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When are you gullible British fanboys going to wake up and realize that Matchroom boxing, Eddie and Barry Hearn, and Anthony Joshua doesn't give a damn about you or other British fans such as yourself?
Their bottomline is the almighty dollar. Which is something they are willing to do in order to fool their fans for as long as they can in order to achieve that goal; Even if it means lying to the boxing public in order to protect their precious cash cow AJ.
First off, the $50 Mil offer was real and legit. They wanted proof that the funds were available and Eddie Hearn confirmed that they were. So why didn't they just accept the offer?
It's always stalling and one excuse after another excuse. First, Joshua says give me $50 Mil and I will sign to fight tomorrow". Team Wilder granted this request only to have Eddie Hearn reject it by saying that Joshua wants the first of perhaps two potential fights between Wilder and himself to be held in Great Britain.
So Matchroom boxing counter offered with a new contract with a Flat-fee of $15 Mil with no upside of the gate or PPV for a fight to be held in the U.K. and Wilder agreed to all of this by calling Hearn's bluff and was willing to fight Joshua on those terms.
However, when Team Wilder did that then more excuses and stalling tactics came out from Eddie Hearn. The first being was that the fight can't take place in the month of September because of the Canelo/Golovkin bout but look how they are scheduling the Povetkin fight for that same Month.
Secondly, he said that AJ couldn't fight in the month of September because he wanted him to have a full 12 week training camp. Which is another stalling tactic, excuse and lie because Joshua is fighting Povetkin on your typical eight week training camp schedule.
Lastly, the final excuse/lie and stalling tactic was the contract. It was filled with several loopholes and blanks with the venue and date conveniently left off as they were expecting Deontay Wilder to essentially sign a postdated contract.
After further review, Shelly Finkel wisely requested a revised contract with language explaining both the venue and the date. He asked to have it delivered to him by that weekend.
Eddie Hearn agreed to acquiesce but the following day out of nowhere the WBA conveniently ordered Team Joshua to finalize a deal with Povetkin within 24 hours; which had to have been orchestrated by none other than Matchroom boxing itself.
However, the fight wasn't finalized until three weeks later in yet another stalling tactic and delay from Barry and Eddie Hearn.
So from everything I just explained; It's very clear that Matchroom boxing had no real plans or intentions of fighting Wilder this year. They were stringing us all along this whole time in order to save face by telling us boxing fans what we wanted to hear and by prolonging Joshua's reign as unified champion of the world by avoiding "The Bronze Bomber".
Their bottomline is the almighty dollar. Which is something they are willing to do in order to fool their fans for as long as they can in order to achieve that goal; Even if it means lying to the boxing public in order to protect their precious cash cow AJ.
First off, the $50 Mil offer was real and legit. They wanted proof that the funds were available and Eddie Hearn confirmed that they were. So why didn't they just accept the offer?
It's always stalling and one excuse after another excuse. First, Joshua says give me $50 Mil and I will sign to fight tomorrow". Team Wilder granted this request only to have Eddie Hearn reject it by saying that Joshua wants the first of perhaps two potential fights between Wilder and himself to be held in Great Britain.
So Matchroom boxing counter offered with a new contract with a Flat-fee of $15 Mil with no upside of the gate or PPV for a fight to be held in the U.K. and Wilder agreed to all of this by calling Hearn's bluff and was willing to fight Joshua on those terms.
However, when Team Wilder did that then more excuses and stalling tactics came out from Eddie Hearn. The first being was that the fight can't take place in the month of September because of the Canelo/Golovkin bout but look how they are scheduling the Povetkin fight for that same Month.
Secondly, he said that AJ couldn't fight in the month of September because he wanted him to have a full 12 week training camp. Which is another stalling tactic, excuse and lie because Joshua is fighting Povetkin on your typical eight week training camp schedule.
Lastly, the final excuse/lie and stalling tactic was the contract. It was filled with several loopholes and blanks with the venue and date conveniently left off as they were expecting Deontay Wilder to essentially sign a postdated contract.
After further review, Shelly Finkel wisely requested a revised contract with language explaining both the venue and the date. He asked to have it delivered to him by that weekend.
Eddie Hearn agreed to acquiesce but the following day out of nowhere the WBA conveniently ordered Team Joshua to finalize a deal with Povetkin within 24 hours; which had to have been orchestrated by none other than Matchroom boxing itself.
However, the fight wasn't finalized until three weeks later in yet another stalling tactic and delay from Barry and Eddie Hearn.
So from everything I just explained; It's very clear that Matchroom boxing had no real plans or intentions of fighting Wilder this year. They were stringing us all along this whole time in order to save face by telling us boxing fans what we wanted to hear and by prolonging Joshua's reign as unified champion of the world by avoiding "The Bronze Bomber".
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