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Now that the path from wilder to Joshua is getting shorter I can't help but notice the very noticeable double standards some fans are so obviously using in their "why I don't want aj to fight wilder debate." And what is it?
MONEY.
What they hate maweather for doing they are suggesting Joshua do the same, encouraging it. AJ doesn't need wilder to make 20 million, so why should aj fight the best when he can fight ANYBODY and make the same amount. Low risk high reward.
When mayweather gave pacquiao a flat fee offer that would be a career high payday, people were insulted! Defended Manny for not accepting it, and rightfully so. Now wilder is offered a flat fee, which also happens to be career high pay day, and before any one even knows what type of money Joshua wilder will generate youre telling him he is a fool and duck for not signing immediately.
Now it's no longer important to fight wilder because Joshua has endorsement deals. Joshuas money has some how become a shield for blocking the fight. Well, it shouldn't be. True, for the time being, Aj can make $20 million fighting anyone, but fighting just any one that's not what the best does. That's not what champions do. He may be able to make 20 million to get in the ring with anyone, but he will only unify, become undisputed champion by getting a victory over wilder. And as fans isnt that what we live for? Best vs best. ONE champion.
It will be a career high payday for wilder, but it will also be one for Aj. And if money is truley important then the fight should be staged in America where stretching the fight across two nations will maximize the revenue.
I thought no one cares about maywesthers purse guarantee. When he posts his fight checks it's cring worthy. He's called sad and Insecure even though his checks are 4x the amount of Joshua which seem to all of the sudden become impressive. The responsibility was placed on Floyd for the pac fight being dragged across 5 years. Floyd was the A side so the consensus was he had to be the hold up. I thought it was a champions duty to fight the best regardless of pay out. AJ is the a side. It is up to him to do the same thing that was expected of mayweather, cut the shlt and make the fight. I for one am tired of the marinating. We lost to many dream matches that we can now only discuss as fantasy fights. We are calling for davis/Loma, Spence/Crawford, canelo/ and insert who ever is the flavor of the week. It's time to call for Joshua wilder, or we can wait until they lose a step. Wait until someone loses and say only if.
Maybe it's naive of me to not focus on the fighters money, but I have enough trouble balancing my own checkbook, there's no way I can focus on someelses finances. AJ and wilder have managers, advisors and accountants. They will figure out the spilt. Our conern shouldn't be a fair spilt, our only concern should be it's a fair fight
MONEY.
What they hate maweather for doing they are suggesting Joshua do the same, encouraging it. AJ doesn't need wilder to make 20 million, so why should aj fight the best when he can fight ANYBODY and make the same amount. Low risk high reward.
When mayweather gave pacquiao a flat fee offer that would be a career high payday, people were insulted! Defended Manny for not accepting it, and rightfully so. Now wilder is offered a flat fee, which also happens to be career high pay day, and before any one even knows what type of money Joshua wilder will generate youre telling him he is a fool and duck for not signing immediately.
Now it's no longer important to fight wilder because Joshua has endorsement deals. Joshuas money has some how become a shield for blocking the fight. Well, it shouldn't be. True, for the time being, Aj can make $20 million fighting anyone, but fighting just any one that's not what the best does. That's not what champions do. He may be able to make 20 million to get in the ring with anyone, but he will only unify, become undisputed champion by getting a victory over wilder. And as fans isnt that what we live for? Best vs best. ONE champion.
It will be a career high payday for wilder, but it will also be one for Aj. And if money is truley important then the fight should be staged in America where stretching the fight across two nations will maximize the revenue.
I thought no one cares about maywesthers purse guarantee. When he posts his fight checks it's cring worthy. He's called sad and Insecure even though his checks are 4x the amount of Joshua which seem to all of the sudden become impressive. The responsibility was placed on Floyd for the pac fight being dragged across 5 years. Floyd was the A side so the consensus was he had to be the hold up. I thought it was a champions duty to fight the best regardless of pay out. AJ is the a side. It is up to him to do the same thing that was expected of mayweather, cut the shlt and make the fight. I for one am tired of the marinating. We lost to many dream matches that we can now only discuss as fantasy fights. We are calling for davis/Loma, Spence/Crawford, canelo/ and insert who ever is the flavor of the week. It's time to call for Joshua wilder, or we can wait until they lose a step. Wait until someone loses and say only if.
Maybe it's naive of me to not focus on the fighters money, but I have enough trouble balancing my own checkbook, there's no way I can focus on someelses finances. AJ and wilder have managers, advisors and accountants. They will figure out the spilt. Our conern shouldn't be a fair spilt, our only concern should be it's a fair fight
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