Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Could Return in December if Wilder Fight Gets Pushed Back

[GBP4LIFE]

It was DAZN who offered Wilder that contract, not Eddie Hearn. Wilder said he didn't want to be part of any deal involving Hearn, so DAZN offered him his own deal, with them. The only role Eddie played was to guarantee that, if Deontay signed with DAZN, AJ would fight him.

Canelo had his own DAZN deal, GGG had his own DAZN deal, did that mean Eddie Hearn was controlling them?

yes Eddie fully worked in cohots with his whyte brotherhood at DAZN.. you’re delusional and misguided to believe anything else.

[chicken-]

look at ruiz vs wilder. That fight fell apart because wilder wants a certain percentage of the money. most of it! it'll be about money because wilder's delusional ass thinks he's a bigger draw than joshua. Just you watch.

He deserves to be the A side vs Ruiz. Ruiz demanding 20 million is the reason that isn't happening, now he's trying to crawl back saying he would accept 10 mil when it's probably too late.

[Daniel Skillman]

It all depends on what Joshua and his team want out of the remainder of his career. If they want a quick cash out, then take the Wilder fight, and or negotiate the Fury fight.

If he wants to make a serious run at the title again, then I think he needs to essentially start over. Take on much lower ranked fighters for much shorter money. Fight 6 times a year over the next two years on free tv. Work on a specific skill set designed to beat Fury. Rack up a few spectacular KOs along the way against realitively low-risk opposition. Build a mystique again. Build a working man's brand. Then challenge Fury in 2026.

It all depends on the goals. I wouldn't blame him for taking option A. Boxing is a brutal sport, and just as treacherous of a business. If he wants to get out, I can understand.

But the sportsman in me would love to a him take option B.

[Corelone]

Times up. AJ had his day. He's one or two fights from gatekeeper status. Eddy plans to fight AJ into old age, like Chisora. AJ is in decline, his stamina is questionable, his chin is crystal, nobody is intimidated, even Hergo will sue for his shot. I know, but Wilder this and Wilder that. Wilder's not fighting his sparring partners out of confidence.

[kafkod]

yes Eddie fully worked in cohots with his whyte brotherhood at DAZN.. you’re delusional and misguided to believe anything else.

Being called delusional and misguided by somebody with such a fucked up world view is kind of funny!

[low blows]

It was DAZN who offered Wilder that contract, not Eddie Hearn. Wilder said he didn't want to be part of any deal involving Hearn, so DAZN offered him his own deal, with them. The only role Eddie played was to guarantee that, if Deontay signed with DAZN, AJ would fight him.

Canelo had his own DAZN deal, GGG had his own DAZN deal, did that mean Eddie Hearn was controlling them?

Yes this makes sense but in the end the PBC deal wasn't better for Wilder.

[Willow The Wisp]

The days of Anthony Joshua being the tail that wags the dog are gone forever.
Sign the Wilder Fight and cash out.

What we know now that we didn't know back when A.J. was busting em' up is that his very best work against Dillian Whyte, Charles Martin, Dominic Breazeale, Eric Molina, Carlos Takam, Joseph Parker, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev are wins that ALL KINDS of heavyweights can get.

The value of his work has aged poorly.

[Willow The Wisp]

What's wilder doing in meantime when Josh is building his resume up? Are there wilder fans who think wilder kos Josh in 2, thinks wilder s chances have diminished as wilder not taking warm ups and Josh having many warm ups?

Wilder had a nice tuneup blowing away in 2 minutes the guy who went on to bust Joshua's face up.

Fury, Wilder, Joshua, Usyk and Ruiz are all guilty of being too inactive. They are share that.

They are squandering their brief and precious earning years, those 5.

[SUBZER0ED]

Wilder had a nice tuneup blowing away in 2 minutes the guy who went on to bust Joshua's face up.

Fury, Wilder, Joshua, Usyk and Ruiz are all guilty of being too inactive. They are share that.

They are squandering their brief and precious earning years, those 5.

Wilder KOing his old sparring partner in one round is not a "nice" tune up fight at all. And Helenius failed his pre-fight drug test vs Joshua, so who knows how he would have performed without the ped?

[baroidi]

Charles Martin pick up the phone!