Comments Thread For: Atlas: Joshua's Handlers Should Keep Him Away From Wilder

[Patsfan bri]

Wilder made the demand 'anywhere, anytime, it's not about the money'.

He got offered $12.5m to fight Joshua in September at Wembley on a 10 day deadline. He turned it down because he believes he can get a better deal.

Joshua made the demand 'bring me $50m'. Wilder brought $50m. Joshua said 'Lets roll'. Shelly Finkel put a 24hr deadline and refused to talk to Team Joshua.

Now they are negotiating presumably a new deal somewhere in between.

Wilders demands were met. He said no. Joshuas' demand was met, he said yes but Finkel held up the deal.

Now do you see? Stop sucking Wilders nuts and maybe you will see who is trying to make this fight more.

open your eyes man, the 50 million deal is still on the table . Yes originally they set the 24 hr deadline but after AJ demand was met , team AJ wanted to know what channel the fight be held on, where the fight will be held blah blah blah. It doesn’t matter if they fight in Hong Kong on the Cartoon Network, AJ said right on his Instagram pay me 50 million and I will sign . Why don’t you get him a pen so he can sign? And still didn’t answer my question. Tell me another hw unification fight where one guy fought for a flat flee ? When someone replies to a post without answering a question they lose. Game over ding dong .

[Redgloveman]

Wilder has no money fights waiting. Fighting AJ is a no lose for him so of course he wants this. He knows better than to get ripped off though.

That is true, but I don't agree with the last sentence per se. Wilder should be confident enough that if he wins he can dictate the heavyweight division. He'll be the unified heavyweight champion of the world. The risk of not getting a great deal should be worth the reward, in my opinion.

No doubt if negotiations break down then the two sides will go to the public again like last time, so we can decide for ourselves who's ducking... well objective people will be able to decide at least, the fangirls of both sides will just spout their usual BS which has absolutely no meaning whatsoever because they're blind.

The fact that we're not hearing a lot is a good sign if you ask me.

Barry Hearn and Atlas are old school. I hope that Eddie Hearn and Joshua are a bit more willing to accept a challenge and a risk in the hope of giving the fans what they want before one of these two guys loses.

[Nightfall]

Why do Americans don't want this fight?

probably the same reason that Hearn doesn't want it.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Joshua will make the fight on his end cuz his pride and ego won't allow him to Look like the heavyweight b!+ch of the world any longer!

Even some of his own thinks he's gonna get KO'd, at this point the money is too much to pass and the image of his pride is scarred so he now wants the fight!

I mean listen to Fury, Sky Sports analysts, Froch(before Hearns got in his ear, and etc.)

Boxing needs this fight,it's a mega fight!

[GreatErikk]

Deontay 'Son of a Gun' Wilder

[Darksoul]

Wilder is not getting any younger and if one of them lose it will not be a super fight as it is now. The time is now.

[LacedUp]

One of the teams have proven to take risks time after time, and the other hasn't.

I think this fight will happen.

[LacedUp]

Don't worry, Teddy. Joshua's handlers will continue to avoid Deontay Wilder.

Oh man, so much cringe

[Chuckguy]

Both are chinny so it’s like first to land a shot wins

[millcitymauler]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Teddy, but this is the most hypocritical thing I’ve heard in awhile. All of those years screaming and complaining about mismatches, and now we have the best HW fight in a decade, and Atlas wants to de-rail it by talking like some money grubbing promoter? Guys getting more bitter by the minute.