Eddie Hearn has actually now acknowledged that he got and declined a genuine $50 million deal from Deontay Wilder. Hearn and Anthony Joshua had actually at first rejected declining the offer. World Boxing News was greatly associated with the conversations with Team Wilder in 2018. Despite Wilder’s provide to Joshua, Hearn turned down the $50 million ensured deal and made a counter-offer. This eventually caused Joshua battling Alexander Povetkin rather of Wilder. Despite the confusion and back-and-forth, if Joshua had actually formally accepted fight Wilder for $50 million, the fight might have taken place in December 2018.