Comments Thread For: Hearn Cautions That Joshua Will Not Wait Forever For Wilder Fight Contract

[MastaBlasta]

It's not soccer. It's not tennis. It's not 1-1.
Joshua went in as champion, got shocked, and then avenged the defeat in a rematch. Went in as champion, came out as champion. Happens all the time and it's job done.
The only reason for a Ruiz trilogy is if there's no-one else to fight.

Sorry, I don't understand that chicken talk.

[MastaBlasta]

Did Lewis need to fight Rahman a 3rd time to seal his legacy? No.

Rahman wasn't asking for the 3rd fight, so, no .... there was no need. If he had, then yes, there should have been a 3rd fight. In Ruiz's case everyone acknowledges he went on a joy-binge and was in no condition to contest anything in the rematch. It was dumb and unprofessional but it happened. The 2nd fight was a gift to AJ. The 3rd fight will mean the most to both men, their legacies, and the fight community.

Naturally AJ fan-girls will always cling to the 2nd (non-competitive) fight.