Comments Thread For: Hearn Maps Out Joshua's 2023: April Return, Whyte Rematch, Blockbuster Fight With Wilder

[edgarg]

In other words Hearn will milk 2 more pay days off Joshua and hope he doesn’t lose to lesser competition before cashing him out in a fight he probably won’t win.

These top guys are already so stuffed with money that they don't know what to do with it. Enough for the next 10 generations of descendants.

[kafkod]

Joshua is going to line up some cherrypicks.

Demsey McKean then Dillian Shyte is my guess.

Both better than the cherry wilder picked for his comeback fight.

[kafkod]

Agreed 100%. For such an eminent former champion a top 15 opponent is scraping the barrel for a set-up. Some poor schlob with get half killed just to restore Joshua's confidence. A rotten system.
It shound be not more than a # 5-6 contender.

What did you make of Wilder nearly killing his 38 year old, glass jawed former sparring partner "friend" last time out?

[thack]

He should "do a Joshua" and fight Ruiz, like AJ did.

If he could beat him, Andy would be the best win Wilder's on resume.

Nah ...Ruiz ruined Joshua , so he's going another route .I get why Joshua did it , Wilder's only doing the same.

[thack]

AJ and his team did want the fight years ago but Finkel/Haymon didn't. That's why the fight never happened. I base that opinion on facts, as I can know them, not the shit that people talk in comments online.

And it's a fact that, no matter how many times fanboys say they know that Wilder would beat AJ, they can't possibly know that because they have never fought.

Barry Hearn , pre Joshua being dismantled and brutalised by Ruiz ' If we don't fight Wilder (then the WBC champion) for the next ten years , then I'll take that' ...maybe that might have something to do with it?
We just want to see Joshua fight someone decent ...that's all.....surely you as a fan want the same?

[kafkod]

Nah ...Ruiz ruined Joshua , so he's going another route .I get why Joshua did it , Wilder's only doing the same.

You mean Wilder's going another route because he's scared that Ruiz will ruin him too?

[thack]

You mean Wilder's going another route because he's scared that Ruiz will ruin him too?

No, I didn't mean that but maybe , who knows for sure , he saw Joshua pulverised so yes who knows .

Still I wonder as fan , would you like to see Joshua fight someone decent or are you happy with the plan from them?

[Apollo7]

Barry Hearn , pre Joshua being dismantled and brutalised by Ruiz ' If we don't fight Wilder (then the WBC champion) for the next ten years , then I'll take that' ...maybe that might have something to do with it?
We just want to see Joshua fight someone decent ...that's all.....surely you as a fan want the same?

Also Barry Hearn: "Deontay Wilder’s the easiest fight out there of anybody for Anthony Joshua."

[kafkod]

Barry Hearn , pre Joshua being dismantled and brutalised by Ruiz ' If we don't fight Wilder (then the WBC champion) for the next ten years , then I'll take that' ...maybe that might have something to do with it?
We just want to see Joshua fight someone decent ...that's all.....surely you as a fan want the same?

Instead of dragging up an old quote from Eddie Hearn's dad, who retired as Matchroom boss before AJ even turned pro, why not consider this tweet from Wilder himself, to Tyson Fury: "You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I got for fighting you"

AJ just fought someone more than decent - Usyk, twice. He also fought Andy Ruiz twice. Wilder vs Ruiz has been ordered by the WBC and Ruiz is calling out for Wilder to step up and fight him. Crickets from Wilder. As a fan, don't you want to see Deontay fight someone decent? Surely you can't be satisfied watching him blow away no-hopers like Helenius for ever?

[Roberto Vasquez]

No matter what he is fighting Whyte next. Hardly anything to get excited about.

Tyson's Fury's second best opponent in the last 7 years... Lets not have double standards.

Joshua should fight a top-15 guy for a confidence boost and then go straight to Wilder or Fury fight.