Wilder vs. Fury trilogy purse splits revealed
Posted: 13 Sep 2019, 06:13
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have already signed for a trilogy fight between them for next year, says Top Rank Boxing promoter Bob Arum. He says the purse split for the winner of the Wilder vs. Fury trilogy will get 60% of the purse, and the loser 40%.
For the upcoming second Wilder-Fury 2 fight on February 22 next year, the purse split down the middle at 50-50.
“It’s a signed deal,” said Arum about a rematch between Wilder and Fury for February. “Not only is it a signed deal for a second fight between the two best heavyweights in the world, the winner of the fight for a third fight, which is already signed, gets 60 percent of everything and the loser 40 percent. Right now, it’s signed for the second fight. Each side gets 50 percent. I would prefer it take place in Las Vegas,” said Arum about the February 22 rematch between Wilder and Fury,” said Arum.
Wilder-Fury 2 could do 2 million buys
“Wilder might object to that, because Tyson Fury has become the face of Las Vegas,’ said Arum. “It’s his town. We’ve been talking to the MGM about the dates and so forth. The MGM is available for the 22nd of February. There’s nothing wrong with Britain, but you have to understand. The biggest source of revenue comes from pay-per-view. People are now talking about this next fight [between Wilder and Fury] coming up will do 2 million homes in the United States, paying into the promotion $40 dollars, over and above what the providers take. So that’s $80 million from just the pay-per-view plus the closed circuit.
Now if you move it to England, the problem becomes the fight goes on in the afternoon, and you can’t do anywhere’s like that number in pay-per-view. If the fight is in the United States it’s in an odd hour early in the morning in the UK. But history has shown if the fight is big enough, like Mayweather-Pacquiao, they’ll [UK boxing fans] will get up and watch it,” said Arum.
For the upcoming second Wilder-Fury 2 fight on February 22 next year, the purse split down the middle at 50-50.
“It’s a signed deal,” said Arum about a rematch between Wilder and Fury for February. “Not only is it a signed deal for a second fight between the two best heavyweights in the world, the winner of the fight for a third fight, which is already signed, gets 60 percent of everything and the loser 40 percent. Right now, it’s signed for the second fight. Each side gets 50 percent. I would prefer it take place in Las Vegas,” said Arum about the February 22 rematch between Wilder and Fury,” said Arum.
Wilder-Fury 2 could do 2 million buys
“Wilder might object to that, because Tyson Fury has become the face of Las Vegas,’ said Arum. “It’s his town. We’ve been talking to the MGM about the dates and so forth. The MGM is available for the 22nd of February. There’s nothing wrong with Britain, but you have to understand. The biggest source of revenue comes from pay-per-view. People are now talking about this next fight [between Wilder and Fury] coming up will do 2 million homes in the United States, paying into the promotion $40 dollars, over and above what the providers take. So that’s $80 million from just the pay-per-view plus the closed circuit.
Now if you move it to England, the problem becomes the fight goes on in the afternoon, and you can’t do anywhere’s like that number in pay-per-view. If the fight is in the United States it’s in an odd hour early in the morning in the UK. But history has shown if the fight is big enough, like Mayweather-Pacquiao, they’ll [UK boxing fans] will get up and watch it,” said Arum.
I really would not be surprised if it does less than the first fight, but I think it will do more... Not even close to 1 million.