Why do posters keep trying to throw someone else in with Wilder??

[sunny31]

If he wins and AJ wants a rematch then Wilders is in the drivers seat.

Dude in any other scenario where there is this much of a gulf in drawing power, never does the B side make these kinds of demands. If they can agree terms, and Wilder can get a % close to 40 for the first fight, he's doing well and is set for life thanks to the bank of Joshua. Naturally, if he wins, the situation would mean that he would get better terms in a rematch and again, another life changing pay day.

The man and his team are idiotic, and unrealistic. If both sides negotiate after Parker, even if he takes the same as Parker he is getting around $15 million. If he really wants the fight, and really thinks he's going to win, that is what he should be thinking about. He should take Golovkins approach to the situation, or Floyd's approach when he fought Gatti and Oscar.

[just the facts]

Wilder is SHOOK! He is SCARED of Whyte! Wilder will run to his WBC protecting program! Alabama FRAUD!

Does Wilders power really scare you Brits this bad?

[Larry the boss]

He makes about 20x more than what every other fighter does in the division.

He's the 2nd biggest star in the sport.

The salt and pepper is on his side of the table.

Mayweather actually put in the work man...Joshua has not done even 1 percent of what Mayweather did

[Boksfan]

Does Wilders power really scare you Brits this bad?

You yanks are SCARED out of your minds! DUCK is what you like, all EXCUSES, no fight just BARK like a dog!

[Just looking]

You know the worse? The moment Wilder talks about fighting Whyte they will say he is ducking Joshua. It's not even an assumption since one of them confirmed it to me

[SkillspayBills]

Because they aren't actually fans of the sport. They care more about their favorite fighter possibly losing than they do about the best facing the best. ****ing fraud ass fans.

[labaria]

What's more interesting to me is this idea that Dillian Whyte is somehow the most legit opponent other than Joshua. He's just another middling contender. Him and Breazeale need to get it on.

Rightfully said.

[sunny31]

Because they aren't actually fans of the sport. They care more about their favorite fighter possibly losing than they do about the best facing the best. ****ing fraud ass fans.

In fairness that still makes them fans of the sport. I think if both sides are being honest, Wilder is much better prepared and is a complete and mature version of himself. Joshua definitely is not, he will get much better with experience, more camps, and more fights. This is the reason why Wilder fans want the fight straight away, Joshua fans don't, and the neutrals also want the fight straight way, because it is the sexiest fight at heavyweight anyway.

But Joshua fans not wanting it straight away, doesn't make them frauds in my opinion, just realistic. The reasons and excuses on both sides are background noise, what I'm saying I think is the underlying truth. That's not to say Joshua can't win the fight today, or Wilder won't win the fight in 18 months, I just think Joshua gives himself a much better chance if he matures a little more, and irons out some of his flaws, especially defensively, just as Wilder did over the last 3-4 years.

Wilder wasn't exactly in a hurry or shouting much about fighting Klitschko around the time he was fighting the likes of Molina and nor should he have been, and had he taken the fight back then, it might have been the making of him, or it might have derailed his career, who knows. But what I do know is he is a much better fighter now.

[_Rexy_]

You said fury was still lineal champ.

I did, and I stand by that as the lineal championship doesn't have a sanctioning body to strip the "title"

[krazyn8tive]

Genuine question, how are AJ and Wilder the universally recognised #1 and #2? Povetkin has a chance to beat both, and there is no clear, dominant champion in the division.

Even if AJ beats Parker then and Wilder then Fury is back soon, and loads of challengers coming up. The winner of AJ/Wilder would still have at least 2 HW's that could beat them.

Povetkin can't be #1 or #2. Didn't he get caught cheating leading up to the wilder fight? Cmon man. If he was a clean fighter, I'd understand your point...but he was caught lmao