Comments Thread For: Hearn: Joshua-Povetkin Deal Close, Wilder's Time Running Out

[nick_viking]

Hearn wasn't kidding when he said the $12.5 million offer was final. They can't offer much more.

Mentions in the video that they made an improved offer a few weeks ago.

[Motorcity Cobra]

If Wilder will go to the UK, he'll accept the offer that's given to him to fight in the UK.

I have no doubt that Wilder would go to the UK, but he wants it in the states as is clear by the offer given to Joshua.

His interview this week he said I offered you the $50 mil you wanted and you turned it down. Parker got 33%, I'm a bigger draw than Parker, I want 40%.

[juggernaut666]

can someone tell me what wilders done that makes him so much better than povetkin?

I think its being more effective .


Wilder is a more harder guy to gage ,he doesn't need to box better .


Povetkin at 6'2 would be less threatening to tall punchers .


Hes definatley a resume builder if you add him .

His sole loss is Wlad but if were going on whos more threatening ? Its Wilder .


Whos resume is poor thats not even debatable ......


He may be the most dangerous HW with the worst resume in boxing history ? lol

[kafkod]

Come on dude, I've posted the exact same thing 50 times-AJ is the a side and can have the fight where he wishes. But if he chooses Povetkin then I don't want to hear about wilder being at fault.

That's a strange interpretation of the situation. Hearn is offering the fight to Wilder, if he will come to the UK for it. If Wilder doesn't accept Hearn's offer, AJ will have to fight his mando, Povetkin. He won't have any choice about that.

And from what I'm hearing, Hearn is confident that Povetkin will come to the UK for it, rather than forcing a purse bid.

[IMDAZED]

Do you know what the improved offer is then?

Oh we'll find out soon enough. Just like we found out the fight was worth more than $40 million and that the counter offer was real.

[kafkod]

The B side is offering more money though because Hearn is a cheap snake and is stealing from AJ. He’s trying to keep all the money because he know his time will be up soon. He will vanish back into irrelevancy.

Still smoking that crack, I see.

[LacedUp]

His interview this week he said I offered you the $50 mil you wanted and you turned it down. Parker got 33%, I'm a bigger draw than Parker, I want 40%.

It's been clear since forever that Parker got like 7m or so. Impossible to compare.

And also, I'm not saying Wilder doesn't the fight. But he clearly doesn't want to go to the UK (if he doesn't have to)

He, just like AJ, is accepting less money to have it in his home country.

[IMDAZED]

Mentions in the video that they made an improved offer a few weeks ago.

Hearn can only improve so much and that's what is important.

The gate is smaller

You don't get a site fee

You don't get US PPV

But...you do have to pay to rent whatever stadium you use.

[sportbuddha]

can someone tell me what wilders done that makes him so much better than povetkin?

You won’t get much response from Wilder fans on this, they don’t like to look at boxing records much, understandably given who they cheer lead for.

Two half decent opponents in 40 fights still has me wide eyed, and even those two were stiffs for different reasons. Seven defences and just two ranked opponents...really it’s a joke he even has fans, says a lot about the state of US HW division.

[twosweethooks]

True Champs fight any where! Joshua has been offered UNHEARD OF MONEY AND SAYS NO????!

PURE ....D U C K !!!!!!

Joshua will never be great if he turns down the fight in the states!