Comments Thread For: Hearn Wants Joshua vs. Parker Unification By Mid-2018

[Chrismart]

Makes sense. If Joshua beats Wlad and Pulev and Parker beats Fury then maybe another UK guy, building his popularity over here.

Hearn was trying the same with Wilder and Whyte it seems.
He'll probably see if Parker is up for Bellew/Whyte.

[champion4ever]

You must have missed the part where Hearn offered Wilder a chance to build the AJ fight by offering 4.5m to face Whyte, only Wilder refused.

Fine, just put it in writing that Wilder is Joshua's next mandatory challenger regardless of any sanctioning body, providing that he defeats Whyte and let's see what Hearn reaction would be? He will probably turn as red as a stop sign. He won't do it but it's ok. He's patronizing Wilder by being disrespectful. However, just wait till Ortiz get that ass. Then Deontay is going to remember this kind of rude treatment from Hearn.

[Deus]

Whyte-Wilder is an utterly pointless garbage fight. Big Baby-Whyte makes a lot more sense..

It's an utterly pointless garbage fight to you... to the UK casual masses it is not.

You market to the lowest common denominator as they are what get you the PPV numbers, not the hardcores.

Fine, just put it in writing that Wilder is Joshua's next mandatory challenger regardless of any sanctioning body, providing that he defeats Whyte and let's see what Hearn reaction would be? He will probably turn as red as a stop sign. He won't do it but it's ok. He's patronizing Wilder by being disrespectful. However, just wait till Ortiz get that ass. Then Deontay is going to remember this kind of rude treatment from Hearn.

Rude treatment? He's wanting the same thing from Wilder as he does Parker... you don't see Parker or his fans complaining about the opportunities, he's willingly coming to the UK to try and make a name for himself here.

I really don't get where this notion that the B-side (that is Wilder) dictates terms and why it's disrespectful that he doesn't comes from. That's how it's always been in boxing.

An in no way is Wilder ever going to be Joshua's next mandatory challenger 'regardless of any sanctioning body' as that defies the point of them fighting. The whole idea is to get a unified champion and thus unifications will happen when current champions will not get stripped. Next challenger once mandatories are dealt with would be acceptable and could end up being the case.

[BWC]

It's an utterly pointless garbage fight to you... to the UK casual masses it is not.

You market to the lowest common denominator as they are what get you the PPV numbers, not the hardcores.


Rude treatment? He's wanting the same thing from Wilder as he does Parker... you don't see Parker or his fans complaining about the opportunities, he's willingly coming to the UK to try and make a name for himself here.

I really don't get where this notion that the B-side (that is Wilder) dictates terms and why it's disrespectful that he doesn't comes from. That's how it's always been in boxing.

An in no way is Wilder ever going to be Joshua's next mandatory challenger 'regardless of any sanctioning body' as that defies the point of them fighting. The whole idea is to get a unified champion and thus unifications will happen when current champions will not get stripped. Next challenger once mandatories are dealt with would be acceptable and could end up being the case.

What about US PPV? That is where the money is at. Hearn knows this too, that's why he's sending Shyte over to the US to fight on the Crawford undercard on ESPN. He's priming the pump for a larger US invasion..

[champion4ever]

Rude treatment? He's wanting the same thing from Wilder as he does Parker... you don't see Parker or his fans complaining about the opportunities, he's willingly coming to the UK to try and make a name for himself here.

I really don't get where this notion that the B-side (that is Wilder) dictates terms and why it's disrespectful that he doesn't comes from. That's how it's always been in boxing.

An in no way is Wilder ever going to be Joshua's next mandatory challenger 'regardless of any sanctioning body' as that defies the point of them fighting. The whole idea is to get a unified champion and thus unifications will happen when current champions will not get stripped. Next challenger once mandatories are dealt with would be acceptable and could end up being the case.

All this red tape is nothing more than a gimmick and smoke and mirrors in order for Anthony Joshua to hold on to his titles for just a little while longer. That's all. It's nothing more or nothing less. First, Wilder has to defeat Whyte in order to get his shot and now Parker has to defeat Fury in order to get his.

Trust me, Wilder would be more than obliging to go to U.K, In order to knock A.J. Ass out. It's not a problem for him. As a matter of fact, it's no problem at all; Just not for Dillian Whyte because there's no guarantee he gets the AJ fight even if he does defeat him.

