Potential Economics of Joshua vs Wilder and whether it will be in Vegas or UK.

it will make more dollars in London Wembley as of now since unfortunately wilder is not even a draw in his home country

it would be a stupid choice to land it in vegas right now,

 

I dont think Hearn would risk it. Canelo vs GGG in Vegas was nailed on that it was going to be huge, Canelo already filled that venue as standard practice. Golovkin did really good numbers himself. Joshua does amazingly well in the UK as standard practice, how well he does in America is unknown. Wilder the American does not do well in America.

I can see how all the noise Wilder is making and the big UK vs USA battle for unified champion could get America into a bit of a frenzy, it is heavyweight after all which is all armchair fans favourite weight but because its ifs and probablys and not nailed on fact i dont think they will risk it being a bit of a flop. If Wilder was a big deal already in America like some of the other established big names then i bet Hearn would be tempted.

I know i keep referring to Hean but i think at the end of the day its down to him, he holds all the aces here.

 

My Heart says Wembley just for the Atmosphere,Crazy night it's going to be,Buzz all around London.Then My Head says Vegas,i dont think many Brits would be mad at it,you will certainly see a Hatton like Takeover in Vegas,but the problem is the PPV will be at 4am in the Morning.If they can do it on a Bank Holiday Weekend in August 2018 could be more ideal.Whatever happens it is a real Super Fight,and will be a epic UK/Nigeria v US battle.Both gurantee Fireworks,both of them aren't like Fury or Klitschko where they have the ability to stink the place out,both are poor at defending and it wont be good for their respective Brands if they fight like that,so i see Offence and Attack as the only way these two Box.

 

How much **** would Hearn get if he went to Wembley and upped the ticket prices for a monster gate?

 

much prefer London. Wilder gonna KO him, THEN bring it home to LV for #2. Then Birmingham for #3 haha ok no jk on that

 

Deontay Wilder is a household word in America time to spread the word.

 

If Hearn and AJ really care more about the money they will pick Las Vegas which i will understand.If they actually care about what they have been building in the UK,this is what it will lead to The Biggest Heavyweight Fight in decades held in London.Again Wilder thinks he might have home advantage,but i can 100% imagine it will be invaded by Brits and will be if not better than the Hatton Following who mostly had Manchester behind him,AJ got the whole of England.I Really dont want to watch this at 4am in the Morning,but i think they will do it,if Mayweather-Pacquiao and Mcgregor broke Sky Records in the Morning i think they wont be against it.I still cant see it doing good numbers on PPV in the US

 

It should be a 60/40 split, in the UK, AJ is the A side and deserves top billing.

 

It would be kind of a long shot for this fight to be held in Vegas. Neither DiBella nor Hearn has ever promoted there, and both fighters are pretty much unknown in the US. Wilder-Stiverne did not even come close to selling out the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which seats around 16,000. I believe between AJ and Wilder they have a total of 1 US PPV, and that was due to Wlad more than anything.

 

If they make the fight in the USA, Hearn is gonna lose money, that's for sure.

 

Aside from the reduced ticket revenue, UK ppv would be badly hit by a 3am start.