Eddie Hearn says AJ may vacate WBO and not fight Usyk

[Toffee]

The alternative to saying "We could drop the WBO" is to say "Usyk and the WBO have all the leverage in this negotiation".

So you say that you could drop the WBO. Obviously.

It could happen though. There's a reason that we don't see many Undisputed Champions and it's not usually because of arbitrators.

Joshua is getting to the point in his career when he may give up on chasing Undisputed.

[Robbie Barrett]

Isn't this AJ's last fight with Matchroom?

I don't know. He signed a 3 year deal with Matchroom in 2018. It's the last fight on his Sky deal, but i can't see him leaving Sky in the UK, too much money from his PPVs.

[Toffee]

Whyte rematch I’ve heard.

I could definitely see that.

[champion4ever]

Urgh. AJ/Usyk is the best fight AJ could have while Fury/Wilder is happening.

Yeah but at the same time it's a risky one.

[Eff Pandas]

Usyk can definitely fook up the whole plan so I get the move.

[_Rexy_]

I'm not Hearniac but without full crowds in the UK the money to make the fight might not be there. AJ took a pay cut to fight Pulev & you don't want it to go to a purse bid for your biggest fighter. I can understand if they don't want to do this fight

So have the fight stateside then. Thought they were tami f over America?

[Motorcity Cobra]

So have the fight stateside then. Thought they were tami f over America?

Most of AJ fans come from the UK. There's a travel ban from the UK. If they fight here it would be someone from here

[_Rexy_]

Most of AJ fans come from the UK. There's a travel ban from the UK. If they fight here it would be someone from here

So he’ll drop the belt to protect the undisputed fight...then not have an undisputed fight because he vacated one of the belts.

Joshua/Fury turns from a mega fight to a domestic mega fight of its not undisputed. Fury has an American fan base, Joshua doesn’t.

plus, didn’t they have fans for Pulev? But they can’t for Usyk?

[creekrat77]

He’s saying on IFL that AJ may vacate the WBO belt for ‘business reasons’. And he’s looking at other opponents.

I thought the whole plan was to become UNDISPUTED. Why would you drop a belt just cause you might get a little bit more money fighting someone else.

They're probably trying to make Usyk's team take a lesser offer than what they're expecting to get. Usyk is a perfect opponent for Joshua before Fury.

[Robbie Barrett]

So he’ll drop the belt to protect the undisputed fight...then not have an undisputed fight because he vacated one of the belts.

Joshua/Fury turns from a mega fight to a domestic mega fight of its not undisputed. Fury has an American fan base, Joshua doesn’t.

plus, didn’t they have fans for Pulev? But they can’t for Usyk?

This is what happens when you only read the headline and don't do a bit of research. This guy is talking like he said he's going to drop the belt.