Comments Thread For: Joshua: If Wilder Will Come Here Next, I'll Knock Him Spark Out!

[TouchyAndalou]

Have you seen the scorecard? That fight wasn't one-sided as the cards say. TBH who would want to fight in the UK if it's not a fair shake? But Wilder will KO this Frank Bruno 2.0 in his own backyard

That's not a bad comparison, but I'd still put my money on Frank Bruno 2.0 over Michael Grant 2.0 (although there's not much in it)

[Boksfan]

Wilder-AJ won’t happen as long as Joshua has dumbass fans like this.

Alabama fraud is running! He scared, Wilder is a coward!

[TouchyAndalou]

The first time Anthony Joshua stepped up against a prime top five fighter he looked awful, just dreadful! too bad you can only find a active HOF once in a while! but Deontay 'Bronze-Bomber' Wilder gets the #2. and #3. HW's in their prime and he MASSACRES them!

And you can be next! but you are talking about a pillow puncher Tyson Fury after the fight? Deontay is not trying to pick a fight with Jigglypuff!!! thats how A.J likes them -- inactive and vulnerable.

I see right through this BUM!

Look, I get that you're a Wilder ***, but he's looked no better. He was easily - EASILY - getting outboxed by Ortiz.

He can't box.

[Bronx2245]

Well, I don't know about that. What I know is boxing is sport and business. Am sure hearn want what is best for his fighter.
AJ is a fighter, he is ready to fight anyone as long as the contract has been signed.

No doubt, AJ is ready, but Hearn is not ready for Wilder, which is why he's talking about "one more before Wilder!" The question is who? The fact he brought up Bryant Jennings tells me Miller might be too risky! The fact that he's talking about Whyte vs. Povetkin, when Whyte has a mandatory position for Wilder, tells me Povetkin might be too risky too!

[TouchyAndalou]

After tonight, I see what Virgil Hunter sees! If Ward could get to Holyfield weight (215-220), he could probably beat Joshua! Double jab, right hand, move, wait, get ready to counter, wash rinse, repeat! AJ goes straight back, head high! Low work rate!

I can see a way to Ward winning that fight, but don't forget that Holyfield was juiced to the gills as a heavyweight. He was huge at 215-220. Ward got dropped heavily by a single punch against Kovalev and heavyweight power is a whole different story.

[The plunger man]

Wilder drew 1 million viewers on Showtime vs Ortiz, he also came close to that with Stiverne. He's not an unknown any longer, that fight gained him a lot of recognition and respect, people do watch his fights.

The longer AJ waits, the more bargaining power Wilder has. That interview Wilder did already has 700k views on youtube, posted yesterday and all these Media outlets are posting stories about him due to his comments.

You can charge whatever you want in Vegas for AJ-Wilder and people will pay it, people will buy that PPV. The winner will be recognized as the KING of boxing, why wouldn't AJ want to introduce to himself to America with a win over Wilder and take his career to new heights?

Yeah but they were free views.....how many people in the uk would watch joshua on say BBC or ITV which is free do you think.....10 to 12 million i reckon ......joshua is the mney maker in the division , more belts and brings more money to the table i dont think for 1 minute that joshua would get a fair shake in vegas or the states when he is facing wilder....i saw that when lewis got robbed against holyfield or when wilder was allowed a full 30 seconds extra at the beginning after being almost stopped in the 7th......if wilder wants big money and a real showcase event wembley stadium cannot be beaten and let them have a rematch clause in the states in tye next fight.

[nacho daddy]

Paid off judges
Paid off novice referee.

corruption was on full display tonight.

AJ was nullified for 12 rounds. an abysmal horrendous performance. NONE of those cards can be justified. obvious fix.

throw a whole bag of soiled diapers at that mofo. waste of my damn time.

if the judges were fixed for AJ how was he nullified?

[Bronx2245]

I can see a way to Ward winning that fight, but don't forget that Holyfield was juiced to the gills as a heavyweight. He was huge at 215-220. Ward got dropped heavily by a single punch against Kovalev and heavyweight power is a whole different story.

I've never heard of Holyfield being "juiced to the gills." That's a first for me! Holyfield was 208 vs. Douglas, Jones was 193 vs. Ruiz, so Ward might be able to pull it off @ 210. Dare to be great! I think Ward should give it a shot! AJ is looking for a fight in the U.S., why not Ward? Less risk than Miller, and more reward! I think If Ward called Hearn, Hearn would jump all over it!

[TouchyAndalou]

I've never heard of Holyfield being "juiced to the gills." That's a first for me! Holyfield was 208 vs. Douglas, Jones was 193 vs. Ruiz, so Ward might be able to pull it off @ 210. Dare to be great! I think Ward should give it a shot! AJ is looking for a fight in the U.S., why not Ward? Less risk than Miller, and more reward! I think If Ward called Hearn, Hearn would jump all over it!

There's absolutely no way Hearn takes that fight imo. Just like he and Froch didn't take the fight against Hopkins when it was discussed. My take is that Hearn will will take risks when the reward justifies it, for example Kell Brook vs GGG. If Brook wins that fight he becomes one of the biggest stars in the sport. But AJ is already the biggest, or at worst second biggest star in the sport and losing to a blown up Super Middleweight would destroy that.

Ward is a master boxer and not a commercial star (his Kovalev fights did terrible PPV buys) so it's an absolutely terrible fight from a business strategy standpoint. Win the fight and people say of course it's a fight he should have won because Ward is much smaller. Lose the fight and Joshua's reputation is tarnished the Wilder fight is nowhere near as huge.

As for Holyfield, there's no evidence of wrongdoing I don't think, but it was apparently a poorly kept secret in the sport that he was taking stuff. I've read the thoughts of several people who understand body physiology/composition and stuff, saying that from the sight test alone it's highly likely that he was taking HGH and potentially other things. Comparing him as a cruiser and as a heavy, that isn't a natural progression. The freakishly large traps, odd shape between the pecks, etc. are all telltale signs.

[Bronx2245]

There's absolutely no way Hearn takes that fight imo. Just like he and Froch didn't take the fight against Hopkins when it was discussed. My take is that Hearn will will take risks when the reward justifies it, for example Kell Brook vs GGG. If Brook wins that fight he becomes one of the biggest stars in the sport. But AJ is already the biggest, or at worst second biggest star in the sport and losing to a blown up Super Middleweight would destroy that.

Ward is a master boxer and not a commercial star (his Kovalev fights did terrible PPV buys) so it's an absolutely terrible fight from a business strategy standpoint. Win the fight and people say of course it's a fight he should have won because Ward is much smaller. Lose the fight and Joshua's reputation is tarnished the Wilder fight is nowhere near as huge.

As for Holyfield, there's no evidence of wrongdoing I don't think, but it was apparently a poorly kept secret in the sport that he was taking stuff. I've read the thoughts of several people who understand body physiology/composition and stuff, saying that from the sight test alone it's highly likely that he was taking HGH and potentially other things. Comparing him as a cruiser and as a heavy, that isn't a natural progression. The freakishly large traps, odd shape between the pecks, etc. are all telltale signs.

I agree that Ward is not a PPV star, but is neither is Miller or Povetkin. So of the 3 (Miller, Povetkin, and Ward) Ward is the best NAME.