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In this article going back to spring 2018, Whyte spots Wilder as a ducker, even able to prove it with a text he has from Wilder bragging about not having to do anything for a couple years. While Whyte and Joshua have always tried to fight the best, including each other, Wilder has shown zero interest in fighting Joshua, and wants no part of Whyte either. As we now know, Wilder took the Fury fight thinking it would be an easy touch due to Fury being back from drug and alcohol issues, as well as Fury having pitty patty hands must have led Wilder to believe that fight would give him an easy W and a bit of credibility. The fight didn't raise much interest though, as promoters had to give away thousands of tickets for free and won't release the ppv numbers as it seems the fight was a commercial flop. In the fight, he was soundly beaten by Fury only to get a gift on the cards while the Englishman went home wondering why the USA has become such a haven for these types of outrageous robberies.
So instead of this giving Wilder added credibility, it seriously damaged his already flimsy credentials and now many of the more balanced US boxing community have turned on him for his refusal to answer Joshua's pleas for a fight. This is what we all need to do now as fans, call out Wilder for holding the belt hostage and not taking the fight we all want to see. The funny thing is, Wilder has even stopped denying that Joshua wants the fight, brazenly announcing to his fans that Joshua and Hearn are indeed making him very lucrative offers as they are "begging" for the fight. Even this though, does not deter some of his few remaining followers, who are already trying to make a case for Wilder to fight Breazeale instead of Joshua, even if Fury is not in shape for a rematch !
It is likely Wilder will continue to fight the weakest possible opponents that he can get away with, while AJ just seeks out the best opponent who is willing to fight him.
Personally, I do not believe we will ever see Wilder man up and act like a proper champion. The belts won't get unified until someone else takes the hostaged belt away from Wilder, and then takes the big occasion at Wembley with the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts of Joshua's at stake.
So instead of this giving Wilder added credibility, it seriously damaged his already flimsy credentials and now many of the more balanced US boxing community have turned on him for his refusal to answer Joshua's pleas for a fight. This is what we all need to do now as fans, call out Wilder for holding the belt hostage and not taking the fight we all want to see. The funny thing is, Wilder has even stopped denying that Joshua wants the fight, brazenly announcing to his fans that Joshua and Hearn are indeed making him very lucrative offers as they are "begging" for the fight. Even this though, does not deter some of his few remaining followers, who are already trying to make a case for Wilder to fight Breazeale instead of Joshua, even if Fury is not in shape for a rematch !
It is likely Wilder will continue to fight the weakest possible opponents that he can get away with, while AJ just seeks out the best opponent who is willing to fight him.
Personally, I do not believe we will ever see Wilder man up and act like a proper champion. The belts won't get unified until someone else takes the hostaged belt away from Wilder, and then takes the big occasion at Wembley with the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts of Joshua's at stake.
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