So Wilder turned down 10M for Povetkin.

[yoz]

If you still need time to develop, you shouldn't be doing it while holding onto a paper belt, trying to act like you're the champ. When you do that, you rightly receive the scorn of fans, especially when you start dodging opponents. When Povetkin becomes the mandatory, watch Wilder vacate.

Spot on, FS!

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Wilder can fight who he wants, when he wants. As long as he meets his mandatory obligations I don't see why people should have a problem with it

I still have to laugh at this f@ggot. Absolutely no shame.




"My man can fight who he wants.... when he wants. MMMM-HMMM!"

*Flips hair and walks away*

[alexguiness]

Wilder got $1 Million for beating Stiverne, yet turns down £10 Million for fighting Povetkin...

Keep milking that cow Uncle Al.

[Dr Rumack]

If you still need time to develop, you shouldn't be doing it while holding onto a paper belt, trying to act like you're the champ. When you do that, you rightly receive the scorn of fans, especially when you start dodging opponents.

100% correct.

[intoccabile]

How about Povetkin fights Mike Perez and Wilder fights Fury?

Takam beat Perez IMO and Alexander just knocked him clean out. No need to fight that guy.

[jas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_i1N7K7XHo&feature=********

[jas]

If Povetkin wants the belt he can come to Vegas. Duane Ford, CJ Ross, and Donald Givens can be the judges.

[Elroy1]

Well if these contenders were so dangerous why don't they work themselves into a mandatory position so the champ can't say no? There are a ton of guys calling out Wlad who he won't end up fighting, is he ducking all of them?

Wladimir has fought every imaginable contender, never ever ducked anybody and cleaned out the division several times.

Alexander stalled the Wlad fight wisely for a time but eventually fought him and gave nothing less than a good account of himself. He has now overall, blasted out many of the top boxers as well.

Deontay Wilder does not deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as these guys in fact.

He is a champion of the Western Title, has zero relevance on the WORLD stage!

That is a fact!

You can't be considered a world champ if you refuse to face world fighters!

The WBC will soon cease to rank Euro boxers, wait and see. It's curtains now, enjoy your trinket! I just hope a pom beats your butt so it ends up back overseas anyway!!

[BostonGuy]

I'm predicting Wilder's first defense will be against Lucas Browne in Tuscaloosa later this year.

[davidandrei]

there shouldn't be a problem if he fought whoever he wanted for his next fight. let him enjoy his belt status for a little bit. 15minutes of fame and such. but the next fights should be stepups.
but for myself, it would be hard as hell to make the choice between enjoy the belt and enjoy 10million. id go with the money.