So Wilder turned down 10M for Povetkin.

[MDPopescu]

meh I sort of agree. Wilder can fight two bums this year in the US, make few mills and get his name in media and by the end of the year, travel to Moscow and fight for even more money. why not?

Why not? Just because he will travel nowhere and will not fight anyone from the "Soviet school". I'm afraid he will not fight even Fury.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Because he has the belt. He doesn't have to go to the opponent's country to defend it.

Bermane Stiverne defended it in his country. It's 10 ****in million dollars. Who cares what country it's in?!?!

[Pigeons]

Well woop de fookin do!

Tarver is a 50 year old blown up Light Heavyweight and Arreola is a fat bum.

Why not take the $10m?

Relax buddy. Don't treat everything you read on the internet as gospel. Especially when it's a small blurb on a Russian boxing website.

To answer your question, Fury will be Wilder's big fight in 2015. If the $10M is a legitimate offer, it will be there in 2016. No reason to rush straight to the best HW in the world not named Wladimir when there is a much more exciting fight to be made (Fury) and when that heavyweight will still be there in 2016. Probably for even more money.

Take a breath.

[joseph5620]

Bermane Stiverne defended it in his country. It's 10 ****in million dollars. Who cares what country it's in?!?!

Stiverne lives in Las Vegas. What are you talking about?

[KO'er]

Povetkin should have to come to the US, not the other way around.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Relax buddy. Don't treat everything you read on the internet as gospel. Especially when it's a small blurb on a Russian boxing website.

To answer your question, Fury will be Wilder's big fight in 2015. If the $10M is a legitimate offer, it will be there in 2016. No reason to rush straight to the best HW in the world not named Wladimir when there is a much more exciting fight to be made (Fury) and when that heavyweight will still be there in 2016. Probably for even more money.

Take a breath.

If he fights Fury instead then I'll be ok with it but you're talking about Tarver and Arreola.

Of course, he's American so he's allowed to turn down $10m and take cream puff fights instead.

Stiverne lives in Las Vegas. What are you talking about?

Bermane Stiverne is Haitain/Canadian but if you want me to list the numerous examples of belt holders defending their titles in other countries, I could if you want?

Why does it matter where the fight is if he's getting 10 million? Wilder has also talked of facing Fury in the UK.....why not Povetkin in Russia?

[El-blanco]

Because he has the belt. He doesn't have to go to the opponent's country to defend it.

Klitschko went to Russia to fight povetkin and is going to America to fight Jennings. Bad argument.

[SN!PER]

Haymon and Finkel are not known for challenging their title holders, so it shouldn't surprise anyone.

Don King would probably not fare much better in making good fights.

But let's see who Wilder's next opponent is.

I want Fury - Wilder.

[Weebler I]

Let Povetkin earn his mandatory WBC status vs. Perez and he can fight the Wilder/Fury winner in 2016.

Thing is, Wilder was supposed to fight Jennings as mandatory immediately. Kind of unfair Povetkin has to wait until 2016.

Anyway, if Wilder can afford to turn down $10 million dollars that's on him. If it's Haymon turning it down on his behalf then that's a shame.

[Canvas]

So if Povetkin or Wlad turn down a fight with Wilder in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, it means they're ducking Wilder?

If they offer him 10x his highest purse? YES.