Comments Thread For: Joshua-Wilder: Barry Hearn Cautions That Talks Are Dragging

[IMDAZED]

Nah I don't think so.

Didn't he sign a 100 million worth 3 year extension just the other day?

I'm assuming (or more like hoping) that the silence from both camps means this fight might actually happen next.

Fingers crossed.

Nah it’s not official.

And yeah i think the fight is a done deal

[Noelanthony]

I'm starting to lose interest in this fight at first I was super hyped up about it happening but sh** it's other good fights to watch that won't have all the A side B side drama or I want the fight to happen here bull sh** lol Wake me up when a deal is done 😴😴

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[NoConcoms]

Hearn will feign negotiations, say "we tried" and fight Povetkin in August.

And the worst part about this, is that I'm not 100% certain gets past Povetkin after how he looked against Joesph Parker. **SIGH**

He **SHOULD** beat Povetkin easily, but if he has any sort of trouble against Povetkin, there's sure to be more delays.

[NoConcoms]

Nah it’s not official.

And yeah i think the fight is a done deal

I sure hope so. Both fighters stand to lose a ton of money should this fight not happen.

Not only that, but boxing fans will lose out on a fight a lot of people want to see. Myself included.

[SteveM]

Easy - put $50M in an escrow account - with the condition that when the contract is signed it's released to AJ - or a CD - there's a difference between having the money and saying you can raise the money if the contract gets signed

[TexasCowBoy]

you do know that Wilder is backed by boxing's biggest money man in Al Haymon, right? smh with these people.

Hahahaha.....you do realize that the so called war chest that Protecting Boxing Cowards (PBC) had was borrowed money.....its public info....look it up and come back to reality....the intrest on a loan like that is just whoreable (horrible)

[Curt Henning]

lol@AJ fanboys still crying about "wheres the money from"...when hearn has actually said its a non issue lol

[DougalDylan]

Wilder said it wasn't about the money .. till it was . Wilders just playing for time to come of the steroids .. fight will happen next no way Wilder can turn this down.

Anthony Joshua said if he was given $50 million he would sign tomorrow.

How can the talks possibly be dragging? Did Juicin' J come up with more roadblocks?

[Biolink]

lol@AJ fanboys still crying about "wheres the money from"...when hearn has actually said its a non issue lol

Yeah they need to catch up.

The newest duck is "We don't want to give away control of the promotion".

[TexasCowBoy]

Haymon may have been the biggest money man in boxing, but not anymore.

Haymon himself is only worth about $15 mill. His deep pockets come from an investment fund of $925 mill in 2013. Most of that money is now gone as a court case in 2016 exposed the fact that more than half the money had been used in that fund. 2 years on we really don't know how much Haymon has left in this fund.

Also with Hearn now having backing from DAZN to the sum of $1 billion it's clear Haymon is now the clear number 2 money man in boxing right now.

Maybe Haymon does have enough to cover the $50 mill. In March 2016 his $925 mill fund was down to $357 mill. If he spent at the same rate as he did in the first 3 years the fund would now be at -$21.6 mill. He's been dishing out some big paydays of late, bigger than he did in the early days of the PBC. $2.1 mill to Wilder, $3.5 mill to Spence and Garcia. There's good reason for Hearn to question if Haymon still has the funds to cover the $50 mill purse for Joshua.

This guy here is informed....