Comments Thread For: Wilder: I'm a Traveling King, Joshua Don't Travel - Is He Worried?

[Pennsauken1]

AJ the fraud is unkown in America, nothing but the British Paper Champion, scared to travel because he won’t have the drunk/dancing British fans or British referee to run in and stop fights prematurely or judges to save him. Wilder is willing to travel because he is the true WORLD heavyweight champion, I respect that!!!

[Straightener]

90k produced 8 million in revenue. That doesn’t even come close to GGG/Canelo.

What’s that got to do with anything numb nuts ?

Wilder can’t even sell out his home town

[P4Pdunny]

When he beat your Olympic Gold Medalist in 2013, where was A.J then?

could have picked better footage than this to show Stan

[BobLoblaw]

‘Audley was on fire’ you are a funny dude, a primed Rossy?! Where are you getting this material from man, you should be a comedian. Fraudley as he’s often referred to in UK, got his ass KO’d by domestic journeyman Michael Sprott (70-28 - yes 28 losses) 3 yrs before Wilder fought him... enough said

Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm still laughing at the 'on fire' comment.

[_Rexy_]

Considering he flew to Russia to fight a juiced up Povetkin, I'd agree with him. Wilder has had bad luck with top opponents (Povetkin, Ortiz) but that doesn't mean he hasn't been more than willing to travel the world and prove himself. People act like he's ducking top talent. It's not his fault that his opponents cant piss clean.

EDIT - And before you talk about Ortiz taking prescription drugs and how he just forgot to let the athletic board know in time, come on. Guy has been a professional for HOW LONG? You tell them EVERYTHING you take prescription, supplement, everything. Wouldn't surprise me if that "blood pressure medication" was a masking agent, and that's why it's banned. It's not like Ortiz hasn't been caught before taking PED's.

[_Rexy_]

AJ the fraud is unkown in America, nothing but the British Paper Champion, scared to travel because he won’t have the drunk/dancing British fans or British referee to run in and stop fights prematurely or judges to save him. Wilder is willing to travel because he is the true WORLD heavyweight champion, I respect that!!!

well, since Joshua thinks he's part of the "Black master race" (his words, not mine) Maybe he's just afraid to fight an American brother with a little more melanin lol

[yoshik]

And then Wilder get KTFO by Ortiz and the fraud is completely exposed.

[yoshik]

could have picked better footage than this to show Stan

Joshua won the GOLD in 2012 while "wingman" won BRONZE in 2008. AJ was salivating in the front row watchong this and wondering how the hell Wilder even won the bronze. That's where he was. Hmmmm.....

[yoshik]

AJ the fraud is unkown in America, nothing but the British Paper Champion, scared to travel because he won’t have the drunk/dancing British fans or British referee to run in and stop fights prematurely or judges to save him. Wilder is willing to travel because he is the true WORLD heavyweight champion, I respect that!!!

Jesus, it's about skill and competition level. You can tell when a CLOWN is a fan of a specific boxer and not boxing itself. Go back to sleep.

[yoshik]

He has 15 million+ reasons to stay at home. Just as Wilder has millions of reasons to pack his suitcase. Fights follow the money and at present the HW riches are across the pond in AJ's backyard.

AJ's team wouldn't mind fighting Wilder in the US if sufficient interest is drummed up to make it into a big ppv draw. It could pay off in several ways. Forget the 'legacy' nonsense that will be trotted out once the contracts signed. If it goes right it would generate a lot of money, whilst building interest in AJ in the US market and pleasing existing and potential sponsors if enough exposure results. Fights that do massive business also have a curious tendency to end in controversial circumstances with the result left open to question necessitating another bite at the cherry down the line, sometimes even a third.

All good news. However the reality at the moment however is that Wilder has yet to demonstrate sufficient box office appeal and if the fight were to take place at present it's unlikely that revenues generated would get close to what AJ is already making domestically. So why take the risk of fighting the undoubtedly dangerous Wilder in front of Adelaide Byrd for less money than AJ could make back home? Is he supposed to view Wilder as a charity case?

Hearn's analysts will be looking closely at the figures for Wilder Ortiz, speaking to the networks and the casinos and trying to gauge interest levels. Unless and until those figures make sense to them the fight won't be taking place in the US and Wilder will have to either accept AJ's terms to come to London when he's ready for him or continue to fight substandard opposition for relative chump change in his homeland.

Brilliant assessment!