comment by Andy Carrot (U2440)
posted 12 minutes ago

Agree talks of splits are boring it's obscene money being banded about. Fans want fights not to be accountants.

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agreed Andy, I have to say I'd be hugely annoyed if the 'undisputed' saga couldn't be completed because fighters or fighters teams are more motivated by money than they are honors...

I totally get why AJ wouldn't want to give Wilder his rightly earned split, I get that, but come on, like Delboy says 40/40.. the winner takes the additional 20% and all the belts has to be motivation enough.

The groves point Delboy made was totally apt and correct too, again, motivated by honors and the fight rather than the take home pay.

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comment by Oscar. #TeamFury, 2018 RETURN OF THE MACK! 2018 Rebirth of the Phoenix from the Ashes (U12980)
posted about 3 hours ago
Wilder's team apparently has made a $50m offer to Joshua to fight him in america
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Find that hard to believe.

Why would AJ take 35 million pound offer when he can make a lot more at wembley and I doubt wilders team have that much money to offer.

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I totally get what you're saying, but I'm sick of this fight being about money... lets just get it on, too easy for fighters to hide behind the money aspect so they don;t have to fight.

I'd rather then just say 50/50, for the first fight, then 70 / 30 to the winner in the rematch. who can refuse that? - if that offer / deal was made nobody could run scared !

Wilder has 40 fights, 40 wins and 39 KO's it screams of "I want to finish my career on zero losses", sport is supposed to be competitive. ducking people who might beat you isn;t sport! - he won;t go near Whyte because he knows he might get beat!


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wont happen but I wish when it came to unifacation fights the made it a mandatory 35/35 split with the winner taking the other 30% or even 40/40 with the winner taking the other 20. Something like that then there would none of this A side B side pi$h.


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Why would a fighter like AJ agree to an equal split when he is the one bringing the larger interest and carrying 3 world titles.

The whole 50/50 idea is great in theory but like communism, it diminishes the opportunity to elevate the everyone around you.
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I didnt say agree read what I wrote please. I said it would be better if unification fights were just mando splits of 35/35 with an extra 30% going to winnerso the winner takes home 65% of the split.
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I will reiterate, why would AJ agree to that?

The fact that it is mandatory doesn't remove AJ's ability to agree or disagree. He could turn down the unification and drop the belts. The belts hold value but guys like Floyd and AJ can generate revenue without titles.
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please read what I am saying IN AN IDEAL WORLD !! the fight split is determined without any say of the fighters much like happens when an opponent gets a title challenge from a mandatory spot.

Remember when Groves forced the commission to give him the rematch under mandatory rules this then meant he was on i think it was 25% split for the rematch. It was something Froch laughed at him for as he would have got the rematch anyway but by making it mandatory he cost himself a fortune.


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You didn't mention an ideal world scenario you just said it's something you'd rather see.

Again, on paper the mandatory splits work but they don't have enough real life functionality. Each belt has its own set of rules and promoters and fighters will always find a way round this.

The only way your idea works is if you deploy a UFC type system with one promoter and all fighters competing under contractual figures but even that is being eroded due to guys like Conor McGregor.
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thats why I said "I wish" ....

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comment by The Spanish Italians (U21595)
posted about 6 hours ago
Delboy totally agree ref AJ vs Wilder and the purse.

why would AJ take that purse split Guv?? small amtter of taking wilders belt... when sport turns to money rather than achievement, its a slippery slope
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The sports already turned to money. The Mayweather Era was a prime example.

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yeah but it shouldn't stop levels of achievement, if you are a professional sportsman, boxer, footballer, cricketer, you should be driven by achievement - of course you want paying, I'm not saying AJ should fight for free, of course not, nor Wilder... but if the percentages of purse splits get in the way of a historic sporting achievement I'd be fuming.

I honestly think Delboy and his 'ideal world' is best idea here for the Wilder AJ fight... each fighter 40 / 40.. the winner the other 20... and all the belts... after that, or after a rematch, then any mandatory, or challenger has to accept 20 or 30 percent as they're going against the undisputed, historic, heavyweight champion of the world!

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Josh Taylor big fight announced earlier this week as well v Postol. Big step up for him, look forward to watching. Taylor looks class.

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Great fight and great win by Lomachenko.

Linares will always be class but Loma was just too on the night.

Mikey Garcia and Gervonta Davis need to be wary.

Lightweight division always a star division.

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The garcia fight would be incredible. As you say loma has shown he can be hurt at the weight. The knockdown was like he had a spring in his back tho just hit the floor bounced back up and shook it off. One of he judges had it 2 up for linares I had 2-3 for loma at time of ko, what you think?

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I dnt think loma was hurt by that kd at all, it was just a good short and he wasn't set how he normally is 99% of the time, showed no ill effects after he gt up, I read somewhere fight night linares came in at 153lbs and loma was just shy of 140 which makes the performance even more amazing

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Should be doing all he can to clear his name. Disappointing

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Shelby or Warrington tonight?