Comments Thread For: Hearn: I'd Like Wilder To Fight Whyte - Winner Gets Joshua Shot

[Randall Cunning]

Its really simple. Wilders worth to a Joshua/Wilder fight is about 80/20 split of the money. Which he'll never take. Fights Whyte, more people buy the Joshua/Wilder fight his split of the money goes up, making the fight more likely.

[BWC]

What an absolute joke. Wilder is the WBC champion Hearn. Whyte is a foking nobody. The way Hearn and Joshua are ducking Wilder is a joke..

[BWC]

What has Whyte accomplished to be the best name of Wilder's resume???

Whyte hasn't won a European championship. He literally has accomplished nothing in boxing at all. He's as much of a bum as Breezeale or duhapas.

Agreed, if Duhuapas and Molina are bums, Shyte is living in a gutter drinking $2 wine...

[Lester Tutor]

Not gonna read the article. But does Hearn still want Wilder to fight Whyte in the UK?

[sotgoda]

AJ fan here but thinks that Hearn is banking on Whyte lucking out v Wilder as he knows that AJ can beat Whyte.

Much respect, bro. It is good to see the honesty. Wilder beats Whyte anytime, anyday - even with one hand. There is no way he is going to luck out against Wilder. He loses everytime.

[sotgoda]

All the talk of making the fight as big as it could be is coming from fans looking at things with a promoters eye. To the hardcore boxing fans, Wilder v Joshua is the biggest fight in the division. However, most the people that rock up to the 02, Wembley etc - wherever Joshua is fighting are casuals in the purest sense. It doesn't matter who AJ is matched up against, he's got appeal with the ladies here and guys will always go where theres ladies so it will sell out.

If AJ and Wilder get it on here in the UK and it's a good match, explosive knockout etc..it definitely sets up a rematch that can be had across the pond. That's more streams of revenue, the talk of Wilder needing to beat Whyte to make it a big fight is null and void when it comes to AJ. Hearn is clearly worried about Wilder and maybe AJ is too but like someone said in this post, I can't even see why.

Great points made here. On your last point, the reason why is because Wilder has the power and athleticism to stop AJ anytime. Wilder is more mobile, more power and not as ****** technically as people make him sound here. Wilder is a natural born fighter in heart which makes a difference. In my opinion, Wilder beats AJ anytime anyday for at least the next 3 years. After that, maybe AJ wins.

[sotgoda]

Thing is I think wilders one punch from being ko'd too

Both guys can **** obviously but if your windmilling from the hip against a straight punching knock out artist it's gonna end in tears

39 bums on his record so you can't judge how his gonna react after getting tagged . We know Joshua can take a shot . Hopefully the fight gsts signed soon to shut the clowns on here up

Actually, Wilder's chin is better than AJ. Go watch the Duhuapas fight. Wilder took some great shots without any effect. The only time he was buzzed is the shot he did not see against Molina. No objective person will say AJ punches as hard as Wilder - the impact on their opponent shows that AJ overwhelms with multiple shots and combinations (best combination puncher in the heavyweight right now) rather than one shot.

The pathetic things delusional fans from UK say is that Wilder is windmilling. How many times does he do that? He only windmills when he has an opponent hurt. If those punches touch AJ, he goes to sleep as well. AJ has a glass jaw - everyone knows that. That's why he is always on the attack - utilizing attack as his best form of defense.

39 bums you say - yet Whyte is fighting a guy that was beat by a guy Wilder beat. Who then is the bum?

[sotgoda]

Kinda don’t get how a guy that throws combinations (ergo lots of punches in a shorter period of time) is a slower puncher than someone who throws far less combos in Wilder. Seems to me that people are drawing on the “stiff robot” stereotype with that one. Joshua has fantastic hand speed, probably more so than Wilder.

Do agree with your assessment of what Joshua would do though, could see a far more defensive game and him waiting on an opportunity to counter and unload if Wilder overcommits.

Wilder's single punches are faster than AJ's. Now, AJ is the best combination puncher in the heavyweight division right now and can throw 5 - 6 combinations to overwhelm his opponents. However, AJ cannot fight on the backfoot.

Watch all his fights, especially the one against Wlad. AJ looks confused fighting on his backfoot. He was able to gain control in the 2 rounds where he knocked Wlad down by bumrushing and attacking 1st - which worked for him.

Now, Wilder can fight both on the front foot and backfoot. This is always an advantage. If AJ attacks to hard, and get countered with the 1-2, it's a wrap. He does not move his head well enough side to side. He moves his head well up and down.

[sotgoda]

Agreed, if Duhuapas and Molina are bums, Shyte is living in a gutter drinking $2 wine...

Exactly. Duhuapas, by the way, knocked out the "top fighter" in Helenius that Whyte and Hearn are now hyping up as a basis to fight Wilder. Wilder by the way dished out 11 rounds of beating to stop Duhuapas. Unfortunately, logic goes past the heads of most of the delusional AJ fans.

[Outwest Exp 355]

AJ does not need the US at all so makes no difference.

He will plateau in the UK at some point. It is a small island. The US is an untapped market and bypassing it would be leaving money on the table.