Comments Thread For: Team Wilder: We're Still Going To Fight on May 18

[landotter]

Seems like Breazeale will be the guy.

Wouldn't be mad at him surprising us & fight Whyte taking an opponent from Joshua if he wins.

Might not be a bad idea to do the Ortiz rematch now either.

Kownacki could be in the running to although seems a lil early for him to get a title shot.

I guess just get the mandatory out of the way, so nothing derails either the rematch with Fury if it happens later in the year or the showdown with Joshua. I do not think it is a great fight, but it has intrigue, bad blood, and it will be ordered sooner or later, anyways. Breazeale would jump at the chance and it would be an easier, more profitable deal to make than Whyte.

I would love an Ortiz/Wilder 2, but the logistics of the mandatory just makes more sense.

[landotter]

PPV, firstly so they can pay Wilder handsomely. And to build on his last PPV... He cannot go back to make 2m per fight if he wants to negotiate with Fury/Joshua in the future.

Good point, although it is hard to sell Breazeale on PPV. Whyte makes more sense then.

[Throwingbombs]

Seems like Breazeale will be the guy.

Wouldn't be mad at him surprising us & fight Whyte taking an opponent from Joshua if he wins.

Might not be a bad idea to do the Ortiz rematch now either.

Kownacki could be in the running to although seems a lil early for him to get a title shot.

He will not fight Whyte in a million years unless forced to. It will 100 per cent be Brezeale next.

[_Rexy_]

He will not fight Whyte in a million years unless forced to. It will 100 per cent be Brezeale next.

Yup, every heavyweight in the division is terrified of “gas by round 5 of every fight, hold on to feather fist Parker for dear life” Whyte.

[alexjust]

I wouldn't even give Breazele a puncher's chance against Wilder. 5 rounds top depending on how heated the build up will be.

[EnglishOxide]

He will not fight Whyte in a million years unless forced to. It will 100 per cent be Brezeale next.

I think he is forced to. If the WBC allow it...

He needs to keep making big money to stay on the playing field with Fury and Joshua.

Whyte is the more lucrative fight and could be PPV both sides of the pond.

If he has no intention of fighting Fury or Joshua this year then I suppose he could fight Breazeale first and Whyte second. Makes no difference I guess.

[Robertthebruce]

Lost all respect for fury now. Was just beginning to like him.

I was liking him as well but to be fair after the right hand he received he is scared as he saw wilder gunning for the rematch when he didn't want to feel that power again..absolute coward is fury

[Eff Pandas]

He will not fight Whyte in a million years unless forced to. It will 100 per cent be Brezeale next.

I'd take the under on that bet.

All these HWs are beatable & look beatable. The most unbeatable one is a f#cking nut so he's not THAT unbeatable either cuz you don't know if he'll show up. So I highly doubt anyone with Wilder is any more concerned with Whyte than Breazeale or whoever. In fact its better for Wilder to catch an L to a more respected guy than a less respected guy.

Same with Joshua who's only slightly less beatable than Wilder.

And sh^t Whyte EASILY coulda lost 2 of his last 4 or 5(?) fights & some people think he shoulda so lets not act like Whyte can't lose to Wilder
...or Breazeale or Joshua again or Kownacki or others.

Plus with PBC making moves in the UK trying to entice Whyte over to ITV PPV vs Wilder helps PBC + Wilder's branding in the UK to make the Joshua fight bigger.

[Ray*]

If Wilder puts that on PPV he'll be in hiding one way or other ,either a loss or when those numbers come out. Lol They wouldn't dare out that on PPV.....

Let’s see, because I really don’t think showtime can compete when it comes to paying Wilder what he would want. Paying him his normal 2/3m dollars would be a bad look when it comes to negotiating with Fury again. Fury would definitely make everyone know what Wilder earns in public.

He’ll still be getting an Additional 60 billion in haymon secret cheques it’s fine

Yeah the under the table 9 figures that Haymon hides for his fighter in Panama lol.

Good point, although it is hard to sell Breazeale on PPV. Whyte makes more sense then.

I think Whyte would definitely sell more, because of the british (Foreigner angle), but he already told Whyte he would freeze him out for two years.

[Robertthebruce]

I think he is forced to. If the WBC allow it...

He needs to keep making big money to stay on the playing field with Fury and Joshua.

Whyte is the more lucrative fight and could be PPV both sides of the pond.

If he has no intention of fighting Fury or Joshua this year then I suppose he could fight Breazeale first and Whyte second. Makes no difference I guess.

The WBC must order Wilder to fight his mandatory Breazeale next and then order Whyte vs Ortiz for the next mandatory... that would be fair and Whyte should not be allowed to duck Ortiz again