I really don’t see Wilder vs Joshua ever happening!

[Sable&Whitefish]

It's bound to happen eventually, just like the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight. I'm not saying it's going to take as long, but both fighters and both teams know that fight is out there waiting for them and it's worth a boatload of money. Why rush it? Joshua can keep fighting mandatories and pretty-good-but-not-amazing British heavyweights and Wilder can fight U.S. guys or whoever is willing to get in the ring with him, knocking them out in sensational fashion and raising his profile.

There's no urgency. The only pressure is that the fans want it, but those guys know the fans will still want it two or three years from now so why rush into it?







It sucks.

[bluebeam]

It's bound to happen eventually, just like the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight. I'm not saying it's going to take as long, but both fighters and both teams know that fight is out there waiting for them and it's worth a boatload of money. Why rush it? Joshua can keep fighting mandatories and pretty-good-but-not-amazing British heavyweights and Wilder can fight U.S. guys or whoever is willing to get in the ring with him, knocking them out in sensational fashion and raising his profile.

There's no urgency. The only pressure is that the fans want it, but those guys know the fans will still want it two or three years from now so why rush into it?







It sucks.

these guys cant wait 3 years.

they are not mayweather or pacquiao. they have no cottos, marquez, mosley, Bradley, canelo, maidana, margarito to fight in the meantime. its just 2 men standing. wilder and aj

[SinderellaMan]

Good fight but not PPV worthily!

It's PPV worthy but definitely not PPV "worthily"!

[N/A]

Especially now that Joshua fights exclusively on DAZN & Wilder on Showtime!

That's why Wilder was so desperate to make the fight happen THIS YEAR, before the new PBC TV deals kicked in and he'd be more easily able to go do a one off on DAZN.

Hearn just didn't want the fight. With good reason. When you have the big cash cow, there's no reason to rush into the most dangerous fight. Would have been malpractice on Hearn's part to do the fight this year when Joshua can make so much money fighting safer opponents.

If the roles were reversed, and Wilder generated what AJ generates, and vice versa, Haymon would have done exactly what Hearn did and found an excuse to stall the fight.

[champion4ever]

I agree and I second that notion. It's just not possible at this point. It's because, in my heart of hearts, I really don't believe that Joshua and Matchroom Boxing really wants to fight Deontay Wilder at the moment or at all; If they did they would have fought him by now.

It's been two years now and the two sides are no closer of getting a fair deal done now than they were even several months ago. It's just too much ego and mistrust involved between the two camps.

I believe that it would be best if two of them will just go their separate ways, stay on each side of the pond and don't even think about fighting one another.

Let Wilder continue to fight the guys that wants to fight him like Fury, Breazeale, Ortiz and perhaps even Joe Joyce and let Joshua continue defend his mandatory challengers against Whyte, Pulev, Miller and perhaps even Usyk.

[Sable&Whitefish]

these guys cant wait 3 years.

they are not mayweather or pacquiao. they have no cottos, marquez, mosley, Bradley, canelo, maidana, margarito to fight in the meantime. its just 2 men standing. wilder and aj

I would not be so sure of that.. They've got Breazeles, Millers, Whyte's, Usyks, Joyces, Chisoras etc.

[Earl-Hickey]

That's why Wilder was so desperate to make the fight happen THIS YEAR, before the new PBC TV deals kicked in and he'd be more easily able to go do a one off on DAZN.

Hearn just didn't want the fight. With good reason. When you have the big cash cow, there's no reason to rush into the most dangerous fight. Would have been malpractice on Hearn's part to do the fight this year when Joshua can make so much money fighting safer opponents.

If the roles were reversed, and Wilder generated what AJ generates, and vice versa, Haymon would have done exactly what Hearn did and found an excuse to stall the fight.

Its the Floyd Mayweather approach.

Fights happen when the A Side wants it, and Joshua being 4 years younger and Wilders style being pure athleticism it suits the A Side to stall for a while.

[Ray*]

I think this is why Team Wilder delayed signing the contract. Especially if the deal they signed with Fox. They had to have the HW champion on their rooster. Instead of sending him to England in a fight he isn't guaranteed to win. They never took any risk in Wilder's career and they were willing to do so at that point with the WBC belt. Without the belt it would be even harder to profile Wilder.

[JWHardin]

If Hearn and AJ were confident they would win the fight would have happened already. Personally I don't care if it ever does, because Wilder made them run and hide. No respect for AJ/Hearn.

[PotentialToast]

If you want the AJ fight, buy the Wilder vs. Fury PPV.

Show Eddie that AJ vs. Wilder is on the Mayweather level.

The more money it can bring in, the more likely it is to become a reality.

Your funny!