Comments Thread For: Hearn: Wilder Must Fight Joshua Next or We Might Miss The Boat

[James Hunt]

That's not what happened but okay.

Then what was the "real" reason the fight was held in CA?!
Please, enlighten me.

[KTFOKING]

yeah these guys dismiss vegas....but money always talks and vegas will eat that rematch up.....and fury will be happy to take that check and know that all eyes will be on the judges this time

Insane to think Fury's side won't take the rematch because it will take place in Vegas. It's going to do monster numbers at the gate and in terms of PPV buys.

[lion33lit]

Just in case anyone is confused, Hearn has no intention of Putting Joshua in against Wilder in April or any other time. Exception being if he sees Wilder's athleticism visibly slipping, then maybe in 2020 or later.

He's seeing this as an opportunity to shut Wilder out after next April and paint it as his own decision. Meantime, he only has the April date to come up with a 'reason' Wilder can't be on that card (be it a lousy offer, blame the rematch or whatever other opportunity sounds best at the time).

Exactly!.......

[NearHypnos]

And are we going to act like Joshua doesn't get fortunate scorecards or there aren't fortunate scorecards in the UK? Stop overthinking this.

I never said AJ will go to the US first. In fact, I specifically mentioned the first fight will be in the UK and then the second one in the US. That was directly from Hearn's mouth.

Warren may not sound like he wants the return match in the US, but he surely never said he won't do a rematch in the US. Trust me, that fight is making MAJOR money in Vegas and Warren is far from a fool. They will take the rematch in the US.

Distant B-side? Distant B-side in exactly what? Wilder is no distant B-side at all. He still has the belt and the fight isn't going to do major numbers just because of Fury. The split for the rematch will be close to 50/50.

And btw, you said Fury won 10 rounds? Cool, he himself had it 8-4.

So because Fury says it thats how it is? Wilder thinks he didnt need the 12th all together, let alone the KD.

You think Fury can be bought? He donated his entire purse. He’d also make much more vs Joshua, let’s be real.

What Percentage do you think Wilder warrants against Aj just because he held on to his one belt despite losing in almost all eyes? Serious question.

You think Wilder-Fury sells more than Aj-Fury?

You think Wilder-Fury is a bigger fight than Aj-Fury?

If its money, he’ll make more with AJ.


You’re operating on random assumptions and hopes. Like the guy who said itd sell like 1mil ppv in amerca.


Also, point me in the direction of an occasion AJ won via whats considered a major robbery.

[KTFOKING]

Then what was the "real" reason the fight was held in CA?! Please, enlighten me.

You don't think they wanted the fight in Vegas? That was their first choice. The T-Mobile arena was booked.

A gifted, loose-lipped British boxer against a flashy, big-punching American hope - Fury vs Wilder was a fight made for the gaudy extravagance of the Strip.

But on Saturday night, fans at the state-of-the-art T-Mobile Arena will be treated to a rendition of ***yBack rather than 12 rounds of the noble art.

[jikeccfc]

sick of ed *****s delusion

your gutless coward agay cant knock out a decent ank with a capital w delusional promoter should be run out of boxing for the good of the sport hes just talking more crocks of crap he knows, we know, the world knows ,agays never leaving the uk will never fight wilder never fight fury...the queue is eric butterbean,frank Bruno,michael spinks,fres oquendo,audley Harrison,david price after that lot and wilder and furys old he might fight a live one.........

[sicko]

Wilder has the Fury rematch, Ortiz rematch while PBC Build Up Breazeale, Adam Kownacki, Joe Joyce, Oscar Rivas (who has a step up with vs Jennings coming up) and prospects like Efe Ajagba, Oleksandr Teslenko, Stephen Shaw so Wilder is NO LONGER in a "Needy" position because PBC is about to build up new heavyweight to challenge Wilder IN HOUSE and having FOX to showcase a Breazeale and others is huge

He doesn't NEED AJ and that is where things can back fire big time against Eddie Hearn who sounds delusional in some of these interviews today still trying to downplay Wilder and Fury while claiming to want to make a fight with them

[BWC]

The problem is that if Wilder fights Fury, he’s likely not winning that fight barring a KO as the skill difference is too vast. And if Wilder loses (again), he’ll never get an AJ shot. Fury-AJ will likely be a 2 fight dral with potential for a trilogy and I dont see AJ sticking around the sport if he wins those...there’d be nothing left to do.

Fury-Aj is already the biggest fight to make by far in the UK and after this whole ordeal, Wilder isnt going to land either of them in the US. We all know Wilder lost and the UK now is looking at Fury-Wilder as the number 1 and 2 fighters at HW...as is most of the world

Meh don't think it matters that much "what the UK thinks." There's gold in them Vegas hills for the rematch. AGhey needs to start making his way stateside..

[aboutfkntime]

the reality is..... Joshua sells 90k tickets fighting scrubs

a loss to either Fury or Wilder - which is distinctly possible - would signal the end of that gravy-train

THAT, is why they offered Wilder 15mil..... despite the fact that they offered Parker 32.5%

and they offered Wilder 15mil despite Hearn admitting this.....

" At the moment I think a split of 65-35 in AJ’s favor is fair "

nothing had/has changed

other than, now they know that if Wilder can land his best punch on the better/slicker Fury..... then he will likely land his best punch on Joshua

I highly doubt that Fast Eddie will make Wilder a reasonable offer, or make a genuine effort, to sign that fight

[BWC]

the reality is..... Joshua sells 90k tickets fighting scrubs

a loss to either Fury or Wilder - which is distinctly possible - would signal the end of that gravy-train

THAT, is why they offered Wilder 15mil..... despite the fact that they offered Parker 32.5%

and they offered Wilder 15mil despite Hearn admitting this.....

" At the moment I think a split of 65-35 in AJ’s favor is fair "

nothing had/has changed

other than, now they know that if Wilder can land his best punch on the better/slicker Fury..... then he will likely land his best punch on Joshua

I highly doubt that Fast Eddie will make Wilder a reasonable offer, or make a genuine effort, to sign that fight

All true. Unless the public starts to reject these fights with Shyte, he will keep fighting these guys and make $30mm like clockwork.

It has to be hard on AJ's ego though, knowing your promoter is scared of you losing lol..