Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury It took them a long time (a year and three months) to face each other for the second time. Their first combat had been null and the negotiations were delayed. When that agreement came, they both also signed the third fight. The money was distributed 50-50 and in the third it would be 60-40 for the winner. Everything was agreed and Fury took the victory. We just had to wait for the date … and the pandemic arrived.
Between restrictions and waiting on both sides, the maximum date expired. That keeps the English, who had signed a lucrative contract with Anthony Joshua (each earned 75 million). A judge prevented that lawsuit. There was an option: for Fury to pay Wilder good money to step aside. The American rejected him instantly and the Englishman refused to pay for not fighting. Thus, they closed a third fight.
Fury, without a doubt, is the one who loses the most by changing the fight. On Saturday he will win about half, but it was what he wanted. English is the face A of this fight and for that reason he will pocket around 30 million dollars between purse and sponsors. Meanwhile, Wilder will take 20. Both must add to that amount the distribution of the PPV, which will be in a percentage of 60-40 for the champion. In the previous one, both boxers took 5 million of the bag and around 25 million adding their percentage of PPV and sponsors.
