Comments Thread For: Hearn: One Thing is Certain - Joshua Wants Wilder Next!

[IMDAZED]

I had high hopes as of yesterday but now am losing hope. Disappointed to see them turning down 50m. After claiming they would “Sign tomorrow”

Especially since Hearn was hyping up Joshua fighting Miller in the US but now that doesn’t matter when a Wilder fight is worth more to him than Miller, in every way imaginable.

[SUBZER0ED]

I had high hopes as of yesterday but now am losing hope. Disappointed to see them turning down 50m. After claiming they would “Sign tomorrow”

Don't give up hope yet. Joshua has been saying for a while now that he wants the fight in the UK. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Everyone knows there's no place like home. Again, Joshua's the A side, Wilder's the B side. A huge cash offer from Wilder's team doesn't change that fact. If he really wants Joshua's belts, he'll go to the UK to try and take them.

[Boksfan]

Make this fight Eddie!

[Noelanthony]

Not sure if Eddie is playing with the numbers, but I have stood next to Stephen Curry, in fact i interviewed him, i am exactly as tall as AJ claims to be, and I felt like I was a head taller than Curry.

AJ looks 6 foot 3 in these pictures, shorter than I expected, and that's a big deal going into the superfight.

I’m 6ft 3 and he is definitely 2 inches taller than me. I have a picture with me and my mate in the gym. He is only 5ft 11 but in the picture we look the same height. I can’t explain it but having stood beside Joshua in the gym and Casino( he didn’t know me ,I just stood next to him) I can accurately say he is a lot taller than 6ft 3...... unless I have shrunk and I’m 6ft 1 now

[uppercut510]

I’m sure a lot of people in this thread will talk **** but the facts are aj has never shyed away from a challenge that’s why he’s in the position he’s in and wilder is in the position he is in.

Aj first picked up a pair of boxing gloves the year wilder turned pro, Deontay should be embarrassed that he’s playing catch up given the head start he’s had.

Aj isn't scared, its the hearns, mike Tyson, teddy atlas, and a lot of these posters that want him to make more money before taking that risk, its understandable but as a fan we want it next and are tired of all the BS. this argument about catch up is a terrible logic that has nothing to do with anything. they are both champs and I hope they fight next. if fighting miller in the states wasn't an issue I don't see why fighting wilder there is. even hearn said it makes more money in the us

[Noelanthony]

Steph looks huge next to AJ. I bet Westbrook would make Joshua look like a midget.
Just Imagine Lebron side by side. Or if Lebron had boxing skills with his athleticism and drive.
It would be legendary/

You can name as many people as you want I bet Joshua knocks them out.. You refer to my emperor as a midget?....... Damn that girl is sexy on your profile and she keeps looking at me .which is why I always comment on your posts. Any and every time you post

[uppercut510]

That’s a fair point and I can see why people would nitpick at that but as the a side he should be dictating where the fight takes place.

Wilder is a serious challenge no matter where the fight happens, especially in your 22nd fight. Bear in mind wilder was fighting guys who don’t even have a Wikipedia page at that stage of his career. Aj has collected three of the major belts in 20 fights, he doesn’t get the credit he deserves I think he’s earned the right to choose where the fight takes place.

here we go back to this same argument lmaooo u guys are something else, who did klits fight in his 22nd fight??? answer that sir... why weren't these questions being asked for him, he has a better resume and legacy than wilder but nobody asked who he was fighting in his 22nd fight, does the guy klits fought in his 22nd fight have a wiki page? please answer this. and whoever offers the most money should dictate where the fight is. it would have made sense if hearn offered a percentage this way it would be no doubt that its in the uk but for some reason wilder isn't worth a percentage according to eddie. BUT PARKER WAS???? at some point u have to call bullsht bro.

[Jkp]

One thing is for sure, his guy will get paid - hence why AJ doesn't feel that it needs to be in the US. I think he'll box in the US pretty soon and will want to go there as the Unified champ; but for the Wilder fight, AJ/Hearn want to show dominance and call the shots, which is fair enough... They do bring more belts to the table so have more to loose...

Hearn desperate to have there dodgy judges and refs in charge of this one. And they need to be close to all there PEDs related resources to beat the drug testers.

[Noelanthony]

Africa would only make sense if there was some issue with fighting in the UK (Sky Box Office can still run events from Nigeria or Johannesburg, since the time is the same or no worse than an hour difference).

35,000 at MKO Abiola Stadium (in Ogun State, near where his mother's family is from and where Joshua's apparently purchased a lot of property; an hour outside of Lagos), 60000 at National Stadium-Abuja (500 miles away from where Joshua has a base; basically akin Andre Ward fighting in San Diego, with the difference that Anthony Joshua is an adopted star of Nigeria (while acknowledging the issues between the North and South of the country, with Abuja being in the North)), or 90000 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg (think 'Rumble in the Jungle'; neither fighter being South African, but both being men of African descenr), against fighting at Principality Stadium or Wembley.

With Wilder having no issues with fighting in the UK, moving the fight to Africa is an extra hassle, tbh

Where are you from?

[BreakingBox]

Boxers say dumb **** sometimes. Wilder said the fight wasn’t about money but turned down 4x his biggest payday when it was offered to him but I don’t see his fans bringing that up.

I'm a fan of Wilder and I will say that you are right. Wilder did say it wasn't about the money and turned down 12.5 million. On the other hand, Joshua said give me 50 million and I'll take the fight and that got rejected. In my opinion, they are both even now because of dumb shyte they said. If Joshua wants the fight in the UK, then he will need to offer a fair split to Wilder, between 35 and 40 percent.