Comments Thread For: Wilder Won the Arbitration Battle, But He'll Lose the Trilogy War

[Nightfall]

Old dogs can't learn new tricks

didnt know that being in your mid thirties is old for heavyweights

[I have no ears]

didnt know that being in your mid thirties is old for heavyweights

Haha touche buddy, it's old enough for wilder, he's never been a technician, I think he'll make it to the final bell if they fight a third time but can't see any other outcome positive for wilder at this stage

[Doubledagger]

Legalities aside for a second, is this a fight you actually want to see? Like what fights would you make in this division if it was totally up to you

I definitely want to see this fight, as do most real boxing fans eho aren't just fanboys of a specific fighter.

[Doubledagger]

You mean he fought ten straight bum defenses against nobodies holding the belt hostage, refusing to fight Vladimir K, AJ, Whyte or any decent threat. Only taking the Fury fight as he thought he was finished. Now he sees a chance to force Fury to drop a belt to fight AJ where he can hopefully fight another bum and keep it hostage again.

Yeah lets pretend he didn't fight the boogeyman Luis Ortiz twice, you know, the guy that everyone else was ducking.

[hugh grant]

Wilder lost 2 fights why he deserve a 3rd fight?

[FinlandsFinest]

Wilder lost 2 fights why he deserve a 3rd fight?

knocked him down twice in the first fight, and the count was SLOW. Should of been declared a W for Wilder

[Dustin Tanner]

Relax Brits,Fury will make a deal with Wilder,or WBC will make Fury Franchise champ,or Fury drops the belt,because a guaranteed 75 million dollars is worth more than a trilogy with Wilder,so Gypsy King will break over 100 million to destroy AJ

I agree too much money on the table they'll just repackage it as the biggest fight in UK history(even though it won't be held in the UK) they just won't talk about undisputed anymore even if he gets franchised he won't be undisputed but they can package it as a big money fight

[Marchegiano]

Ima be a Lyle hater, **** that baldy ****.

Let me notice more "authors" who only write opinion pieces and half ass their history and I'll add them to mah hatin'.

[Rapscallion]

All of you please read this: "We're not paying Wilder to step aside," Arum told ESPN on Monday. "It's better to get rid of him and go about our business. We can make the Fury-Joshua fight for November or December." https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...tial-extension

[factsarenice]

Wilder's management team know that winning arbitration only strengthens their ability to negotiate.

The choices come down to squeezing a step aside check from the Fury/AJ clash or go ahead and roll the dice on a 3rd fight. If it's all about the money then smart money would suggest that Wilder's team will take a few million step aside with the stipulation that Wilder gets the winner for a percentage of a mega purse.

The only wildcard is Fury, he's a gambler and more importantly he truly believes he has Wilder's number.