Comments Thread For: Barry Hearn Wants Joshua To Delay Wilder Fight, Explains Why

[Curt Henning]

Its not Joshua i would be worried about .

Wilder is the one dropping rounds ,getting saved by bells ,getting staggered , etc .


Wilder should have just accepted the 12.5 Million bc if big Breazeale lands one of those clubs on him and wns , Wilder is going to be labled Captain Idiot for the remainder of his career .

"wilder the one getting saved by bells"......in your delusional fantasyland

over here in reality wilder never left his feet and shook his head a the bell signaling he wasnt hurt...thats what happened here on earth

[Sparked_26]

The counter-argument and one Eddie has to consider is whether Alexander Povetkin could chin AJ.

But I don’t know how they project PPV buys, it all seems a bit of a guessing game to me. It’s not like they’d fight in a months time without a massive PR machine going into overdrive on both sides of the pond for about 5/6 months

[SteveM]

I have a feeling Joshua will push for the fight despite these reservations from Hearn. Call me crazy, but I think there are two young champs eager to prove themselves here.

It's not like there's a decisive favorite here. AJ is also a smart young man. Hearn didn't mention the numbers for the secenario where AJ knocks Wilder out late this year. I'm sure those projections trump anything he has with him avoiding the fight.

Wilder is 34 - not exactly young. Cue wilder fans saying AJ is waiting for him to age.

[juggernaut666]

"wilder the one getting saved by bells"......in your delusional fantasyland

over here in reality wilder never left his feet and shook his head a the bell signaling he wasnt hurt...thats what happened here on earth

Trust me very FEW posters outside the Wilder fan club thinks you reside in reality if any bc those who know your posting style knows that you are from fantasy land..lol .

[juggernaut666]

Wilder is 34 - not exactly young. Cue wilder fans saying AJ is waiting for him to age.

Wilder is 32 .

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Cowards! Could you imagine if it was the other way around? They would be dogging America to the ground. This is shamless. If they wait it out and beat Deontay when he's old it's a shame.

[Butch.McRae]

Wilder is 34 - not exactly young. Cue wilder fans saying AJ is waiting for him to age.

I wouldn't call him old either lol but I get the point

[TheBigLug]

of course they want to delay the fight. They know Wilder is a dangerous fight and they also know if/when AJ loses a fight, the fickle casual fanbase that makes up 95% of his huge fanbase will move on and go find a new hero in a different sport. They're not boxing fans.

So with that in mind and knowing that they can still make a few huge paydays out of those casual fans by fighting basically anybody, why wouldn't they want to take a few more of those fights before the Wilder one?

Joshua is in a rare positions most fighters don't get in. When you can make 8 figures and sell out stadiums and PPV's fighting guys like Takam, why would you be in a rush to make dangerous fights?

It's **** for us fans but it's understandable from the point of view of his team

[BluDivision]

Joshua should listen to Hearn. Fight a couple more folks then get in with Wilder.

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Isnt this what mayweather did with pacman.

Its business.

Its PRiZE FiGHTiNG. $$$$

Mayweather is older than Pacman.