Hearn Thinks Wilder is a Threat to AJ

[NC Uppercut]

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a Deontay Wilder fan. Just a pundit that see's things for what they are.

Given how Wilder called Hearn's bluff regarding Whyte, it's obvious Eddie has a number of pounds he's trying to reach with AJ before they put him in with a threat.

When you have a HW champ in the UK you just have to make sure he doesn't get knocked out. The cards are always fixable. If your fighter is in trouble, the ref is on the take too to throw out a life preserver.

If Wilder wants to beat AJ he'll have to cleanly knock him out in the UK.

Hearn doesn't think Wilder is a threat, he knows he is. He said trying to protect his cash cow. Wilder will dismantle the Joshua hype train, quick like

[boliodogs]

After watching AJ's last fight I would say Wilder is very much a threat. Wilder hits very hard. He has fast hands and a long reach and he throws a long strong jab and a wicked straight right. He also throws a lot more punches every round than AJ. Wilder's chin is average and he isn't hard to hit but you could say the same thing about AJ. I think it's an even fight now after favoring AJ in the past. I doubt an AJ vs. Wilder fight would last many rounds. Whoever lands a big bomb first will probably win by KO soon after landing that bomb. Wilder seems to have more killer instinct than AJ.

[The Gambler1981]

They are certainly acting as if he was a threat because if he wasn't he provides too much opportunity to expand his brand in a big market.

If Wilder was viewed as no threat they would have already taken that strap and the money would have already all been counted by now.