No its not legit. Its only Barry Hearn saying it was good and Joshua said he must stick to other. Eddie Hearn who is creator of Joshua carrer go to USA that time for boxing show and try contact Finkiel to diacuss about details. Guess what happend. Finkiel disapear and never want continue talks. This was just perfect reaction after silly interview from Joshua to show world that they dont afraid and want that fight. Wilder whos best earn was that time 2,5 millions $ for Ortiz if I good remeber have 50 millions $ just for opponent? Haha nice. And if I good remeber they said that Joshua must take the blind offer without known any details. They want quick Simple answer. I remeber that good. That's not how You sing soo big fight... DAZN offer was official, they invited Wilder and his team for talking and even at the request of Wilder they removed from conversations Eddie Hearn just because Wilder got some weird problem to him. That's how You act when You got money and want make big fights... Why You think Wilder fired Lou Dibella when he talk about his fight with Joshua team? Because he want fight with Anthony? Pfff Yes he want in last years when he have no belts and Tyson destroy him twice and he have nothing to lose- only can end like he end when step up to ring with someone better.
Who in the heavyweight division meets all three of those criteria exactly? We all know Wilder can't box, Fury lacks power. Zhang only recently came onto the title contention scene after being tied up in 2 bouts with Joyce. Joshua is one of the few fighters in the division that even fits this magical criterion you set.
Yup, that was pretty much how I remembered it. I was following it all pretty closely at the time instead of writing my Master's thesis. So, I’m going to include quotes from both sides for balance. 10 APRIL 2018: Eddie Hearn Offers Deontay Wilder $12.5m Eddie Hearn offers Deontay Wilder $12.5M to fight Anthony Joshua, take it or leave it - The Ring (ringtv.com) Finkel also said Wilder and his team would be agreeable to accepting the shorter half of a 60-40 split of all revenue, which is expected to top $50 million. A day later, however, having been apprised of Hearn’s offer, Finkel seemed a lot less agreeable. “No comment at all,’’ he said. “We’re preparing a response.’’ Translation: $12.5 million does not fit the definition of “within reason.’’ … “We’re the A-side of this matchup,’’ Hearn said. “A 60-40 split is so disproportionate in terms of the relative values of both fighters. Our offer is five times what Deontay Wilder has made for any fight. Everything he gets in this fight is because of Anthony.’’ 26 APRIL 2018: Anthony Joshua given 24 hours to accept $50m offer to fight Deontay Wilder as world champion responds ‘let’s roll’ Anthony Joshua given 24 hours to accept $50m offer to fight Deontay Wilder as world champion responds ‘let’s roll’ | The Independent | The Independent The Matchroom promoter told Sky Sports: “We don’t know how real it is. Deontay Wilder’s sent the letter and said ‘you’ve got to sign the contract tomorrow and there’s a fight’. We haven’t had a contract yet. It’s a wonderful PR move but we’ll see. “It’s very nice of Deontay to make that offer, we need to see how secure that is, we need to see a contract, we want to know where it is and quite a lot of other things as well. But we’re definitely interested to look at those numbers.” This content is protected 26 JUNE 2018: Shelly Finkel gives EXPLOSIVE RESPONSE, says ‘Anthony Joshua and team NEVER WANTED Deontay Wilder fight’ EXCLUSIVE: Shelly Finkel gives EXPLOSIVE RESPONSE, says ‘Anthony Joshua and team NEVER WANTED Deontay Wilder fight' (*****.net) “He asked for $50m, never thinking we’d come up with it. When we came up with it, he said, ‘I don’t want to fight in the United States, I’ll take it for less in the UK.’ “He sent us a bull**** offer [$15m] thinking we’ll never take it, and we took it. “Then they said, ‘what do we do now?’ Let’s send them a contract. Except, the contract doesn’t have when the fight will be or where it will be.” 29 JUNE 2018: EXCLUSIVE Deontay Wilder on Anthony Joshua fight – ‘all of that is off the table’ EXCLUSIVE Deontay Wilder on Anthony Joshua fight - 'all of that is off the table' | Boxing News (boxingnewsonline.net) Hearn has now proposed a two-fight, $20 million deal to Wilder. It includes a $5 million payday for a September/October title defense in America on DAZN, followed by the $15 million UK fight versus Joshua in April. “F*** Hearn,” said Wilder, regarding the DAZN offer. “We’re done with that. Only thing we needed was the belt to unify. The $50 million is off the table. That flat fee I was going to take … all that is off the table. If they ever come back to us, it’s going to be 50-50 straight down the line. This content is protected 23 DECEMBER 2018 Wilder shuts down Joshua's hopes of April bout Wilder shuts down Joshua's hopes of April bout - Sportstar (thehindu.com) Deontay Wilder has his heart set on a rematch with Tyson Fury and said it would be "dumb" to fight Anthony Joshua before settling that rivalry. This content is protected This content is protected 18 JANUARY 2019: Eddie Hearn reveals details of offers made to Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury for Anthony Joshua fight Eddie Hearn reveals details of offers made to Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury for Anthony Joshua fight | talkSPORT Hearn told reporters in New York: “On any planet you live on – whether it’s Earth or Mars – Deontay Wilder cannot get 50/50 for an Anthony Joshua fight. “We offered him 65/35, with a $15million guarantee. It was a guaranteed two-way fight. “Now we’re increasing that offer. We’ll go to 60/40, no problem.” This content is protected 18 March 2019: Sources: Wilder camp rejects 9-figure DAZN offer Fights, negotiations and millions left on the table: The long road that led us to Fury-Wilder 3 - ESPN The first bout would come against Dominic Breazeale in May and guarantee Wilder $20 million. A victory over Breazeale, a fringe contender, would trigger $80 million in guarantees. The second and third fights would pit Wilder against Joshua for all four belts and pay him $40 million apiece. DiBella claimed Haymon and Finkel weren't receptive to the offer. When Skipper said "$120 million was unprecedented guaranteed money," Haymon and Finkel "jumped all over" him. Wilder rejected the package, which also included 10 Bomb Squad Promotions shows worth $1 million apiece. He instead pursued a multifight path laid out by Haymon and PBC that paid him $65 million over three fights: $20 million for Breazeale, $20 million for the Ortiz rematch and $25 million for the second Fury bout. "I didn't take the deal with DAZN because DAZN roped me in with the Joshua fight, but they didn't have Joshua [signed], so they couldn't guarantee a Joshua fight," Wilder told ESPN on Friday. 1 November 2020 Deontay Wilder on X: "When that fight was a draw, I told you that I would give you a rematch. You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I was getting to fight you. Again being a man of my word, I fought you like I said I would..." / X (twitter.com) “When that fight was a draw, I told you that I would give you a rematch. You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I was getting to fight you. Again being a man of my word, I fought you like I said I would...” This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
What are you talking about Willis? I agree that AJ is taking the path of least resistance that the ******** Eddie Hearn had probably been preaching for years. "Just take the easy fight, we can still make bank and you'll live to fight for more money in the future". Ngannou, unless I've completely misunderstood how boxing works, is not a world beating boxer. He has lethal and legitimate one punch ko power in the UFC with the 4 ounce gloves. AJ would be almost killing people with the same gloves. Ngannou looked good against Fury but that was as much because of how utterly shite Fury is. If AJ fights Francis the way he fought Wallin he should get a stoppage, unless Ngannou's chin is titanium, which is a possibility. Franchis could end up something like a lower skilled version of Sam Peter, who had major power but limited ability. Wlad was teeing off on his head and he kept coming like a zombie.