Comments Thread For: Hearn: If Wilder Won't Travel For Joshua, Then Povtekin is Likely

[Gbenopix]

The fight happening in the UK is not the issue. Wilder has stated that much that he will travel to UK. The problem here lies with the $50mil AJ requested and was granted. To recoup that money for Wilders handler, the fight belongs in Vegas at the Casinos hence the reason why Wilders team want it in the US. AJ cant want Wilder to pay in 50 mil and insist the fight happen in UK. If AJ can accept 20-25mil, am pretty sure the fight gets signed for the UK within the next week

Don't you read where it says Joshua is willing to accept a pay cut to have the fight in the UK?

[Gbenopix]

No it’s not for the undisputed HW championship which is what will generate the 50M

Undisputed is not going to generate the money,people just wanna see Joshua fight Wilder and Joshua name will generate most of the money

[Rip Chudd]

Wilder literally just gave an interview the other day and said he has no problem fighting in the UK. They just have to take that bullcrap flat fee offer off the table.

[Gabby Gambler]

I would hope Wilder would get to fight it in vegas though

[P4Pdunny]

So he's fighting Pov then

[P4Pdunny]

Why would you come to America for Big Baby but not Wilder?

because it's less of a risk - we all know that

[P4Pdunny]

I really would love to see both of these guys have a fight. What I don't understand is, Hearn says the money is real from the 50 million offering, AJ wants the fight, Deontay wants the fight, and the 50 million from the Wilder side states the fight is in the states, probably Vegas with the rematch being on Joshua's turf, and now they're back to the Wilder must travel to the UK for the first fight again. I don't want to pick a side here because I like watching both of these guys fight, but it seems like Hearn's side keeps putting up roadblocks not to see this fight through for AJ's next. If they'd like another fight to let Anthony develop a little more before fighting Wilder, just say it. It looks way better than getting everything you want, then flip flopping with this and that. Hearn says so much funny sh *t in interviews, that it sort of distracts from what they're doing sometimes.

Hearn wants AJ to be more rounded, gain more experience before taking this fight but if he says that the same people asking for him to say that will start criticising saying AJ duckin doe.

[Laligalaliga]

"fast eddie" and the underwearsalesman will use any excuse they can dream up to duck birdlegs

You must be daft, it's obvious.
Come to the UK and get the fight done. Must every mega fight be in the US?
At least, we do not hear that split is the challenge, possibly they have find a way around around it.
If split is settled, wilder shouldn't have problems with location as he has stayed before. You fuukin banana

[scarybodyshot]

It's nice and all that AJ is willing to take a pay cut so his UK fans can see a undisputed HW championship fight but you can't expect Wilder to take a pay cut for it

You have to compensate him properly and he is on record saying he will take 40% to go to London as long as it's reversed in America if he wins

Exactly... If Aj takes the pay cut then surely it's just a case of giving what he is giving up to Wilder. If Wilder is so confident he should accept the UK fight (he'll make a lot more than he's ever made) then rematch in Vegas where is will earn even more again. Let's hope we (the fans) miss out on this, I think they will fight but it won't be until next summer.

[Boris Johnson!]

wilder refusing to travel, what a duck and a timewaster