Originally posted by Pennsauken1
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Not saying AJ can't beat Wilder, but i'm sure Hearn is well aware that Wilder can flatten AJ in a single shot. Joshua isn't some master boxer that will negate Wilder's right hand. He will be right there for it all night and no matter what anyone thinks of Wilder, he has a knack for finding the target.
one thing is for sure.... Casual fans are fickle. As soon as AJ loses, there will be no more stadium fights when the opponent is someone like Takam and no £10m+ purses v guys like that. Hearn knows that.
Remember when AJ won v Wlad, Hearn said they don't care about the belts and would drop them if it means making the best fights. Well Wilder v Joshua is the best fight and suddenly they wanted to fulfil mandatory obligations and whatnot.
That said, Wilder isn't helping matters by demanding 50%. Hopefully he's just starting negotiations high knowing that they will get his % down. But i think there's a truth that Hearn isn't keen on putting AJ in with Wilder sooner than he has to...
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