
Having said that, Eddie Hearn's reputation will only continue to grow and De La Hoya's based on Canelo's comments will continue to plunder. As for the fight, Fury correctly predicted what would happen in his two Wilder fights. I tend to believe his prediction for the Joshua fight. AJ didn't rise above his competition and kept Pulev around a lot longer than he should have. When he fought Ruiz he played it safe. Fury will take AJ to the cleaners. Period. The fight won't last beyond six rounds.
Mark Kriegel said approximately $75 million guaranteed for both Fury and Joshua! All that money, and they can't set aside enough money for a great co-main? I mean are they gonna cancel the fight if Fury & Joshua both got $65 million guaranteed plus PPV %? That's $20 million saved for the undercard. Terrence Crawford vs Shawn Porter could be the co-main for $8 million each.
Sorry but why would a fight like Crawford vs porter agree to be on undercard? Their own publicity would be harmed because if this. Also porter is not with TR or Matchroom so very difficult to make. Undercard will TR, Matchrokm and Queebsbury fighters but will still be quality undercard as always.
$8 million each that's why. Crawford-Porter could have their own PPV event with all the promotion & they both would be millions short of $8 million. Crawford's PPV numbers have been God awful. I read he may have made $6 million total for Khan. ● You're right about Porter not being with Matchroom or TR, but that's the beauty of the majority of PBC fighters not being signed to a promoter. He can quickly do a 1 fight deal with either one. Make it $10 million each if you have to. Out of $155 million, it's enough to go around
Hey Dan, what would you estimate the purses are for both fighters for this fight?
$75M apiece just from the site. Probably in the $100M range for each.
Wouldn't it be much more with UK PPV (record breaking numbers), USA PPV, International TV deals, Endorsement/Sponsorship money all accounted for? I feel like in the $140 million dollar range is very likely for both fighters. What do you think?
I'm talking about after all revenue is accounted for.
Everyone's picking against Joshua, but, depending on camps and weight, I'm leaning toward him. Joshua struggles with speedy inside fighters, but that isn't Fury's style. However, it's hard to pick against Fury after the Wilder fights. There's no doubt who will be more composed and have the greater stamina. But Fury hasn't fought in 1.5 years. We're going to see a poised, cautious, focused Joshua for this fight.
Good to see major boxing cards happening again. The timezone issue has to be worked out to maximize viewership but they should make this a championship card with a few more unification bouts.
Cheers Dan that's really good news.
The date makes more sense as the fight won't have to compete with the Olympics for TV viewers and Joshua's trainer, Rob McCracken, will have finished his Team GB boxing duties and will be in Joshua's corner for the fight. Hopefully it'll be a great fight.