Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: I'm Backing Martin, But It's 50-50 With Joshua

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WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) is backing his countryman, IBF champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21KOs), to power past Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15KOs) this coming Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
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[hugh grant]

I will Go for josh. Martin was not on anyone's radar before he won his title nobody had heard of him

[skinnystev]

this fight is an example of a sleazy promoter (hearne) throwing his fighter to the dogs to make a quick few bucks

[steven b]

have to laugh

So wilder says that AJ is stepping up. Well it only took wilder 30 plus fights to step up. The bloke is a tool.

[eco1]

josh by KO

[theface07]

this fight is an example of a sleazy promoter (hearne) throwing his fighter to the dogs to make a quick few bucks

No it's not. Joshua did not have to take this fight. Hearn asked him if he wanted the fight and Joshua said yes. Nobody put a gun to his head. It is pretty early in Joshua's career to go for a world title but given it's the IBF title, held by virtually unknown and untested Martin, it's a great opportunity for Joshua to not only beat a fringe contender in Martin (forget about the title) but add another unbeaten scalp to his record.

Would you rather he wait until he's fought 30 bums before he takes a risk?
I would think most fans would find it refreshing that you have a highly touted prospect/contender in Joshua who is willing to take the steps to achieve greatness so early in his career.

[mlac]

its 80/20. martin has a puncher's chance.