The proposed site fee to stage the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight in Saudi Arabia exceeds $150 million, shattering the record for any site fee for a boxing event, according to ESPN's Mark Kriegel.
Fury and Joshua each will net around $75 million, and the rest, several million dollars, will be allocated for "expenses," including to pay for undercard fights.
To put it in context, the site fee for one of Joshua's fights against Andy Ruiz was $60 million, according to The Athletic.
However, nothing is final yet. Matchroom managing director Eddie Hearn received a proposed memorandum of understanding for the fight's financial backers, per sources, but he's still waiting on a legally binding document to make the transaction official.
Sources: Fury-Joshua fight to set record site fee
The Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua megafight tentatively scheduled for Saudi Arabia could have a site fee of more than $150 million, with Fury and Joshua each netting around $75 million.www.espn.com
Eddie Hearn is a street-level grifter/snake.I nearly got a job at matchroom.
Was such a sweet deal. Only job I've ever gone for I didn't get.
And that 75m each is actually 150m each because my understanding about the venue is they have to guarantee the rematch.
Eddie Hearn is a street-level grifter/snake.
I could be getting the wrong impression (I'm not), but every time Eddie Hearn talks, all I hear is nonstop bullshit being spewed.His dad was. The son is a bit different.
he’s not an idiot tbf.I could be getting the wrong impression (I'm not), but every time Eddie Hearn talks, all I hear is nonstop bullshit being spewed.
these guys are professionals. No cuddling is allowedImagine mma fighters getting paid like this?
still won’t buy the PPVs doe
Jesus Christ. Wilder should have just stayed hidden for another month or twoApparently everything has been signed as of yesterday:
View: https://twitter.com/Tyson_Fury/status/1393985791903387648?s=19
Then this headache today lol
Arbitrator: Fury must fight Wilder by Sept. 15
An arbitrator has ruled that Tyson Fury must face Deontay Wilder in a rematch by Sept. 15. Fury's promoter, Bob Arum, said he'll now target a Fury-Anthony Joshua fight for late this year.www.espn.com
Wilder is a cunt for forcing this, but a rematch clause is a rematch clause.Looks like it finna be Fury vs Wilder 3. Wilder wanted $20 million to step aside
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Perfectly said. Also Bob Arum said they weren't going to pay Wilder anything for him to step asideWilder is a cunt for forcing this, but a rematch clause is a rematch clause.
Oh FFS. I mean naturally I'll watch the fight.
A bit anticlimactic that innit. Pretty much the only upside to this is the possibility of a Wembley fight with a live crowd. I will also watch the fight but can't say I'm going to get hyped up for this oneOh FFS. I mean naturally I'll watch the fight.
Maybe this pushback will change the venue for the fury Joshua fight to Wembley.
I know what date is like tho. Watch wilder go and catch him and fuck everything up