Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua vs. Povetkin Discussions Are Ongoing

[Noelanthony]

Fight will be wherever Joshua wants it to be, Wilder is B side and B side don't choose, it's history.

Lololololol

[lion33lit]

What is this tradition of HW fighters seeking home advantage? Would we ever experience A Rumble in the Jungle kinda fight again?

Great point! Why not have the fight in Africa since both their parents are tied to the motherland! Neutral ground would keep it fair & honest.....have the judges from the UK, US & Africa, so when Wilder lays him flat they can all proclaim, "we actually saw the KO."..lol. But seriously, lets keep it on neutral ground so the Hearn crew don't run to Povetkin with a BRAND NEW EXCUSE for their coddled "...guy who is making all of this money, and can continue doing so, in RISK FREE FIGHT!!" ...having even this fight wherever they want it to be......

[lion33lit]

there was never really a top international star for Floyd to fight outside the US besides Ricky hatton and hatton has already been for fighting in the US so that is irrelevant. Wilder did say he would go to the U.K. but that was before his team took charge and offered the 50 million, you know the 50 million that AJ said if he was offered he would sign tomorrow, with no other stipulation mentioned. Funny though as AJ was considering fighting big baby not only in the US but in his back yard of NY. Please , you and a few others on this board stop trying to make this out like it’s wilders fault this fight ain’t happening.

Well said!....

[Noelanthony]

The money is there now for Vegas, it's bigger than a UK fight financially and for history and the sport.

This is on Joshua now, he only wants his home town , he can't deal with a different energy, his mental coaching may not given him the resources.
Wilder will grow 10ft tall in Vegas, it's a validation of his entire career and life.

This fight is too big for another UK fight, it's a world fight and belongs in the traditional home of heavyweight boxing. Think big Joshua, if he wins there he wins everything. History will remember it

I m a Joshua fan and I actually do agree with you but I will grudgingly concede he needs home comforts almost like a superstition. I don’t know a fighter on this planet that will happily lose 7 million from his purse just to have home advantage unless the idea of fighting away from home is very daunting. I don’t blame him as a fan of his but if that was me the way I love money I would go to Vegas even for an extra 200,000. Whatever I’m owed I’m taking every last penny.

There is a healthy element of fear when it comes to wilder there is no denying that and I welcome it just not too much

N.b I don’t remember any of Ali fights in the states( of course when I rack my brain) but the fights that stand out were rumble in the jungle in Zaire, the fight in Tokyo and the fight in the U.K. History always remembers the spectacle not necessarily the venue. Joshua vs Parker was in front of 78,000 people and it was a snooze fest. However history will say Joshua was unified which is all that really matters

[Pennsauken1]

Eddie Hearn is a bum

[Just looking]

It will be laughable if Povetkin knocks Joshua out. The problems is, after so much ped problems with the WBC, will he ever fight Wilder?

[PBR Streetgang]

Ideally, I would have liked both Wilder and Joshua fought other opponents on the other side of the pond to generate more interest. Maybe Joshua versus Miller and Deontay versus Whyte, that way both (provided they won) would have experience and confidence in either country. Povetkin is a dangerous opponent for either but at this stage of the game I think both Wilder and Joshua stop him more often than not.

[Squ□redCircle34]

Sorry maybe you have me confused with someone else . I merely pointing out to you I see us folding Wilder and sent you a pertinent video with Wilder hitting the canvas with head gear on as some of u Wilder fans like to say he has never hit the canvas as a amateur or a pro which is both false. Listen I don’t come on here to talk about a boxers purse so stop telling me about Aj aspirations to be a billionaire it shouldn’t be your concern. Concern yourself with your champions paper if you are so concerned about money. The 50 million snub we took an L there, no biggy we move on. There is stuff that Wilder has said that has contradicted himself but I don’t care about all that. I’m specifically about the fight not about who deserves what. My concern is only what happens in the ring. Deontay is a brother I want him to get paid then get knocked out then enjoy his money. If Joshua get knocked out then so be it . I will come on here and congratulate you and then I’m on to the next one like Dontae boxing nation✌��

Your a delusional sack of potatoes, Hearn hasn't offered a deal better than the 50 mill in Las Vegas with AJ getting ALL UK PPV percentages and if the fight does better than expected then he gets more than 50 mill!

What other heavyweights you know will turn that down?

It's simple to see if you didn't have your face inbetween AJ's balls!

Who kept coming up with more demands everytime the fight got close to being insured?

Remember the flat fee, AJ lying on camera more than once and now this!

Face the music, AJ isn't as confident as you think he is in beating Wilder!

[E-Sharp]

They're moving on. Wilder doesn't want the fight. The $50 million offer was as real as the money being put up for Pacquiao-Khan in Dubai.

[Flabble Scrote]

Pedvetkin gets smashed to bits by both, not even relevant