Comments Thread For: Wilder: If Joshua Wants To Be Global, Has To Fight Me in America

[Kigali]

While you make some excellent points, the fight won't sell globally or internationally without Las Vegas and the American televison dollar. The U.S. Has a much larger television viewership distribution than the U.K. The whole world can't fit inside of Wembley stadium, therefore they are not going break any monetary records at the live gate. The promoters are going to have to utilize other revenue streams such as American PPV, online live streaming and closed circuit tv in order to make this a promotional commercial success.

Tell those dummies.

[Jsmooth9876]

This is like BJS telling Canelo if he wants to be a global,star that he has to come to the UK for a middleweight title fight. Lol, Wilder really believes his own hype, I'll give him that at least. You'll be packing your bags and heading to Wembley or some other 90,000 seat stadium when you fight Joshua and Getting paid more than you ever could for some 12,000 fans Barclay event or some garbage Vegas fight where half the crowd is comped casino guests.

[5*General]

I get the hype behind fighting in Vegas, but recent fights there have been devoid of atmosphere - except maybe Mayweather's recent fight. Boxing's supposed to be a spectacle and even Deontay got caught up in the Wembley atmosphere in April and said he wanted to travel over. Hence its a bit of a change of heart, but whatever, a man's entitled to feel whatever kind of way he wants.

My issue is this whole "You have to fight in America to be global"... Klitchsko barely did in 10 years but he was globally recognised. Apart from Mayweather and Pacquaio, maybe Golovkin and Canelo... who else is globally recognised having fought in the US? Boxing just doesn't have the same global reach is used to, whether you box in America or not. The focus should be on the fight and the atmosphere, not so much the location!

[Kigali]

This is like BJS telling Canelo if he wants to be a global,star that he has to come to the UK for a middleweight title fight. Lol, Wilder really believes his own hype, I'll give him that at least. You'll be packing your bags and heading to Wembley or some other 90,000 seat stadium when you fight Joshua and Getting paid more than you ever could for some 12,000 fans Barclay event or some garbage Vegas fight where half the crowd is comped casino guests.

I can see why a pinoy would be scared of Vegas.

That's where your national hero got face planted and damn-near killed.

[vaynardevil]

seriously
who don't know MR.AJ the reigning heavyweight champion who ****ed Amir khan's wife ?

[vitali1999]

None of that will help his slow,muscle-bound ass, in the ring.

It will against a walking tooth pick. Joshua would break him in half if they ever fought

[champion4ever]

I get the hype behind fighting in Vegas, but recent fights there have been devoid of atmosphere - except maybe Mayweather's recent fight. Boxing's supposed to be a spectacle and even Deontay got caught up in the Wembley atmosphere in April and said he wanted to travel over. Hence its a bit of a change of heart, but whatever, a man's entitled to feel whatever kind of way he wants.

My issue is this whole "You have to fight in America to be global"... Klitchsko barely did in 10 years but he was globally recognised. Apart from Mayweather and Pacquaio, maybe Golovkin and Canelo... who else is globally recognised having fought in the US? Boxing just doesn't have the same global reach is used to, whether you box in America or not. The focus should be on the fight and the atmosphere, not so much the location!

The bottom line is, a prizefighter cannot expect to earn a $100 mil fighting in the U.K. In front of a live gate of a 100,000 or more people at Wembley stadium.

[Kigali]

It will against a walking tooth pick. Joshua would break him in half if they ever fought

Too slow and muscle-bound to avoid getting Baptized.

[Raggamuffin]

oh yeah cause youre such a blockbuster attraction in america whats wilders highest attendance compared to joshuas?

Attendance? We are talking past and future fights, not attendance, lmao.

[Karoriori]

Any muppet swallowing that garbage Windmill spouts needs to get their head checked. AJs weigh ins are more popular in the USA than Wilder's half filled Alabama high school gymnasium fights.