Comments Thread For: Froch Questions Selection of 'Southpaw' Wallin For Joshua's Build-Up To Wilder Fight

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The rehabilitation of Anthony Joshua continues in Saudi Arabia this weekend. The two-time unified heavyweight champion takes on the avoided Swedish southpaw, Otto Wallin, as part of the mammoth 'Day of Reckoning' card.
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[tokon]

The rehabilitation of a two time world champion continues? Speaks volumes hahahaha.

[Boro]

He's not trying to get the Wilder fight, he wants the Hgrovic or Miller fight there is a reason he's fighting for a top IBF ranking and Miller was whispering back and forth with Eddie...

It's become Eddie's modus operandi at this point to waffle on about fighters AJ will never fight and then fight the guys on the periphery.

[Atypicalbrit]

He's not trying to get the Wilder fight, he wants the Hgrovic or Miller fight there is a reason he's fighting for a top IBF ranking and Miller was whispering back and forth with Eddie...

It's become Eddie's modus operandi at this point to waffle on about fighters AJ will never fight and then fight the guys on the periphery.

This is part of it, I think also it has to do with the fact Joshua wants big money for fights, well his last 2 fights in the UK did very mediocre numbers and Hearn likely lost money on both those shows. I didn't forsee Hearn doing another AJ fight in the UK unless it was against a name.

When the Saudis come knocking offering big money for a fight that's winnable like Wallin, I think they had to take it and I don't think the opponent would have been particularly negotiable.

[Bob]

Why then can't Kanye & eddie stop talking about getting yet another paper belt shot? They're soul focus since Wallin became #2 ibf has been Wallin then in house Hrgovic for the vacant paper ibf belt if it becomes vacant.
There is no way Aj & Eddie would risk that so Aj could claim fwee times! Thinking he matches Ali.... Wasn't Ali undesputed, the honour this clown ducked in 18 against the same fighter.

The fight, Wallin on paper is no better than Ruiz was, a top 15 with no real power. Wallin is famous for rubbing Fury's cut & making it worse in a fight where he pretty much lost every round. What's he done to make me believe he can hang in with Aj? This will be a battle of the jabs & once Aj has softened Wallin up a bit it should be an easy night.... But so was Franklin.

[Oshio]

Why then can't Kanye & eddie stop talking about getting yet another paper belt shot? They're soul focus since Wallin became #2 ibf has been Wallin then in house Hrgovic for the vacant paper ibf belt if it becomes vacant.
There is no way Aj & Eddie would risk that so Aj could claim fwee times! Thinking he matches Ali.... Wasn't Ali undesputed, the honour this clown ducked in 18 against the same fighter.

The fight, Wallin on paper is no better than Ruiz was, a top 15 with no real power. Wallin is famous for rubbing Fury's cut & making it worse in a fight where he pretty much lost every round. What's he done to make me believe he can hang in with Aj? This will be a battle of the jabs & once Aj has softened Wallin up a bit it should be an easy night.... But so was Franklin.

Well said. Only Saudi can make that fight happen. So both Joshua and Wilder can have their biggest payday ever

[thack]

The rehabilitation of a two time world champion continues? Speaks volumes hahahaha.

It's pathetic .... but true!

[57Blues]

The rehabilitation of a two time world champion continues? Speaks volumes hahahaha.

this fight is a risk ? come one man ---> this guy Josh is not about challenges ever since that night in NYC he is a scared fighter when it comes to a challenge he is a whack job when he looses and he hides behind Eddies skirt whenever possible further this card is a PPM event ? get real save for a nother day................

[IAMTHAT]

AJ tops Otto, then another dude, then fights Fury/Usyk winner

[vitruvian]

Don't be surprised if Wallin pulls off the upset. AJ is extremely overrated along with Wallin being very underrated. The dude made Tyson Fury rather uncomfortable for the whole fight.