Eddie Hearn Responds To Deontay Wilder's Call Out

[Randall Cunning]

Why do you feel like Hearn wouldn't make Joshua vs Wilder?

I think Hearn is maybe the most in tune promoter in the business today & understands that the show is more important then winning or losing.

I have no doubt Joshua/Wilder will happen next year. Wembley Stadium aint available til June next year, and what hes said falls right in time for when Joshua/Wilder can happen at Wembley

[Jewish-Reptile]

Joshua should face Wilder before Ortiz, Wilder will be a much easier fight. Ortiz and Parker will give AJ more problems than Pulev and Wilder.

Expect Hearn to line up Wilder after Pulev to delay the Ortiz fight longer and potentially even face Parker after Wilder, get the easier fights in first.

[1hourRun]

Joshua should face Wilder before Ortiz, Wilder will be a much easier fight. Ortiz and Parker will give AJ more problems than Pulev and Wilder.

Expect Hearn to line up Wilder after Pulev to delay the Ortiz fight longer and potentially even face Parker after Wilder, get the easier fights in first.

This only makes sense considering Ortiz is a Mega-Superstar with the belt Wladimir never was able to capture.

[Jewish-Reptile]

This only makes sense considering Ortiz is a Mega-Superstar with the belt Wladimir never was able to capture.

Vitali held it, that's good enough for me, whilst Wlad held every other.

[Randall Cunning]

Joshua should face Wilder before Ortiz, Wilder will be a much easier fight. Ortiz and Parker will give AJ more problems than Pulev and Wilder.

Expect Hearn to line up Wilder after Pulev to delay the Ortiz fight longer and potentially even face Parker after Wilder, get the easier fights in first.

Hearns gunna bleed Joshua for every cent next year, his Matchroom contract finishes next year. Itll go Pulev, Ortiz Feb/March, Wilder Summer, and finish on whatevers the biggest money fight at the end of the year.

[sicko]

AJ vs Wilder is not the mega fight it could be right now it is just NOT! Sure we want that fight NOW but Casuals don't know Wilder AT ALL and AJ is just starting to become more and more popular to casuals!

Sometime next year would be best but while they're build towards that, Wilder needs a big! Stiverne or Whyte are OK but a win over Ortiz would real shut people up! AJ has reached his Stardom for the most part, Wilder hasn't! Again yeah OK they can make AJ vs Wilder right now for October or November but that is NOT a Mega Fight Right Now!

Wilder can leave AJ to fight Pulev and Ortiz but he will be on the outside looking in! By that time maybe Fury is in shape and AJ fights him. Maybe Joseph Parker looks to unify! Wilder CANNOT Sit Back if he wants the AJ fights because AJ don't need him AT ALL!

[Eff Pandas]

But Hearn was talking about dropping belts to take big fights, not dropping it to fight the best fighters.

Nobody can say Wilder v Joshua wouldn't be a big fight. It's much bigger than the Pulev or Ortiz fight whether you rate Ortiz higher or not.

Again I'd argue some people view Ortiz AS the bigger fight (I actually disagree with that, but I do pay attention to what others think & try to respect opinions with arguments behind them like this one). I don't think titles mean as much to many of us fans these days. I'm certainly one of those types of new breed fans & while I don't think thats the majority of fans I think there is a solid & healthy segment of fans who care about fights not titles.

Plus I think Wilder, who I do like, is entering Adonis Stevenson territory with fighting so many bs opponents he's made himself not as relevant in the division. I believe us to be in the era of this sorta sh^t with guys burying themselves by making so many poor opponent choices in a row.

Its a more complicated situation then just something Hearn said in an environment where things change every day & with so many moving targets. I mean yesterday we were looking at Joshua vs Klitschko II now Klitschko is retired & Kubrat Pulev might have found his way, via bs fights, into the biggest most well paid fight of his career.

[Eff Pandas]

I have no doubt Joshua/Wilder will happen next year. Wembley Stadium aint available til June next year, and what hes said falls right in time for when Joshua/Wilder can happen at Wembley

Nice. And yea with bigger events there is some outside your control things to line up that people love to casually or purposely forget about.

[Raggamuffin]

Guys don't listen to Joshua's fans. Like Hearn they'll stall the fight but guess what? Joshua won't ever be called a champion until he unifies the titles. So he can talk Fury Ortiz who he never mentioned Pulev and then Wilder. They act like Joshua is fighting this great comp and he isn't doing jack but beating inferior comp and milking his title for Hearn. *****

[BWC]

Again I'd argue some people view Ortiz AS the bigger fight (I actually disagree with that, but I do pay attention to what others think & try to respect opinions with arguments behind them like this one). I don't think titles mean as much to many of us fans these days. I'm certainly one of those types of new breed fans & while I don't think thats the majority of fans I think there is a solid & healthy segment of fans who care about fights not titles.

Plus I think Wilder, who I do like, is entering Adonis Stevenson territory with fighting so many bs opponents he's made himself not as relevant in the division. I believe us to be in the era of this sorta sh^t with guys burying themselves by making so many poor opponent choices in a row.

Its a more complicated situation then just something Hearn said in an environment where things change every day & with so many moving targets. I mean yesterday we were looking at Joshua vs Klitschko II now Klitschko is retired & Kubrat Pulev might have found his way, via bs fights, into the biggest most well paid fight of his career.

Meh, it only takes one good high-profile fight to launch someone to stardom really. That's what generally happens vs building up with a series of really tough fights. Look at AJ, he fought terrible opponents the entire time until he fought Wlad and then that one win vaulted him to legitimacy and global fame.

Wilder is fine, he just needs one really big win and he will be up there with AJ..