I can't speak for Canelo but Loma was clearly not very happy about it.
Sure, but it was still done due to his promoter making a special request. Wilder is self promoted and if he doesn't want to vacate the WBC title, he's not going to.
Wilder did the right thing in rejecting that bullsh|t belt.
Weird comment frankly. Wilder says exactly what he should say and all Eddie can do is criticize him for saying it and try and sell us PED cheat Whyte.
They haven't tried to give anyone one yet. Canelo & Loma both asked for it because they didn't want to have to defend their titles. Wilder is clearly willing to defend his title.
I agree with all 3 of these posts.
They haven't tried to give anyone one yet. Canelo & Loma both asked for it because they didn't want to have to defend their titles. Wilder is clearly willing to defend his title.
I can't speak for Canelo but Loma was clearly not very happy about it. Bob requested it on his behalf it seems. I know Mr Saulaman said it was Loma, but it was Bob who was incredulous at the thought of Loma fighting Haney, not Loma himself
lol you think that chit is free.
They taking purse percentages. He already got a belt, why would he want to pay more for a new belt that was invented that has no history.
I don't see the big fuss about Dillian Whyte or however he spells his name...if they fought and Wilder didn't KO him I would be shocked...but I do think that any boxer would take the franchise belt, if it suited him in a certain situation...Wilder could change his tune later if the circumstances change and he has a dangerous mandatory in the way of a big money fight.
Deontay Wilder has literally zero reason to not face Whyte, so giving up his belt makes no sense.
If Dillian Whyte can get cleared of his drug test failure, Wilder has no need to fight him until Feb 2021. That's the Ortiz fight, the Fury fight, and likely 1-2 more fights before he has to fight Whyte.
And Whyte is on a 25% purse bid share on any bid were things to go that far (with Wilder being 5 PPV events into his run, Hearn isn't get that one-off fight over to DAZN for cheap, likely not at any price if Wilder is undisputed heavyweight champion).
So Hearn is going to lay out $50m, which means $12.5m to Whyte, all to see Whyte likely get blasted out within 5 rounds, before Wilder moves on
Wilder did the right thing in rejecting that bullsh|t belt.
he didn't reject anything yet.
wilder has lied many times in the past so i wouldn't put too much stock in his words. he'll do what haymon tells him to do like he always has and will.
You mean Wilder WOULD be doing the right thing IF HE HAD been offered that belt. Its not like they have actually tried to give him one yet.
They haven't tried to give anyone one yet. Canelo & Loma both asked for it because they didn't want to have to defend their titles. Wilder is clearly willing to defend his title.
Wilder did the right thing in rejecting that bullsh|t belt.
You mean Wilder WOULD be doing the right thing IF HE HAD been offered that belt. Its not like they have actually tried to give him one yet.
I don't see the big fuss about Dillian Whyte or however he spells his name...if they fought and Wilder didn't KO him I would be shocked...but I do think that any boxer would take the franchise belt, if it suited him in a certain situation...Wilder could change his tune later if the circumstances change and he has a dangerous mandatory in the way of a big money fight.
When a Charles Martin comes Eddie's way Hearn wont pass on that. I see Eddie is still hurting that Deontay keeps piling up the WBC title defenses, extending legacy.