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It should be clear to anyone with half a brain that Eddie Hearn doesn't want AJ to fight Wilder now or perhaps even any earlier than late 2019 or 2020.
We all know boxing is a business and there really is nothing inherently wrong in protecting an investment, in making sure that everything you have built doesn't get unraveled by one tremendous right hand, like what almost happened vs 40-year old Klitschko.
The problem has been approach. Hearn and AJ have done nothing but sell wolf tickets since the Takam fight about how facing Deontay is "inevitable", yet every action they have taken runs counter to making such a fight. They posture like they all they want to do is get Wilder in the ring, only to stall when it comes to contracts and manipulate sanctioning bodies to help them stall.
And that's the problem.
You can't sit there and say you want the fight, then follow that up by doing everything you can to make sure it doesn't happen. Therefore, the following is the stance Eddie Hearn should have taken when asked about a Wilder fight after Takam or Parker:
"Look, AJ is what? Only 20 fights in right? Well the other guy has had twice as many and I didn't see you badgering him to fight Wlad after his 20th fight. We know our guy beats Wilder right now, but we also feel it is a much more difficult fight right now than it will be a year and a half or two years from now. So, Wilder has a choice. He can fight us now, but it will be heavily on our terms and we don't apologize for that, it's just how the risk reward shapes up for us. Or, he can wait until we feel it is an easier fight for AJ, till AJ develops a little further and then we will probably be open to better terms, something a little more lucrative for Wilder. His choice whether he wants to fight us now or later."
At least this would have been a lot more honest and fans would understand this better.
And before you say the fans wouldn't swallow this, think about the lies they have taken as truth already. At least this take is closer to reality...
We all know boxing is a business and there really is nothing inherently wrong in protecting an investment, in making sure that everything you have built doesn't get unraveled by one tremendous right hand, like what almost happened vs 40-year old Klitschko.
The problem has been approach. Hearn and AJ have done nothing but sell wolf tickets since the Takam fight about how facing Deontay is "inevitable", yet every action they have taken runs counter to making such a fight. They posture like they all they want to do is get Wilder in the ring, only to stall when it comes to contracts and manipulate sanctioning bodies to help them stall.
And that's the problem.
You can't sit there and say you want the fight, then follow that up by doing everything you can to make sure it doesn't happen. Therefore, the following is the stance Eddie Hearn should have taken when asked about a Wilder fight after Takam or Parker:
"Look, AJ is what? Only 20 fights in right? Well the other guy has had twice as many and I didn't see you badgering him to fight Wlad after his 20th fight. We know our guy beats Wilder right now, but we also feel it is a much more difficult fight right now than it will be a year and a half or two years from now. So, Wilder has a choice. He can fight us now, but it will be heavily on our terms and we don't apologize for that, it's just how the risk reward shapes up for us. Or, he can wait until we feel it is an easier fight for AJ, till AJ develops a little further and then we will probably be open to better terms, something a little more lucrative for Wilder. His choice whether he wants to fight us now or later."
At least this would have been a lot more honest and fans would understand this better.
And before you say the fans wouldn't swallow this, think about the lies they have taken as truth already. At least this take is closer to reality...
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