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Let's forget that Jones is a scumbag and look at the numbers here.
Dana actually made himself look like an ass with this comparison.
Jones is a MUCH bigger draw historically than Wilder is.
These are actually amazing PPV numbers compared to most elite level boxers over the past decade not named Mayweather, Pacquiao or Canelo.
He's sold over 7 million PPV buys as a headliner. Wilder has only fought on PPV three times in his career. The dude wasn't any kind of draw before the Fury rivalry started.
For more perspective on Wilder:
Widler/Fury 1 did 325K buys.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_...fury-fight-generates-325000-pay-per-view-buys
Wilder/Ortiz 2 did 225K buys
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/12...-luis-ortiz-2-does-roughly-225000-buys-on-ppv
Wilder Fury 2 did 750K buys.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_...fury-fight-generates-325000-pay-per-view-buys
The notion that Jones doesn't deserve more than $5 million per fight is farcical.
Wilder got paid $20 million to fight Breazeale on Showtime.
Terence Crawford, who's top a P4P boxer, but virtually unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles and his hometown of Omaha, just got $5 million for a non-PPV ESPN fight.
Sorry, but Dana is totally out of line here. I don't care how terrible of a human being Jones is. This is the umpteenth example of how he and other top level MMA fighters get jerked around by Dana and the UFC.
Using Conor as a benchmark for the supposed ceiling of UFC pay is also ridiculous. He's getting robbed too.
Dana actually made himself look like an ass with this comparison.
Jones is a MUCH bigger draw historically than Wilder is.
These are actually amazing PPV numbers compared to most elite level boxers over the past decade not named Mayweather, Pacquiao or Canelo.
He's sold over 7 million PPV buys as a headliner. Wilder has only fought on PPV three times in his career. The dude wasn't any kind of draw before the Fury rivalry started.
For more perspective on Wilder:
Widler/Fury 1 did 325K buys.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_...fury-fight-generates-325000-pay-per-view-buys
Wilder/Ortiz 2 did 225K buys
https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/12...-luis-ortiz-2-does-roughly-225000-buys-on-ppv
Wilder Fury 2 did 750K buys.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_...fury-fight-generates-325000-pay-per-view-buys
The notion that Jones doesn't deserve more than $5 million per fight is farcical.
Wilder got paid $20 million to fight Breazeale on Showtime.
Terence Crawford, who's top a P4P boxer, but virtually unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles and his hometown of Omaha, just got $5 million for a non-PPV ESPN fight.
Sorry, but Dana is totally out of line here. I don't care how terrible of a human being Jones is. This is the umpteenth example of how he and other top level MMA fighters get jerked around by Dana and the UFC.
Using Conor as a benchmark for the supposed ceiling of UFC pay is also ridiculous. He's getting robbed too.