Comments Thread For: WBA Gives Joshua 24 Hours to Close Deal for Povetkin Fight

[Ake-Dawg]

Yeah, over 15 mill is a poor offer to someone who makes about 1.5 mill a fight and can't even sell tickets. Poor Deontay. He should be at least making about 40 mill. Because he's worth it. Hahahaha


Well, if you're a 24 carrot idiot you'd think he's worth it. Wilder is a 2 bit nobody that should be thankful he's being offered any more than 4 mill. Because even that's above what he's really worth.

This argument is said and quite frankly played out. Only fans think that a fighters prior purses play a role in determining purse splits. Let's find something else to discuss, the hyperbole and exaggeration at the end of your post re: 40M is a waste of both of our time.

[Sid-Knee]

AJ and his team have taken Povetkin for a mug, clearly they never wanted to face him hence throwing Price in front of him first in the hope the bin dipping Liverpudlian plumber would stop him.

No, they gave Povetkin a shot fighter with the worst chin on the Joshua undercard to get his name out there for a future fight. Everyone knew Price stood no chance.

Do you really believe Hearn could sell a Joshua/Price fight? That wouldn't sell to even the blind fans. So you're clearly pissing in the wind with the nonsense you just wrote.

[Sid-Knee]

When did I say the fight would take place at Wembley's in October or November? I believe it was rumored to take place at Cardiff stadium? Or another venue? Either way, he sent a contract without the date or the venue. Are you going to deny that isn't a bit off? I mean you have the date and venue already set for 2019, but don't have it for October or November? Their bluff got called and Hearn was in a rock and hard place. He had to do what he could to stall this fight. No coincidence all of a sudden the WBA mandates a 24 hour deadline out of nowhere once Finkel told them they would get the contracts back by Friday. It just makes WAY too much sense for Hearn to push it back to 2019. Only thing is, it is now going to cost him some money as Wilder will be demanding a lot more than the $15 million he would have gotten this time around.

There was no date or venue because Hearn wanted to save time to get the contracts signed. Once the contracts are signed Hearn can then get the date and venue down. It would have been Oct or Nov time with the venue being Cardiff. IF Hearn had of got the date and venue done before the contract was signed, we would have been waiting for longer. And with the mandatory hanging over him, time was of the essence.

So save yourself from writing a load of bull**** down. There are enough Wilder loonies around as it is. No need to add to it.

[Ake-Dawg]

No, they gave Povetkin a shot fighter with the worst chin on the Joshua undercard to get his name out there for a future fight. Everyone knew Price stood no chance.

Do you really believe Hearn could sell a Joshua/Price fight? That wouldn't sell to even the blind fans. So you're clearly pissing in the wind with the nonsense you just wrote.

Most folks agree with this and perceive it as a chance to build the Povetkin Joshua fight that's already booked for 9/22.

I guess Hearn was diligent enough to book a date and location for Povetkin Joshua, but not for Wilder Joshua. If I were him, it's what I would do. Wilder Joshua in Wembley generates a much higher gate than Millenium in Cardiff.

To be honest, what we should be getting in Sept is Whyte vs Wilder and Joshua vs Povetkin this Sept. All Hearn had to do was guarantee that the Wilder Joshua fight happens next.

[Jewish-Reptile]

No, they gave Povetkin a shot fighter with the worst chin on the Joshua undercard to get his name out there for a future fight. Everyone knew Price stood no chance.

Do you really believe Hearn could sell a Joshua/Price fight? That wouldn't sell to even the blind fans. So you're clearly pissing in the wind with the nonsense you just wrote.

A shot fighter ? Lol, Big Dipper never even had been a fighter to get to a point of being shot his career high point is a win over Audley Harrison in a fight the ring walk lasted longer.

Povetkin is an Olympic gold medalist his credentials and stature within the division clearly have him head and shoulders above anyone not named Wilder or AJ currently active fighting at the highest level.

[Sid-Knee]

Ordering the Super Champ to fight the Regular Champ is a lot different than ordering the Super Champ to fight some "guy."

I don't think its been done before, and until somebody can give me another example, I'll continue to say it's Hearn's doing. They have a "regular" HW champ, why isn't Pedvetkin his mandatory?

If it's in the rules of the WBA, then it's in the rules. The fact you're arguing over it serves no purpose. Hearn didn't just all of a sudden ask them to create a new rule.

[thabanga510]

There was no date or venue because Hearn wanted to save time to get the contracts signed. Once the contracts are signed Hearn can then get the date and venue down. It would have been Oct or Nov time with the venue being Cardiff. IF Hearn had of got the date and venue done before the contract was signed, we would have been waiting for longer. And with the mandatory hanging over him, time was of the essence.

So save yourself from writing a load of bull**** down. There are enough Wilder loonies around as it is. No need to add to it.

Man Joshua and Hearn have been screaming about not signing contracts because of small details, but Date and venue not a big enough issue to not sign?

[Ake-Dawg]

There was no date or venue because Hearn wanted to save time to get the contracts signed. Once the contracts are signed Hearn can then get the date and venue down. It would have been Oct or Nov time with the venue being Cardiff. IF Hearn had of got the date and venue done before the contract was signed, we would have been waiting for longer. And with the mandatory hanging over him, time was of the essence.

So save yourself from writing a load of bull**** down. There are enough Wilder loonies around as it is. No need to add to it.

So in those same 4 weeks that Hearn inaccurately claims that Team Wilder was sitting on the agreed to offer, you're telling us that Hearn couldn't get a vene and date for Joshua Wilder fight? Yet, in that same time frame he could get one for the Joshua Povetkin fight?

[Sid-Knee]

Stop changing facts. Shelley Finkel already said that he agreed on everything but 2 minor details then he sent back the contract to Hearn. Go ahead in review it we are ready to sign either way. There's an article on ESPN by Fat Dan you Aj ducks refuse to read and just ignore it. All of a sudden today the very next day after that article came out 24 hour deadline by WBA to fight pedvotkin. We here in the States see right through the bull shyt.
Eddie made a call to the WBA and they came in protecting Eddies cash cow. Keep on spinning delusional fan boy. Facts are facts.

The fact you have to come out with all these stories to try and make out Wilder isn't the one ducking shows who the delusional one is.

Those in America can see through the bull****? You're the biggest bull****ters on the planet. Every one on the planet can see through you idiots.

[uppercut510]

was there a purse bid for aj pedvtkin????????