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

[Just looking]

Eddie won this round. He will have the perfect excuse to duck Wilder next with the IBF. He is praying that Miller win over Pulev. It will take more than a year to make the fight. It would be better if Hearn didn't try to save face with that low-ball

[SinderellaMan]

Come on man...read between the lines. Hearn has been throwing this WBA-Povetkin thing out there since a Wilder fight was mentioned. He never once questioned why his WBA Super Champion was being forced to fight a mandatory, when a guy like Keith Thurman hasn't fought in a year-and-a-half, and is still holding on to his Super title.

You can give Hearn a pass if you want, but this is obviously his doing.

Exactly, unifications trump mandatories. Hearn very obviously told the WBA to give them another week to duck Wilder. AJ needs to sign with Haymon or Golden Boy. Hearn has pretty much destroyed his reputation as a take on all comers champion

[hitking]

Didn’t see this coming🙄🙄🙄

[Kagami Taiga]

Didn’t see this coming🙄🙄🙄

Because it doesn't make sense. Sanctioning bodies have usually ALWAYS granted deference when negotiating Unification bouts. That's something they have agreed upon. And this bout is very deep in negotiation. To issue a proclamation like that right now is asinine.

[Just looking]

If Haymon is gonna order the WBC to screw Whyte, then Hearn can order the WBA to screw Wilder.

Politics baby

So you understand that is Hearn who is ducking the fight. Good to see

[Ake-Dawg]

If Joshua loses to Povetkin, his stock will plummet and the Wilder fight will lose a lot of interest. Which means Wilder stands to lose a lot of money if Joshua loses to Povetkin. He can kiss that $15M+ payday goodbye, go back to his $2M purses to fight no-hopers.

So as a fan you're more focused on Wilder losing out on money than you are on us losing out on an opportunity to see to goliath knock out artists go at it. SMH....some of you so-called boxing fans.

[GhostofDempsey]

So as a fan you're more focused on Wilder losing out on money than you are on us losing out on an opportunity to see to goliath knock out artists go at it. SMH....some of you so-called boxing fans.

No, it was an observation. Wilder is playing games, insisting he is worth more than what is being offered. If AJ loses, Wilder will stand to lose a lot of money. Pretty simple, so try not to read into posts and just accept what is on the surface.

[Ake-Dawg]

So the WBA issues this proclamation in the 11th hour of a unification negotiation that would lead to an undisputed champion? This after Team Wilder says they'll give Hearn a signed contract by June 29th after 2 small tweaks?

Either both teams are playing us or Hearn is one of the best bs'ers on the planet.

[Ake-Dawg]

No, it was an observation. Wilder is playing games, insisting he is worth more than what is being offered. If AJ loses, Wilder will stand to lose a lot of money. Pretty simple, so try not to read into posts and just accept what is on the surface.

So accepting terms of a flat fee offer and then promising to sign contract once a couple of tweaks are made is playing games? Offering AJ $50M plus upside was playing games?

What exactly is on the surface? I mean sure, if AJ loses, we all lose, but is AJ obligated to fight Povetkin? Is the WBA belt THAT important? Is the WBA really gonna strip him if AJ shows them a signed contract within 24 hours?

[GhostofDempsey]

So accepting terms of a flat fee offer and then promising to sign contract once a couple of tweaks are made is playing games? Offering AJ $50M plus upside was playing games?

What exactly is on the surface? I mean sure, if AJ loses, we all lose, but is AJ obligated to fight Povetkin? Is the WBA belt THAT important? Is the WBA really gonna strip him if AJ shows them a signed contract within 24 hours?

Yes, Povetkin is a mandatory and the WBA will strip AJ within 24 hours if he doesn't sign to fight either Wilder or Povetkin. Wilder stood to earn about 8x his best payday, but would rather play games and take on another no-hoper (Breazeale) for $2M. Like I said, if AJ loses to Povetkin, Wilder loses his biggest payday AND a chance at establishing some sort of legacy by beating an undefeated AJ.