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

[Illmatic94]

AJ is the a side wilder the b side aj has 3 belts fought the better competition wilder just wants cash out and retire he’s nothing more than a paper champ that’s it

You imbecile. AJ walks away with $50million guaranteed regardless how successful the event is. That's the offer from team Wilder. So how exactly is Wilder trying to "cash out"? he's accepting less and embracing it because all he wants is to splatter Joshua and add his scalp to the resume.

[Larry the boss]

Staggering is holding on not being able to throw punches and also covering up .


Joshua literally was still outlanding Whyte 2 seconds later .


Wilder looked like a pinball machine getting knocked around for a prolonged time frame , yes lets stop being biased . lol

He got dropped by Wlad..can you say the same about Wilder?

[SteveM]

I guess it happens to us all lol I'm sub-30 and have only gained about 10lbs of lean muscle since high school (basketball/footballt/track athlete). So I'm fighting it off through a pretty consistent fitness program.

But I cant even imagine losing a race to my son. Sounds like you need a brew lol I would

most 57 year olds are either overweight or obese - I'm in the healthy weight range - so I have that going for me :-)

That said, the older you get the more you have to FIGHT Father Time - I'm looking into building more muscle and losing fat - it is a constant fight. You will see that too - believe me - even if you can't comprehend it now. I'm a wine drinker mainly. Beer just bloats me these days.

[Butch.McRae]

most 57 year olds are either overweight or obese - I'm in the healthy weight range - so I have that going for me :-)

That said, the older you get the more you have to FIGHT Father Time - I'm looking into building more muscle and losing fat - it is a constant fight. You will see that too - believe me - even if you can't comprehend it now. I'm a wine drinker mainly. Beer just bloats me these days.

That vino definitely works too lol much respect OG

[juggernaut666]

He got dropped by Wlad..can you say the same about Wilder?

No bc Wilder didnt want any part of Klitchko getting dropped twice in sparring , so how can i say Wlad dropped Wilder in a sanctioned match ?

[PBR Streetgang]

What Barry says is correct. I would love the fight to be this weekend for my own personal enjoyment however if I step back and look at it rationally it would make sense for Wilder to be showcased in the UK and AJ to have the same in the US. We, as die hard fans, don't need that but the general public would be more likely to pay for a PPV if both sides were exposed to the other's following. The problem with that plan is that we would have to wait and that an upset could occur....

[Jubei]

Well to be honest its not AJs fault that Wilder has no fans and that fight wouldnt be as big as it should be. According to this forum, which exists in an alternate bubble, and not in reality, Wilder has a ton of fans. I just ask you, why do you just sit on the forums complaining and not actually support your fighter by buying tickets and watching his fights? Cant believe that Wilder is not selling out T Mobile or MGM. GGG from Kazakhstan can do that. Your American Heavyweight Champion cant. Maybe he is really just a bum and you are all just trolls and not real fans.

[LacedUp]

I very much agree. I predicted they would do this as it makes sense for them as promoters. The problem we run into is that you have "loyal" (obsessed) fans who, for whatever reason, think it's their duty as fans to protect the integrity of the guy promoting "their" fighter. It's ludicrous and it makes the fans look like asses because promoters are rarely forthright, honest people. They're promoting, generating hype. Fans arguing on behalf of a promoter in a cult like way are rarely going to come out on top of an argument.

BTW, respect to Barry for transparency here. A little of that goes a long way.

You're literally describing yourself.

[Pennsauken1]

Like father like son, keep milking the cow, these Hearns are frauds, is he gets knocked out by any of those guys excluding Wilder, that fight won’t make 200 PPV buys, what a bunch of scared frauds

[LacedUp]

He got dropped by Wlad..can you say the same about Wilder?

No you can't because Wilder didn't have the nuts to face Wlad in the ring.

However, he was dropped three times in sparring vs wlad