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Wilder vs. Fury Pay-Per-View Estimates Are In

Wilder vs. Fury pay-per-view estimates are in. It’s safe to say the fight was a big success based on the numbers. The awaited heavyweight title fight from Staples Center last Saturday night (December 1, 2018) was a classic, back-and-forth affair filled with a ton of action and controversy. It was declared a split-decision draw, but […]

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Wilder vs. Fury pay-per-view estimates are in.

It’s safe to say the fight was a big success based on the numbers. The awaited heavyweight title fight from Staples Center last Saturday night (December 1, 2018) was a classic, back-and-forth affair filled with a ton of action and controversy. It was declared a split-decision draw, but most thought Fury very clearly did enough to win.

Wilder did knock him down twice. The second knockdown was a vicious combination that Fury amazingly got up from and continued fighting. The fight was an amazing battle that gave the heavyweight division a huge jolt of life. And that has proven true in the pay-per-view estimates.

According to Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger, Wilder vs. Fury is tracking at over 300,000 PPV buys. The break-even point was 250,000 so it’s already a success in early pay TV estimates as a result:

Final Number

Coppinger then updated the figure with a more precise estimate:

Pay-per-view has been a dwindling model for boxing recently, with only huge names like Floyd Mayweather performing well. It was a big success for Wilder vs. Fury to do the numbers it supposedly has because of that. Coppinger put Wilder vs. Fury’s buyrate in context by comparing it that of other boxing pay-per-views doing far less:

A rematch is expected soon due to the extremely controversial nature of the first fight. Both Wilder and Fury have discussed that fight. Based on the pay-per-view sales of the first fight, it’s an obvious choice.

Wilder vs. Fury found success on pay-per-view when many other fights could not. It’s no small feat considering only the UFC has really milked PPV for major cash recently. The model is considered outdated as more and more streaming services come out.

But this fight was a success on the supposedly outdated format. Because of it, boxing could be making a comeback on PPV. Will Fury vs. Wilder open up a new competition with the UFC?

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[ARCHIVES] Wilder Shares ‘Proof’ Tyson Fury Didn’t Beat 10 Count

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Earlier this year, Tyson Fury closed the book on his trilogy against Deontay Wilder with a second stoppage. But on this day three years ago, there were still plenty of questions about their rivalry, including a little matter of a 1…

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Earlier this year, Tyson Fury closed the book on his trilogy against Deontay Wilder with a second stoppage. But on this day three years ago, there were still plenty of questions about their rivalry, including a little matter of a 10 count. The following article is presented in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of the MMA News Archives.

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Over the weekend, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury put on a tremendous heavyweight contest. Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against “The Gypsy King” in a 12 round war. “The Bronze Bomber” was able to knock Fury down twice during the contest despite getting out-boxed by the Englishman for most of the fight. However, the second knockdown Wilder scored in the 12th round was a highly controversial one.

Wilder obliterated Fury, who went down on his back to the canvas, seemingly unconscious. However, somehow, Fury mustered up the strength to get back to his feet and finish the fight. The result was a split draw decision on the judges’ scorecards. Recently, Wilder took to Twitter to make the case that he should’ve actually been declared the winner via knockout.

He shared the following video of his knockdown of Fury, which included a 10-count timer. In the video, Fury doesn’t make it up in time to beat the count:

“Keep the vids coming for The Sick MFs That hate I won, The Blind MFs that can’t face reality and the MFs that just don’t want to see US Succeed”

Former mixed martial arts (MMA) referee Big Jon McCarthy took to Twitter to explain the situation:

“Yes sir, I can explain it to you. You need to understand the mechanics for a knockdown which is as soon as the referee calls the fighter down the time keeper starts a count. The referee moves the standing fighter away towards a neutral corner and then picks up the count from the timekeeper at we will say somewhere around 3 or 4.

“The referee then continues his count up to 10 if the fighter is still down. It is a “10” count not 10 seconds of time. The referee was perfect in this situation. Hope this helps. It was a great fight, wasn’t it”

Do you think Fury beat the 10 count against Wilder?

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Amir Khan Offered $5 Million To Fight Terence Crawford

It looks like WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford could have a huge potential fight on his horizon. While talks of a possible fight against Luis Collazo don’t seem to be making progress, a new name has emerged in the mix. According to seve…

It looks like WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford could have a huge potential fight on his horizon. While talks of a possible fight against Luis Collazo don’t seem to be making progress, a new name has emerged in the mix. According to several reports from ESPN, Daily Mail, and Boxing Scene, Amir Khan has been offered […]

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Tyson Fury: I Don’t Care About The Belts, Really

Boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury, doesn’t care about the belts that the division has to offer, as he has more pressing desires.

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Over the weekend (Sat. December 1, 2018), Tyson Fury made a triumphant return to the highest levels of his sport in a heavyweight boxing contest.

Fury challenged Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title of the world. Many believe Fury did enough to earn the decision victory after 12 rounds, despite being knocked down twice. However, when the decisions were read, a controversial split decision draw was awarded.