[KillaCamNZ]

Makes sense. If Joshua beats Wlad and Pulev and Parker beats Fury then maybe another UK guy, building his popularity over here.

Hearn was trying the same with Wilder and Whyte it seems.
He'll probably see if Parker is up for Bellew/Whyte.

That's exactly how I can see Parker getting a lead in to Joshua - through Bellew or Whyte first. Parker is going to have to fight at least one more time (after Fury) before Joshua is available, and a British "gauntlet" would create some serious hype for a unification.

[Deus]

What about US PPV? That is where the money is at. Hearn knows this too, that's why he's sending Shyte over to the US to fight on the Crawford undercard on ESPN. He's priming the pump for a larger US invasion..

Oh I get that, but he's not going to simply turn his back on the UK fanbase just because he's trying to break the US. He wants both as that means even more money.

If he can get a big name US heavyweight (well, probably the only big name US heavyweight unless you count Miller who atm is just talk and no action) over here to appeal to the UK fans whilst also having the fight on Showtime in the US (granted it'd be mid afternoon so would probably be shown on a delayed screening) then he's getting the UK cash whilst raising his brand in the US at the same time readying to bring Joshua over for the big push to break the US.

That's the way I see it anyway.

All this red tape is nothing more than a gimmick and smoke and mirrors in order for Anthony Joshua to hold on to his titles for just a little while longer. That's all. It's nothing more or nothing less. First, Wilder has to defeat Whyte in order to get his shot and now Parker has to defeat Fury in order to get his.

Trust me, Wilder would be more than obliging to go to U.K, In order to knock A.J. Ass out. It's not a problem for him. As a matter of fact, it's no problem at all; Just not for Dillian Whyte because there's no guarantee he gets the AJ fight even if he does defeat him.

Again... B side doesn't get to call the shots. If Wilder is so confident then he's gonna have to jump through some hoops to get himself the fight. He either does what Hearn wants or he waits for Joshua to come calling, those are his options.

[KillaCamNZ]

All this red tape is nothing more than a gimmick and smoke and mirrors in order for Anthony Joshua to hold on to his titles for just a little while longer. That's all. It's nothing more or nothing less. First, Wilder has to defeat Whyte in order to get his shot and now Parker has to defeat Fury in order to get his.

Trust me, Wilder would be more than obliging to go to U.K To knock A.J. Ass out. It's not a problem for him. As a matter of fact, it's no problem at all; Just not for Dillian Whyte. There's no guarantee he gets the AJ fight even if he does defeat him.

Unfortunately, there is no guarantee, you're right. But if Wilder is looking for a guarantee, he's in the wrong sport. AJ has two fights to get through before he can sign on for a Wilder fight - whether Wilder likes it or not, he has to wait. What he does in the meantime is up to him - take big money and lay the foundations for a likely unification, or stay at home and get a fraction of the pay to fight someone he's already beaten.

I'm no marketing guru, but I can tell which option is the better of the two. Fighting Whyte is better for Wilder in the short term (massive financial incentive), and better in the long term (kickstarts hype for a unification). If Wilder wants to be stubborn and turn that down, fine. But he needs to stop pretending Wilder-Joshua can be made tomorrow - it can't, it won't, so he needs to stop talking nonsense.

[bluebeam]

In what world is Parker vs Joshua a better fight than wilder vs Joshua?

two undefeated punchers with suspect chins have an opportunity to unify in a 50/50 fight and all i I see is dudes saying why it shouldn't happen.

you dudes really showed the pulse of the fanboy in this thread.

mention Parker and fury for Joshua and fanboys go crazy with joy.

mention wilder and Ortiz for Joshua and fanboys become financial advisers.

wilder vs Joshua is the fight to bring back heavyweights. not Joshua vs parker

[champion4ever]

In what world is Parker vs Joshua a better fight than wilder vs Joshua?

two undefeated punchers with suspect chins have an opportunity to unify in a 50/50 fight and all i I see is dudes saying why it shouldn't happen.

you dudes really showed the pulse of the fanboy in this thread.

mention Parker and fury for Joshua and fanboys go crazy with joy.

mention wilder and Ortiz for Joshua and fanboys become financial advisers.

wilder vs Joshua is the fight to bring back heavyweights. not Joshua vs parker

Finally, common sense prevails. This kid gets it!