Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder Won't Attend Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker

[yammy25]

You’re telling me you’d rather see Wilder face Whyte than AJ ? Hearn is a joke and all the Brit fan boys are desperate to see AJ avoid Wilder, listening to AJ he don’t want it either, ‘I don’t want him in the ring after the fight’

as a brit who doesnt like wilder.. id have either of them face him for the chance of seeing him lose. simple as that..

****.. id have price, howe or allen in there with the prick if i thought there was a 1% chance they wouldnt get their heads caved in.

he said numerous times in all the interviews he did today.. he felt it disrespectful to come into the ring uninvited and say as much on HIS PPV card. He also said he'd more than likely have invited him in IF HE WON..

what people dont seem to get is that there are fines by the BBBofC for people just coming into the ring. whether it be a lip licking wwe style promo of bull**** for a fight everyone wants or not. It isnt like the states where you can just waltz in fury style like he did with wilder and nothing gets done.

he also had an interview with radio raheem today where he said hes more than happy for wilder to do the percentage switch around in the rematch deal he keeps saying about..

[Redd Foxx]

You’ve been defending wilder for weeks plonker your obviously a big fan

I've criticized his awful boxing for years. I will defend him when he's in the right though. Just like I defended AJ yesterday about things team Parker said. I know that bothers you.

This is very simple; You will never be right because the principle of your arguments is purely to defend UK fighters. When you box yourself into such a hole like that, be prepared to sound like an idiot every time the ones you are defending are in the wrong.

[IMDAZED]

After watching that Browne fight, I have to agree lol it was a complete farce and the brits on Twitter were acting like Whyte looked good. I was "huh?" They have a substantial crowd of casual fan boys.

Hearn is the GOAT lol

He is. If I had to put money down, I think Miller and Breazeale both beat him. They need to put him in against one of the two.

[Sid-Knee]

I thought Wilder wanted the fight though? Haha.

I think he found out that Whyte was going to be there so he **** himself. Poor little Deontay.

[landotter]

Actually, I disagree with this move from Wilder. Look, I get a couple of points from each side:

-Joshua wants a potential victory to be his, and his alone. Wilder can't be the distraction who takes away from it.

Hearn wants Whyte in Wilder face, not Wilder in Joshua's.

On the other side:

Wilder wants to force Joshua's hand. If that option isn't there, then why waste time?

If Hearn maneuvers Whyte in Wilder's space, Hearn may force HIS hand, and Wilder wants to call his own shots.

My point is if you were doing the pay-per-view on British airwaves and are entertaining, knowledgeable, and respectful it gets your name out there over the pond. Why not? You need the public to want the fight. Wilder is still a fairly unknown quantity. I think the upside of being on that telecast overshadows any downside of all the above points. PR matters.

[Gentblue]

This is sad.....
Hearn is trying too exploit Wilder and Wilder see it but is in a lose/ lose situation.

If he showed up Hearn controls the narrative and forces Whyte in his face... a fight no one wants too see.

If he no shows then he’s a coward and is too afraid to see Joshua Face to face even though Joshua said he doesn’t want Wilder in the ring..

What wilder should do is surprise them...that would be fun..

[Butch.McRae]

You’ve been defending wilder for weeks plonker your obviously a big fan

You British fans are absolutely ridiculous. It's just plain childish lol

I too have been on these threads criticizing Wilder for years. I have also been on here praising AJ. But none of that matters now. It's time to crown a unified HW hampion.

Anybidy who's not for that is either (1) a casual who has signed up here to "support" Joshua, or (2) worried about him winning against Wilder.

As a boxing fan, I dont give a damn who wins, all I know is, it's time to make the fight.

[Sid-Knee]

I know AJ is acting like a chicken..you’re not supposed to get yourself arrested so no that’s now what you’re supposed to do. Hearn has the police ready to arrest wilder. Lmao I never seen a heavyweight champion cry about a fighter entering the ring

Hearn has the police on standby?

Haha you just made that up didn't you?

By the way, AJ said that if Wilder insisted on getting into the ring, then he can. But he'd rather do it when they have a deal signed because he's not into false hype.

[yammy25]

This is sad.....
Hearn is trying too exploit Wilder and Wilder see it but is in a lose/ lose situation.

If he showed up Hearn controls the narrative and forces Whyte in his face... a fight no one wants too see.

If he no shows then he’s a coward and is too afraid to see Joshua Face to face even though Joshua said he doesn’t want Wilder in the ring..

What wilder should do is surprise them...that would be fun..

Its almost as though Hearn is smarter or more suited to the intricacies of the business and the politics of the sport.. such as how to sway the favor of the paying masses.

Those masses happen to be 80% of the buying market which are.. " casuals " or anyone who isnt a wilder fan to some on here.

If they really wanted the fight, then hindsight is a wonderful thing.. and they should have just taken 35 /65 straight from the start. Hearn can play this out for as long as he wants.. and that doesnt make it right, it makes it very wrong... but unless joshua loses.. what hearn says, goes for now.

[Butch.McRae]

Actually, I disagree with this move from Wilder. Look, I get a couple of points from each side:

-Joshua wants a potential victory to be his, and his alone. Wilder can't be the distraction who takes away from it.

Hearn wants Whyte in Wilder face, not Wilder in Joshua's.

On the other side:

Wilder wants to force Joshua's hand. If that option isn't there, then why waste time?

If Hearn maneuvers Whyte in Wilder's space, Hearn may force HIS hand, and Wilder wants to call his own shots.

My point is if you were doing the pay-per-view on British airwaves and are entertaining, knowledgeable, and respectful it gets your name out there over the pond. Why not? You need the public to want the fight. Wilder is still a fairly unknown quantity. I think the upside of being on that telecast overshadows any downside of all the above points. PR matters.

I would agree with you, but Wilder is pretty well known as the threat to Joshua in the UK. If you look at British publications, they write about Wilder more than US publications do. Even if you see the tape from the Browne fight, when Wilder's name was mentioned, the crowd erupted. They know who he is.