Wilder and Fury are likely to rematch one another down the road. But heavyweight king Anthony Joshua still waits in the shadows, and both Fury and Wilder want their crack at the Englishman. Speaking to The Telegraph recently, Fury said he’s a fighting man and is more than willing to rematch Wilder next. However, he hasn’t forgotten about Joshua, who is holding three of ‘his’ belts:

“I would fight Deontay Wilder again because I’m a fighting man and so is Deontay Wilder. I know Deontay Wilder is going to want the rematch, but I can’t speak for him. But you’ve got a guy in England [Joshua] with three belts out of the picture. My belts.”

While most boxers seem to be more focused on making it through their career without a loss, Fury has other aspirations. It seems that Fury simply wants to entertain the masses, and put on the fights that the fans want to see. As for the championship belts, he doesn’t really care for them:

“I hope the best do fight the best because it is great for the fans and great for boxing. That is what we are here to do. We are not here to get a 100-0 record. We are here to put entertaining fights on while we are in the era and active.

“I wouldn’t like to go through my career knowing I didn’t fight the best. I’m sat here with a draw today but everybody knows the truth and I don’t feel any lesser of a man. I know I won that fight, I know it and the world knows it, too.”

But even with Joshua holding what he calls his belts, Fury isn’t too concerned. He said it’s more a matter of pride being the lineal champion anyhow:

“I don’t care about the belts, really. They are just borrowed belts. I don’t really class them as world title belts because I’ve got them at home in my living room. They are all mine still. I’m happy that I’m the lineal heavyweight champion of the world.

“I hold it with pride, respect and honour and it means more to me than any belt ever anyway. To have that great lineage going back to the days of John L Sullivan all the way to today, to have my name among them greats, is a very big achievement.”

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Anthony Joshua Responds To Deontay Wilder & Tyson Fury

Anthony Joshua has broken his silence following Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury calling him out. And the champ is ready to face Wilder in a heavyweight unification bout. After last Saturday nights controversial decision that saw Wilder retain his WBC champion, he called out Joshua in the middle of the ring. Replying to a news story […]

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Anthony Joshua has broken his silence following Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury calling him out. And the champ is ready to face Wilder in a heavyweight unification bout.

After last Saturday nights controversial decision that saw Wilder retain his WBC champion, he called out Joshua in the middle of the ring.

Replying to a news story on Twitter it would appear that Wilder “very interested” in fighting Joshua. The WBA-WBO-IBF heavyweight champion criticized the American. Then he went on to say that he would fight either man in the future.

“What took this fool so long? Like we ain’t been interested?” Joshua wrote.

“Anyway well done Fury! They wanted to get you because they assumed you was finished. I’ll give you a fair one when you’re ready! Either one of you!”

The 29-year-old Joshua is set to defend his belts against an unnamed opponent at Wembley Stadium on April 13. He most recently defeated Alexander Povetkin this September.

This isn’t the first time talks between the two camps have heated up. The Englishman’s camp was in talks with Wilder over the summer but negotiations broke down.

Because of that, Wilder agreed to fight Fury. Now it looks more likely that we will see Wilder vs, Fury II before we see either man fight Joshua.

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Tyson Fury Will Donate $10 Million Wilder Payday To Homeless

Tyson Fury set the combat sports world on fire when he rose from a massive knockdown (watch it here) and survived to a controversial split draw with Deontay Wilder last weekend (Sat., December 1, 2018) from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Most who watched the bout felt he clearly won on the scorecards. Now, […]

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Tyson Fury set the combat sports world on fire when he rose from a massive knockdown (watch it here) and survived to a controversial split draw with Deontay Wilder last weekend (Sat., December 1, 2018) from Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Most who watched the bout felt he clearly won on the scorecards. Now, Fury will donate his nine-figure payday from the event to the homeless.

Fury has justifiably called out for a rematch since. He even compared the decision to a classic heavyweight robbery of years past in Holyfield vs. Lewis. Fury should get that rematch and the massive payday that accompanies, yet he doesn’t seem too interested in that side of the fight game.

Fury is set to get paid as one of the top stars in boxing’s currently buzzing heavyweight division. That’s not his focus unless it’s to help others apparently. He recently admitted via The Irish Mirror that he would donate his $10 million profit to the homeless:

“I’m going to give it to the poor and I’m going to build homes for the homeless,” Fury said. “I don’t really have much use for it, I’m not interested in becoming a millionaire or a billionaire.”

Fury’s Opinion

‘The Gypsy King’ admitted he wasn’t the best with money and may end up like infamous boxers before him. Still, he wants to help the homeless with the money he doesn’t care about:

“I’m a boxer not a businessman and I’ll probably go down the same route as every other boxer—skint at the end of it all. You can’t take it with you so I might as well do something with it and help out people who can’t help themselves.”

Fury seems to have a new, grateful, and positive perspective on life. He was out all of 2016 and 2017 while suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. He gained over 100 pounds and was nearly on the brink of suicide after his titles were stripped.

But now Fury’s comeback story has become an inspirational one, and it’s earning him tons of fans as a result. It’s not yet confirmed that Fury has donated his huge payday from the Wilder fight. If he does, you can rest assured that he’ll gain millions more fans as the fight game’s hottest name right now.

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