What will come first: Wilder arbitration result? Or Fury-Joshua official announcement?

[Marchegiano]

AJ needs Fury

Fury doesn't need AJ

Fury will fight Wilder and make AJ's next fight irrelevant. Usyk will expose AJ's big stiff idiot flaws, not win but expose him further.

That's fair. If the third Wilder fight goes off instead Joshua does end up looking pretty much like a dumb **** holding the belts hostage. Obviously Fury and Wilder don't see eye to eye so if he opts to fight Wilder again instead of Joshua, man Joshua's team have to be just god awful.

[Zelda]

Eddie's been making claims for months now. I think the trilogy situation needs to be sorted out first...either arbitration or negotiation. Something has to settle either openly or in private before such an announcement will be made.

[SUBZER0ED]

Even if after arbitration, I'd be surprised if Wilder actually fought Fury again.

[KTFOKING]

Any f'n LEGITIMATE announcement please so the HW division can stop being in a standstill.

Wilder isn't fighting until this is resolved.

Usyk vs Joyce is not happening until this is resolved.

Then there's other HWs just waiting as well. It's terrible, hopefully something happens in the next few days.

[kafkod]

That's fair. If the third Wilder fight goes off instead Joshua does end up looking pretty much like a dumb **** holding the belts hostage. Obviously Fury and Wilder don't see eye to eye so if he opts to fight Wilder again instead of Joshua, man Joshua's team have to be just god awful.

I'm at a loss to even begin to understand where you're coming from here. The arbitration is Fury and Arum's business, nothing whatever to do with Hearn and AJ. Hearn has been busting his arse trying to make the unification fight, AJ is ready to go whenever Fury is, Arum has been assuring everybody that the arbitration can't and won't prevent Fury from fighting AJ next. If that turns out not to be true, then somebody is going to look like a lying buffoon ... and it won't be Hearn or AJ.

[Marchegiano]

I'm at a loss to even begin to understand where you're coming from here. The arbitration is Fury and Arum's business, nothing whatever to do with Hearn and AJ. Hearn has been busting his arse trying to make the unification fight, AJ is ready to go whenever Fury is, Arum has been assuring everybody that the arbitration can't and won't prevent Fury from fighting AJ next. If that turns out not to be true, then somebody is going to look like a lying buffoon ... and it won't be Hearn or AJ.

That's a very specific play out bud, I feel like what was asked and responded to was far more open ended.

Does anyone think it's Wilder holding up the Joshua-Fury fight?

I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in not being too taken by any one narrative put into the media with intent and would rather pay attention to results. If Joshua can't unify with the WBC champion regardless of who the WBC champion is, he's obviously a dumb ****.

[kafkod]

That's a very specific play out bud, I feel like what was asked and responded to was far more open ended.

Does anyone think it's Wilder holding up the Joshua-Fury fight?

I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in not being too taken by any one narrative put into the media with intent and would rather pay attention to results. If Joshua can't unify with the WBC champion regardless of who the WBC champion is, he's obviously a dumb ****.

"Does anyone think it's Wilder holding up the Joshua-Fury fight?" Not unless they also think that Bob Arum has been telling totally pointless lies to both Hearn and the media.

Regarding what you said about AJ ... it seems like there is literally nothing the guy could do - short of volunteering to fight the WBC champ for free with his hands tied behind his back - that Wilder fanboys wouldn't interpret as him being a dumb prick and/or holding his own belts hostage.

[ShoulderRoll]

"Does anyone think it's Wilder holding up the Joshua-Fury fight?" Not unless they also think that Bob Arum has been telling totally pointless lies to both Hearn and the media.

Wasn't it Bob Arum who said "Yesterday I was lying but today I'm telling the truth?"

[QballLobo]

Arbitration has 0 to do with this.
Its just Arum’s ego is hurt that Eddie got the Saudi deal done when he’s been trying to do it for years.
I predict Fury will eventually sign the deal. We are still a month away from when an 8 week camp and promotion would start.

[Marchegiano]

"Does anyone think it's Wilder holding up the Joshua-Fury fight?" Not unless they also think that Bob Arum has been telling totally pointless lies to both Hearn and the media.

Regarding what you said about AJ ... it seems like there is literally nothing the guy could do - short of volunteering to fight the WBC champ for free with his hands tied behind his back - that Wilder fanboys wouldn't interpret as him being a dumb prick and/or holding his own belts hostage.

He's not in negotiations with Wilder. That'd be 2 for 2 bud. I can say the same thing back and say it seems like Joshua can never make a deal with the WBC champion short of the WBC champion handing him the belt. We can all be dumb ****s if you want to be a dumb ****.