Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Feels Wilder is Not Big Enough: I'll Eat Him!

[THC]

If I was Wilder I'd attend every upcoming Hearn/Sky card and continue to call out Joshua. Force the UK fans to realize who's blocking the next biggest fight in the sport.

BTW, Hearn sharing that comment about Wilder's weight makes Joshua look like a kid yelling shyt with his moms standing next to him.

[NaijaD]

If I was Wilder I'd attend every upcoming Hearn/Sky card and continue to call out Joshua. Force the UK fans to realize who's blocking the next biggest fight in the sport.

BTW, Hearn sharing that comment about Wilder's weight makes Joshua look like a kid yelling shyt with his moms standing next to him.

It definitely wouldn't hurt if Wilder took a page out of Briggs playbook.

"Let's go AJ"

[petegrif]

One thing for sure.
Wilder upped his visibility and marketability in the UK with that win.
I thought Hearn was right that he should fight Whyte before AJ to get the $ up.
The Stiverne win was so spectacular and Whyte's latest fight was so lame that I don't think he needs it.
And I give Wilder credit for calling AJ out all the time. He wants the fight. Can't fault him for that.
And he wanted to fight Povetkin and Ortiz who are serious HWs. Give him credit for that.
He's doing all the right things.
I happen to believe AJ absolutely will fight him in 18. AJ is a fighter. He's not afraid of him.
And Wilder is building the fight which helps them both.
I still have real doubts the fight can be made in the US. The $ is a lot bigger in the UK.

[methodcal]

Not like Aj will be on the inside fighting. Wilder will be lean and long and awkward and mobile. Should be a good one. 50/50

[methodcal]

If I was Wilder I'd attend every upcoming Hearn/Sky card and continue to call out Joshua. Force the UK fans to realize who's blocking the next biggest fight in the sport.

BTW, Hearn sharing that comment about Wilder's weight makes Joshua look like a kid yelling shyt with his moms standing next to him.

Swear they're starting to look like bytches and i think Aj is a beast. 50/50 fight i think. Hate the UK fans or i should say Aj fannys push this build his name up **** when We all know this fight sells out in minutes. He better get that weight down though. Swinging at air and gassing get you Starch.

[SeanyMacc]

If wildest not a big enough draw then who is in the heavyweight division. The he's not a draw excuse is bullshjt and it always will be.

[HarvardBlue]

If you're a lawyer and don't understand why Wilder needs to improve his draw for him to make sense for Joshua to fight, then i wouldn't want you representing me. Because you're thick as ****, no masters is needed to see that.

Joshua is in the driver's seat and he should be jumping at the opportunity to make this fight. Wilder is a formidable opponent and it seemed like he was getting a lot of love from the crowd last night. New York crowds aren't easy to please and he got a huge applause from them. I'm sure if he was British he would be pulling the same crowds as Joshua if not more. Either way, there's no need for further dithering on making this fight happen. This fight will be huge.

[bluepete]

The narrative isn't so much that they started taking them for Wilder. It's that they took them knowing that they would be tested. Essentially it's that they felt they had no chance unless they doped so they risked getting caught.

I'm pretty sure that's what cheaters do, I reckon they've doped their whole careers and aren't going to stop now. Ortiz has an excuse of a kind that the WBC seem to have bought. But he didn't even think he could beat Jennings when clean if that's the case. Povetkin I imagine was on PEDs all the way along until that particular one was on the banned list. This would likely include when Huck gave him life and death. Once you're caught cheating we have no way of knowing if youd ever been a good fighter. I think they underestimate the test too, as in the UFC lately where even top guys like Jones are caught in their most high profile fights and then go back and do it again. They just ain't very smart, some guy tells them "nobody ever gets caught for this stuff pal" and they believe it.

[methodcal]

One thing for sure.
Wilder upped his visibility and marketability in the UK with that win.
I thought Hearn was right that he should fight Whyte before AJ to get the $ up.
The Stiverne win was so spectacular and Whyte's latest fight was so lame that I don't think he needs it.
And I give Wilder credit for calling AJ out all the time. He wants the fight. Can't fault him for that.
And he wanted to fight Povetkin and Ortiz who are serious HWs. Give him credit for that.
He's doing all the right things.
I happen to believe AJ absolutely will fight him in 18. AJ is a fighter. He's not afraid of him.
And Wilder is building the fight which helps them both.
I still have real doubts the fight can be made in the US. The $ is a lot bigger in the UK.

I agree 100%. I think Wilder will travel. He'll need a ko though.

[THC]

If wildest not a big enough draw then who is in the heavyweight division. The he's not a draw excuse is bullshjt and it always will be.

To be fair to Hearn, a Joshua-Fury fight would crush Joshua-Wilder; but there's absolutely NO guarantee that Tyson will be ready by next summer. The only sure thing is that Joshua-Wilder sells out Wembley in minutes. Now.

Why not have a June 2018 event in Wembley Stadium, then a re-match in November in Vegas or Madison Square Gardens? Two big fights = more money for Matchroom.