Comments Thread For: Hearn: Wilder Has To Ask - 'Do I Really Believe I Can Beat Joshua?'

[Ake-Dawg]

Really. You don’t think all the endless social media posts and bull***** interviews they’ve been trying to lay the blame firmly at Hearn and AJ’s feet, in order to portray them not wanting the fight?

As I said, they have an initial response once it was announced that Joshua would not be fighting Wilder this fall, everything else has been in response to Hearn. Say what you want, when talks were progressing, Team Wilder was silent. Since 3 weeks ago, everytime a microphone is in the face of a Hearn they have more to say about Wilder than they do whatever fighter or promotion that warranted the interview.

[u122564]

Hearn estimates the fighters pot is around $50m tops at Wembley. He gives $15m to Wilder and $35m to Joshua.

He is in a position of power where he don't need to offer a %. Wilder offered a flat fee, but Joshua isn't allowed?

ah ok. thanks for clarification. and agree, should go both ways. obviously no one in the public has seen the said contract so commenting on the splits seems a bit premature.

[lfc19titles]

Hell what did you expect him to do? Joshua said "Send me $50 Mil and I will sign tomorrow". Well Deontay Wilder did just that. He called his bluff and sent him the $50 Mil he requested but he turned it down. One has to be a damn fool in order to turn that kind of money down. Shit, I would be in shock too. It probably would have taken me more than 8 weeks to respond also in order to digest that kind of rejection.

Fake news

Joshua said the fight has to be in the uk which wilder agreed, it’s over the Internet with quotes too

The 50m then happened and Joshua said send me the contract but wilder tried to switch it to the USA which Joshua said no to which is right as the a side

Wilder is he most difficult b side in history lol

The b side gets nothing apart from what’s offered

Oscar vs Floyd

Floyd vs Ortiz and co

Pac-Man fights

And so on

Wilder is a diva who is scared and ducking, he was too scared to even meet Joshua in USA yesterday

[fullers]

No, we believe the WBA you absolute plank.

If they’d already agreed and signed it, then the WBA wouldn’t have come out and ordered them to sign it. And then make a public statement saying as much.

But don’t let facts ruin a good conspiracy.

Source: Sky Sports

Gilberto Mendoza said: "Today the WBA requested an answer from Anthony Joshua's team regarding his fight with the mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.”

"The WBA have allowed over a month extension to negotiations with Povetkin and also ongoing discussions with Deontay Wilder.

"It appears the Wilder team have not returned the contract for the fight and therefore we are requesting a date for the Joshua versus Povetkin fight with immediate effect."

But according to you it was signed all along. Right...I think your confusing it with Wilder vs Breazeale, for which quite a few sources have come out and said that was already a done deal.

First you don't need to insult its a forum for people to express opinions. Second your source is sky sports who have an exclusive agreement with hearn. Third many sources also said Joshua povetkin was organised months ago. There s a reason povetkin fought David price on Joshua's last undercard. To expose him to Joshua fans as that was the next fight. It wasn't because povetkin and price was a dream undercard treat for fans

[juggernaut666]

This guy is good.

Hes nothing compared to STIVERNE !

Just another Joshua cherry pick !

If Joshua wanted a real challenge he would forget Wilder , Povetkin and Fury and go after hard est hitter Bermain

[Mike_R]

Hearn imho maneuvered (and not very cleanly) out of a corner in order to continue to build towards Joshua and Wilder. I think he wants it, but he wants it bigger.
I think he knows as we all do the Wilder and Joshua are both capable of getting the other guy out of there. Both are a bit flawed and both are supremely powerful punchers.

I just hope he's right (in what I believe is his assumption) that neither Joshua or Wilder will take an L before they get a chance to make the biggest HW fight without a Klitchsko in over 15 years. If this fight gets spoiled by any interim opponents, Hearn should get a significant share of the blame from anyone hoping for the undefeated vs. undefeated unification scenario.

[TexasCowBoy]

Man what a ****** mofo you are

Claiming wilder is number one

Mr you can’t force me to fight Klitschko and then joshau knocks out Klitschko

Wilder is an Uber driver smasher, his resume is the worst ever and is a paper haymon champ

Tell wilder to sign boy, Joshua is fighting the man wilder ducked next whilst wilder fight an aj left over who he knocked out

Wilder almost lost to Ortiz and was saved by the ref and Lol at joshau ducking, compare their resumes

Wilder is petrified of Klitschko/ Joshua beat him

Wilder is petrified of whyte/ joshau beat him

Wilder is petrified of povetkin / Joshua will beat him

Joshua can’t force wilder to fight him, wilder has a history of ducking the best

Wake up fool

Beautifully said