AJ set to DUCK wilder and fight Hrgovic for IBF instead

[tomhawq]

Wilder is the known duck, AFAIK. He was called a baby by his own manager and was still not ready for semi-retired Klitschko when DW was in his absolute prime and popularity. He made $2 mil in the Luis Ortiz I, his highest purse. Whyte, backed by Hearn, offered him $4 mil, Deontay wanted $7 mil for an easy fight. He then was offered $12 mil for the AJ fight, went up to $16 mil, $18 mil, I don't remember, was sent the contract, Wilder's team made all kinds of excuses known to man and refused to sign. Hearn even had to send his dad to talk to that effeminate manager of DW, pat his shoulder, telling him everything will be okay.

Wilder's manager thought he had a Mike Tyson type of revival on his hands. Part of the blame was Hearn's senseless silly money offer. He made them think the HW in America is back. And so Finkel thought he didn't need Hearn. Espinoza came on board because he disliked Hearn so much, spent tons of money overpaying Wilder, even used mothership CBS in promoting him. Long story short he ended up with Fox Sports, turned out he can only draw huge crowds with UK opponents as dancing partners. He's a nobody on his own.

[naranja111]

Fury and Wilder get called ducks all the time but AJ has fought neither and he and Hearn have been wriggling out of fighting both for the past year

[Dr. Z]

Hrgovic would have to fight Wallin

That could happen. If it does Hrgovic via TKO 6 over Wallin for the IBF title.

[Bullrider]

Wilder's manager thought he had a Mike Tyson type of revival on his hands. Part of the blame was Hearn's senseless silly money offer. He made them think the HW in America is back. And so Finkel thought he didn't need Hearn. Espinoza came on board because he disliked Hearn so much, spent tons of money overpaying Wilder, even used mothership CBS in promoting him. Long story short he ended up with Fox Sports, turned out he can only draw huge crowds with UK opponents as dancing partners. He's a nobody on his own.

Look at this:
Wilder's Manager Sensationally Admits To Avoiding Offer From Hearn
https://boxing-social.com/news/deont...g-hearn-offer/

Finkel is a walking contradictions. Hearn contacting him was the result of this:

Deontay Wilder Open To Anthony Joshua Fight, Manager Shelly Finkel Says
https://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-...l-says--168956

This was when the Helenius fight was already being promoted, yet he kept feeding the media on how the Joshua fight is needing to be revived. Hearn contacts him, and again, Finkel ignores him.

[Willow The Wisp]

Anyway, the headline here is that "Undisputed" means nothing, and if the corrupt from birth "sanctioning bodies" can resist their greed long enough for the phony belts to merge; the phony belt stripping will commence within 2 or three months. You know a belt is phony when it can so easily be removed without the holder being beaten. Unfortunately, Bobby Lee's IBF just couldn't hold off. Fortunately at Heavyweight, we have a lineal championship, and the denial of that signifies a newcomer fan to the sport, who should not have an opinion on these matters, much less post one.

[brown_knight06]

No one is ducking bumsquad

[pollywog]

AJ flattens the version of Windmill that got obliviated by Fury and gifted a dive by ol mate Helenius.

[MONGOOSE66]

Eddie Hearn has come out and said they will now not look to make the wilder fight and instead look to fight Hrgovic for the IBF title. It’s funny cause Eddie Hearn said a couple months ago they didn’t want to fight Tyson Fury for the belts cause they have the ‘Deontay Wilder fight locked in’ which we now know was a blatant lie, and they want to fight wilder instead of winning the belts.

Personally, it was obvious Hearn never wanted to make AJ vs Wilder, but I can see how the way he talks how persuasive he is he has many people fooled. He’s been stalling this wilder fight for a long time and he finally has a way out now. He wants to put AJ in the easiest possible fights, it’s his main cash cow, he can’t risk it losing to wilder or fury and risk losing AJs value.

Eddie has remarked before that AJ would be joining the great Muhammad Ali in becoming 3 time champ if he beats Hrgovic. This shows everything wrong with boxing today. Ali became champ against Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Leon Spinks. AJ became champ against Charles Martin, Ruiz, Hrgovic, three stinkers of heavyweights.


But AJ vs Wilder is NOT happening.

And your surprised?

[HeadShots]

this would be a huge screw-up by Hearn AGAIN.


Joshua is going to fight a better, more durable, younger prime fighter. LMFAO



Hrgo would destroy Wilder.

[WBC WBA IBF]

The usual bull**** from Hearn.

Wallin won an eliminator for the #2 ranking and Joshua isn't eligible to fight Hrgovic for the soon to be vacant IBF world championship.