Wilder - Fury Purse Bid

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(01-18-2019 08:20 AM)salvador Wrote:  That's interesting. I learned something new today!

I would think that Fury's market value would be 50%, particularly for the rematch.

Did Wilder get the lion's share of the first fight?

Wilder got a $4 million guarantee, Fury a $3 million guarantee first go around - that was a voluntary though, not a mandatory.

WBC ordered a rematch making Fury the mandatory which means they work out a deal by X date (Feb 3 I believe), or it goes to purse bid at the fixed percentages. WBC decided Fury is worth more than 30%, so they altered the guarantees.

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(01-18-2019 08:54 AM)Fitz Wrote:  What do you mean 70/30 is the standard for the champ? I have never heard that.
Not saying it isn't true, but is there very specific circumstances that this rule ONLY applies to?

With a mandatory that goes to pursebid, WBC rules state that the champ gets 70%, unless they choose to change the cuts - which they did here.