Comments Thread For: Joshua vs. Usyk Will Have a Rematch Clause, Says Hearn

[Blackstarr]

If rematch clauses are so common, where are they? Can somebody show me anybody else enforcing a rematch claus? I'll wait.

Klitschko after losing to Fury, Kovalev after losing to Ward, Santa Cruz after losing to Frampton, Wilder after losing to Fury. Canelo had a rematch clause against GGG should he have lost, while other fighters have walked from their rematch clauses after losing e.g. Hurd against Williams and Klitschko against AJ.

Floyd also had rematch clauses in his fights, yet never had to exercise them and that will typically be the case because the A-side is that for a reason and are usually favourites to win.

In short, the list of rematch clauses is plentiful - please educate yourself. You’re obsessed so much with hating that you’re making yourself look ******.

[imisupu]

I know damm well Hearn and AJ not asking for a rematch clause. If Usyk wins he should be able to fight Wilder/Fury winner no matter what correct? Just blow off the rematch clause, the same way Hearn and AJ wanted Fury to do these guys are jokes.

[Corelone]

What are you on about?
The Winner gets paid way more than he's ever made
Ask Andy Ruiz

The standard rule is, the champion makes a percentage more than the challenger. To pay the challenger more than the champ perverts the concept of merit. I've never seen that before in my life. The whole idea of being a champion is getting the lions share.

[baroidi]

yeah Hearn's gotta be safe with his glass jaw Nigerian Prince, but another embarrassing KO of Joshua might end his position as a top $ earner.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Lewis-Rahman = Rematch clause
If you want to go further back Ali-Liston = Rematch clause. Or how about Leonard-Duran?

Rematch clauses are standard. You only hear about them when the title holder loses of course.

Liston-Ali did NOT have a rematch clause. A second “secret contract” was uncovered. The original contract DID NOT have a rematch clause because the WBA did not allow rematch clauses which sanctioned the first fight.

In addition there was no “rematch clause” with SRL Duran. SRL demanded it and his team (one of which who quit his team) wanted him to take a tune up. Duran granted him a rematch because the money was right. These “clauses” are a thing of more recent history.

[Boxingfanatic75]

Klitschko after losing to Fury, Kovalev after losing to Ward, Santa Cruz after losing to Frampton, Wilder after losing to Fury. Canelo had a rematch clause against GGG should he have lost, while other fighters have walked from their rematch clauses after losing e.g. Hurd against Williams and Klitschko against AJ.

Floyd also had rematch clauses in his fights, yet never had to exercise them and that will typically be the case because the A-side is that for a reason and are usually favourites to win.

In short, the list of rematch clauses is plentiful - please educate yourself. You’re obsessed so much with hating that you’re making yourself look ******.

All common day fighters. Again, it’s the new Boxing trash that includes these in contracts to lock down divisions. “Rematch clauses” were unheard of 30-50 years ago. This is why boxing today is the trash heap it is.

[Corelone]

Klitschko after losing to Fury, Kovalev after losing to Ward, Santa Cruz after losing to Frampton, Wilder after losing to Fury. Canelo had a rematch clause against GGG should he have lost, while other fighters have walked from their rematch clauses after losing e.g. Hurd against Williams and Klitschko against AJ.

Floyd also had rematch clauses in his fights, yet never had to exercise them and that will typically be the case because the A-side is that for a reason and are usually favourites to win.

In short, the list of rematch clauses is plentiful - please educate yourself. You’re obsessed so much with hating that you’re making yourself look ******.

I over stated my point, but without another point of view, who would you impress?

[Tonyu]

Hearn and Joshua are a joke this is becoming ******. So forget Fury next and poor Joyce has to wait a year if not 2 as they will fight Ussyk again in December then Fury July and December and the whole Heavyweight Division waits on Joshua because Hearn thinks Joshua owns the Heavyweight Division, so much for Hearn having faith in Joshua's abilities. I've said time and again this will carry on until the WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO state you can't fight consecutive title shots if you lose you need 2 more wins to get another opportunity. Hearn is making a mockery of the sport I love even Whyte gets rematch clauses as proved in the Povetkin fight. Hearn needs to leave this sport his an absolute joke. Joshua needs to man up and stop this as well.

[Fighter78]

He was forced to sign nothing. He could have chosen to go to purse bid. Rematch clauses are standard and have been for a long time. The champ gives them more money for a rematch clause. Anything can happen in a fight, if the challenger is the better fighter he will beat the champ in the rematch too.

Rematch clauses are NOT STANDARD when it comes to mandatories. Its just Hearn not fully believing in his fighter....which is sad because Joshua is clearly the #1 heavyweight.

[Fighter78]

I’m just glad Joshua and Hearn didn’t avoid Usyk and go elsewhere. So if Joshua goes in there and destroys Usyk, I myself will heap praise on him, I say it over and over, but I know Usyk is better then his two showings at HW. I believe he will be on it for AJ, people need to understand, yes Usyk is smaller with not as much power, but it really doesn’t take much to stun Joshua, so he’s well within a shout of winning. Joshua hasn’t faced someone with excellent footwork and a high IQ. If Joshua thinks his “new style” of fighting he brung to Ruiz II and Pulev is going to work in this fight, he’s in for a shock.

I’m going to say, either Usyk will win a 12 round decision, or Joshua loses every round and scores a come from behind KO.

Or Eddie pays the judges and they rob Oleksandr, which to be fair, happens quite a lot on U.K. soil doesn’t it :-/

last time Joshua faced anyone who uses a bit of movement was the Wlad fight, and well we all know how that went, BUT Wlad changed his style for that, he wasn’t a natural box and mover. He’s a jab and grab guy.

excited for this fight, happy they’re was no ducking!

Here's how I know you're a complete idiot and know next to nothing about the sport of boxing....Joshua fought Ruiz II totally different than he did against Pulev

(I'm in hot pursuit of another dumb ass in the Boxing Scene comments)