Comments Thread For: Joshua Says Wilder Must Be "Realistic" in Unification Deal

[ShoulderRoll]

Come on man you know damn well Joshua isn't a coward. I know people get emotional, mad or upset or disappointed, but this is business sh^t not emotional sh^t to Joshua & Hearn.

Not unlike strategy in the ring I believe Hearn is employing a strategy-like mindset to when they wanna fight their biggest threat (unless Fury is back tomorrow, although if he's back tomorrow we might not know it tomorrow cuz of the caliber of opponent, but you get what I mean) & part of that strategy is in deciding when, where & for how much this fight will happen.

And they want it in the UK or the US after a couple US fights that aren't Wilder to get a US following. They want it a year or two from now when Wilder has gotten a lil older or has even gotten himself beaten & the blueprint for beating Wilder is more exposed & Wilder no longer has that 0 that makes guys fight a lil harder to keep. And they want it for max money possible & that'll be in the US after Joshua has had a couple fights there & ideally more people know of Wilder & want to see this fight more than they do currently.

Nothing happening with cowards here doe thats for sure.

How is it business sh^t when they are turning down more money to insist on the UK?

What business do you know that prefers to make less profit?

[EMOBCBG]

I think the competitor in AJ wants the fight. But from a business standpoint, it probably makes for AJ to put the fight off for awhile. What’s being lost in all the AJ-Wilder talk is that Tyson Fury is attempting a comeback. And not only does Fury have a lineal claim to the true heavyweight title. AJ-Fury is probably a bigger fight in the U.K. than AJ-Wilder. I wouldn’t doubt that Team AJ secretly wanna do a Fury fight before taking the risk against Wilder. But like you, I wish they would just come out and say it instead of playing all these PR games.

you honestly think Joshua would want to fight fury first before wilder???? Joshua has a better chance at wilder than a fit fury. Don't you notice that Joshua has stopped calling out fury???

[NoConcoms]

But the A-side also usually gets to dictate the terms because they’re the ones putting up more money to stage the event and taking more of a financial risk. That’s why Hearn should pounce on the $50M guarantee. Because essentially, Team AJ will be getting a monster payday without taking any kinda financial risk. Outside of AJ potentially being derailed, this $50M guarantee is probably the sweetest deal I’ve ever seen in all my years as a fight fan. Anyone with a small degree of rationale can clearly see that Team AJ doesn’t want the fight right now.

Finally, some common sense around here. This is the first time I've ever seen the B Side take the majority of the financial risk. I can't think of any time this has ever happened. Anyone else?

[Stinger1]

How is it business sh^t when they are turning down more money to insist on the UK?

What business do you know that prefers to make less profit?

No, it only makes more money in Vegas if they rip off the fans. Joshua v Wilder still sells out Wembley with triple the ticket prices for Klitschko but AJ and to a lesser extent Eddie want to keep his and the sports popularity by keeping ticket prices down.

[Stinger1]

We already know AJ lies about what is realistic.

He said it wasn't realistic that the fight was worth $100 million and was so sure that he'd sign tomorrow if they gave him $50 million. They gave him $50 million and he still ducked.

He'd have to rip of the fans that put him where he is to do it and should be commended for turning down an offer that would f^ck over the average fan.

[AJISKING]

Wilder has no other options

Stop ducking and sign to fight Joshua

[AJISKING]

Wilder agreed to fight in the uk and his team did as they know he is worthless on his own

Now they are back tracking and ducking

[P4Pdunny]

"but he duckin doe"

[ShoulderRoll]

No, it only makes more money in Vegas if they rip off the fans. Joshua v Wilder still sells out Wembley with triple the ticket prices for Klitschko but AJ and to a lesser extent Eddie want to keep his and the sports popularity by keeping ticket prices down.

So they want to make less money, and yet we are to believe this is all about business?

[Stinger1]

So they want to make less money, and yet we are to believe this is all about business?

More money long term. People are likely to buy stuff from AJ's sponsors if they like him and think he's giving them a good deal.