Comments Thread For: Joshua Warns Wilder: Step Up or Chisora, Whyte Are Options!

[methodcal]

Lest we ever forget , Finkel explains Wilders career ...

“Look, (Wilder) is a baby winning the title. It was his first title fight, they'll be a time for unification, they'll be a time for all those things, he could go and Povetkin (the No. 2 contender) in Russia and make $10 million,” Finkel said to the Tuscaloosa News. “It's not the right thing yet. Give him a couple of fights, maybe bring something back to Alabama. Let him develop just like any other athlete. They don't take someone who is a great college prospect and throw him right in. And this kid is a great prospect.”

AJ scared ****less of Wilder. Why isn't he gonna be at that fight??? Defending cowardness and false Bravorism.

[lefthooklead]

The same uk muppets who pay to watch AJ vs Whyte 2, would also pay to watch AJ vs Molina 2.

Ortiz is available, any heavy will fight aj, option s aren't the issue

This has nothing to do with appeasing the masses.

It will be Whyte.

Whyte is the only one that they can get away with fighting (& get great sales) outside of Wilder / Fury, due to the rivalry and the hype that they've built Whyte in the UK. They've been setting this up for a long time.

Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the credibility of the fighter. It has everything to do with what they can sell to the casuals and that's what I mean by 'appeasing the masses'. They have taken a lot of stick for not making the Wilder fight and Hearns been in full on damage limitation mode, sales would suffer greatly if it's not one of those 3.

[Jkp]

It will be Whyte.

Whyte is the only one that they can get away with fighting (& get great sales) outside of Wilder / Fury, due to the rivalry and the hype that they've built Whyte in the UK. They've been setting this up for a long time.

Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the credibility of the fighter. It has everything to do with what they can sell to the casuals and that's what I mean by 'appeasing the masses'. They have taken a lot of stick for not making the Wilder fight and Hearns been in full on damage limitation mode, sales would suffer greatly if it's not one of those 3.

I can't see whyte helping sales. Hardly anyone wants to see that mismatch again. Her got pummeled last time, and will get pummeled easier this time. AJ has improved much more than whyte has. Whyte still the same sloppy limited fighter he was 2 years ago.

[Patsfan bri]

I have no idea why Hearn and AJ are trying to force wilder to sign before his showdown with fury. Anyone in their right mind knows that any fighter who holds a title , with a big fight looming will not sign a contract for another big fight . What if wilder loses ? I’m sure he I’ll want to exercise his rematch clause and if he wins he will be able to negotiate for more money . It goes like this , if Aj really wants Wilder like he wants us to all believe then wait 4 more weeks for the outcome of wilder vs fury then negotiate.

[lefthooklead]

I can't see whyte helping sales. Hardly anyone wants to see that mismatch again. Her got pummeled last time, and will get pummeled easier this time. AJ has improved much more than whyte has. Whyte still the same sloppy limited fighter he was 2 years ago.

You obviously have no idea about the UK market. Whyte has been built and marketed heavily in the UK. There's the strong rivalry between the pair, Whyte is popular amongst the fans, has improved a lot, does good numbers on interviews and recently had a PPV against Parker that did about 450k in the UK. If you don't think he generates more sales in comparison to anyone else (aside Fury / Wilder) then you really have no clue.

[lefthooklead]

I have no idea why Hearn and AJ are trying to force wilder to sign before his showdown with fury. Anyone in their right mind knows that any fighter who holds a title , with a big fight looming will not sign a contract for another big fight . What if wilder loses ? I’m sure he I’ll want to exercise his rematch clause and if he wins he will be able to negotiate for more money . It goes like this , if Aj really wants Wilder like he wants us to all believe then wait 4 more weeks for the outcome of wilder vs fury then negotiate.

He's not. He's just making noise as misdirection and to enable future excuses. "we needed it done by dec 1st" etc. He's putting in the groundwork early. It's Whyte for April, always has been. Whyte's already 4 points up on the scorecards against Chisora.

[Jkp]

You obviously have no idea about the UK market. Whyte has been built and marketed heavily in the UK. There's the strong rivalry between the pair, Whyte is popular amongst the fans, has improved a lot, does good numbers on interviews and recently had a PPV against Parker that did about 450k in the UK. If you don't think he generates more sales in comparison to anyone else (aside Fury / Wilder) then you really have no clue.

Disagree, only the weakest fanboy will think this is a good matchup. Wait for ther public backlash when this awful fight is announced. It's coming...

[rickJen]

Deontay has options too.
Breazeale is next for $1 mil.

[lefthooklead]

Disagree, only the weakest fanboy will think this is a good matchup. Wait for ther public backlash when this awful fight is announced. It's coming...

It dont think it's the best match up, but it'll do good numbers.

[Patsfan bri]

He's not. He's just making noise as misdirection and to enable future excuses. "we needed it done by dec 1st" etc. He's putting in the groundwork early. It's Whyte for April, always has been. Whyte's already 4 points up on the scorecards against Chisora.

You are right on . Then they will spin this and say wilder didn’t want the fight .