Joseph Parker

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(09-25-2018, 11:41 PM)markk Wrote:

(09-25-2018, 09:21 PM)diehard Wrote:

(09-25-2018, 07:59 PM)markk Wrote:

(09-25-2018, 11:37 AM)diehard Wrote: Markk, you're more optimistic than me about the US market.  Wilder can't draw.  How did GGG vs Canelo go?  Certainly nothing like AJ and Wembley.   I'm not too sure, but before Hearn/AJ, how did the UK market do?  I think if Wilder beats AJ, the US market will definitely come into play.  

Washington, Miller, Breazeale, Jennings are all gate keepers.  Yeah, some of them may contend here or there, but none will be getting a belt.  

In looking at the available fighters for AJ and Wilder, they're slowly but surely getting rid of the possible contenders.  Who would have a good chance of beating either one of them now?

its not that he cant draw its the fact that because eddie is investing now espn and showtime and fox are as well. which means there is a tv war between networks. so depending on where you sign you only fight the house fighters depending on network. so the money and crowds may not hit the stadiums but the fighters will get paid which is great. In saying this the tv networks will throw lots of money at fighters

Don't know about espn, but HBO and Showtime have been having PPV wars for years.  Is it different now?  Not challenging you, I just don't know.

So, is the money HBO and Showtime are throwing at fighters anything like what Hearn is getting in the UK?  Not just with AJ, but his Matchroom promotions?

HBO not investing as much and seem to be in 5th place. . from my research its a race to win the streaming war and boxing seems to be the product they are using to win market share. boxing as a sport is having a huge injection because of it which is great news. PPV is dying in the traditional model. I think th uk is a one player market which is 25% of the US market. so just bigger dollars. In saying this eddie hearn seems to have the jump from a product point of view .

People in the US just aren't buying, and a lot of it is down to a lack of heavyweight success in the last 20 years 

American audiences only tend to tune in once a fighter has already reached the top.  They aren't interested in the journey.

Mayweather resorted to a lot of trolling and stirring up of ethnic minorities to get his huge viewing base. Guys like crawford and spence are just too vanilla.

They deep down arent convinced by Wilder but if he did beat Fury and AJ he would then become a massive, massive US star