Wilder-Haye; April 2017?

[Earl-Hickey]

Haye will duck but if he does fight Wilder destroys him

Only miller can compete with wilder

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Still a dangerous fight for Wilder IMO unless Haye lays another egg like he did vs Kitschko.

[Scipio2009]

Unlikely. Wilder will have the mandatory to fight.

Povetkin-Stiverne still hasn't been announced, so who knows when that fight actually happens.

You add that the timeline for again mandating the fight isn't all that clear (since Povetkin came up sketchy, is there another free negotiation period before heading to bids and then having the time required to stage the fight, etc), and I sincerely doubt that Povetkin or Stiverne end up fighting twice before April.

[Scipio2009]

Hopefully Wilder heals up. Povetkin/Stiverne winner, Joshua/Parker winner, Fury/Klitschko winner, and Haye are all mouthwatering fights. If he got through those 4 guys, he'd be on the level of Klitschko, Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, and Tyson.

If Wilder-Haye does end up happening in April, Joshua-Fury (I think age has finally gotten to Klitschko) is the big summer 2017 UK fight and Wilder likely ends up fighting the winner of that fight come Christmas 2017 (likely on PPV)

[firstborn]

Hard to believe Wilder will ready for action that soon. Rehabilitating a torn bicep and broken hand is no easy task.

[The Gambler1981]

That is pretty much when Wilder wants to return, and I don't see the WBC turning that fight away they will just mandate the winner fights the winner of Povetkin-Stiverne.

I think it works out really well for all parties.

[Robbie Barrett]

Povetkin-Stiverne still hasn't been announced, so who knows when that fight actually happens.

You add that the timeline for again mandating the fight isn't all that clear (since Povetkin came up sketchy, is there another free negotiation period before heading to bids and then having the time required to stage the fight, etc), and I sincerely doubt that Povetkin or Stiverne end up fighting twice before April.

Purse bids take place end of the month, fight will happen by the end of the year. Then the winner will fight Wilder for the title early next year. No Haye fight in April.

[The Gambler1981]

Purse bids take place end of the month, fight will happen by the end of the year. Then the winner will fight Wilder for the title early next year. No Haye fight in April.

Wilder has a year to fight that guy, and those guys are not known for quick turnarounds like that anyway.

Wilder will likely get that because that is a pretty big money fight, when has the WBC not accommodated something that would make them money?

[MisterPullman]

Hopefully Wilder heals up. Povetkin/Stiverne winner, Joshua/Parker winner, Fury/Klitschko winner, and Haye are all mouthwatering fights. If he got through those 4 guys, he'd be on the level of Klitschko, Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, and Tyson.

Absolutely, I'd like him to get rid of Parker too

[Clegg]

From years ago and Deontay has improved since but even in recent fights he still leaves enough gaps for Haye's right hand to catch him.