Comments Thread For: Hearn: I Want To Know This Week If Wilder Wants The Fight

[Pennsauken1]

Sign the 50 million contract Match Bums!!!!!!

[_Rexy_]

These AJ/Wilder threads are always full of utter crap from both sides. I would say they are becoming even more ******ed than the GGG/Canelo discussions, if that was possible!

And I'm not above a bit of trolling on both issues myself, tbh.

oh yeah, you have to troll a little to keep it fresh lol.


and from those two major threads, I feel like I'm some kind of freak since I like Wilder and GGG. Apparently that's impossible!

[NearHypnos]

Aj is just gonna end up fighting Fury if he looks even remotely okay which is a much bigger fight.

Wilder has less leverage than GGG. GGG at least fought and didn’t lose to Canelo...and even then his demand is on some “wtf” level. Wilder trying to get AJ out of the UK is probably impossible unless he fights and beats him first. I love both these guys but Wilder is so far behind that’s he’s more of a C-side here. He’s not even the third biggest name at HW right now. It’s Aj, a distant second semi retired/crazy fat Gypsy, and even Bellew probably has more clout than Wilder at this point.

Wilder is the odd man out and doesnt have the backing/fanbase to make up for it. He’s not earning as much, being watched by as many, or even drawing live crowds if that caliber nor does he have the big names wins on his resume.

Dont hate the player hate the game here. Wilder will go the Uk. He doesnt strike me as the kind to hold up a fight like this if it reaches an impasse

[Holler]

There'd be a rematch clause if AJ lost but not if he won I'm guessing!?

If so wording it as doing the 2nd fight in the US is disingenuous at best, worse...misleading.

It makes more money in the US so you should be doing it there and promoting AJ in that market with a big win over it's champ.

From public comments I think the rematch applies whoever wins, with the result determining the split in the second fight.

So they're really negotiating two fights rather than one.

[OldTerry]

If the Splits 60/40

Wilder should take a 60/40 split favoring Joshua and fight in the UK. If he wins then the split can be 60/40 for Wilder in fight number two in Vegas. There is too much money involved here for egos to kill a fight that boxing fans really would like to see.


As far as Povetkin is concerned he is a potential spoiler who might just pull off the upset (against either).

[OldTerry]

Wilder don't want the smoke! He hiding, he scared!

What Wilder wants is a fair deal which would be a better split than Parker got.

[N/A]

Wilder should take a 60/40 split favoring Joshua and fight in the UK. If he wins then the split can be 60/40 for Wilder in fight number two in Vegas.

Wilder has already offered that. Wilder would sign that deal tomorrow.

[OldTerry]

Hearn is gonna have to put up more that 12mil to get wilder over here

Hopefully he knows that

Get the f**king fight signed

Joshua is the golden ticket at Heavy so all these contenders want the big time coin when they’ve been making wank bank . Hearn needs to just pay these fools . Once Joshua takes wilders strap he can dictate every purse

What happens if Wilder takes Joshua's straps, especially if he does it with a dramatic KO? Then other than a rematch Joshua is in a bit of a predicament isn't he? If he loses the rematch then his big money days are behind him. All of this is certainly in the mind of Hearn.

[OldTerry]

I still can’t figure out why AJ doesn’t wanna fight Wilder in front of 12K in Vegas for $50M+. But he’s cool with fighting Big Baby in front of 12K in NYC for probably about 5x less.

It is all about RISK verses REWARD. Miller is low risk, low reward. Wilder is big risk, big reward. The risk reward factor figures into Wilder's demands as well.

[sicko]

Fans kills the sport with their BIAS Fanboyism! Stop protecting fighters who could whip your ass! It is simple either AJ takes the $50 Million and fight in the US OR Eddie needs to give Wilder what he wants to get him to go to the UK and make the fight. Barry Hearn said he doesn't want AJ to take that fight right now so that confirms why they might not be so eager to make this fight right now. AJ is making them a lot of money and allow them to land deals with Sky Sports and DAZN lets be honest that is ALL AJ! They want to Milk their Cash Cow and from a Business Standpoint I totally understand.

HOWEVER, you Fanboys trying to blame everybody but AJ and his team and trying to spend things to make it all Wilder Fault, you guys are a ***ing disgrace! Eddie is putting BUSINESS before Fans Pleasure and as a Businessman that is what he is suppose to do but the blame should be on HIM not Wilder! How is it UK fans you guys boo this guy at all of his own events but yet Online you guys make excuses for him and defend him? WTF!

Being concerned for AJ when it comes to Wilder's Power doesn't make you any less of a Fan, it is OK to be nervous about certain match ups for your favorite fighter but please DO NOT make excuses for them not fighting the best.