Comments Thread For: Joshua's New Opponent To Be Announced Next Week, Says Hearn

[PBR Streetgang]

The athletic commission is immediately notified when VADA releases the details so basically the same time the fans do when news breaks out of a failed test. How could an opponent be set that far back when no one wants the fight who are top guys ? Ha

Yeah that's what I was under the impression of as well, but let's not let that get in the way of a good conspiracy theory that makes someone other than the guy who popped dirty look like the shady villian/coward/huckster.

[Ray*]

If offered the fight, Ortiz isn’t in a position to turn it down. He’s not getting any younger. How many more opportunities will he get.

With being said, I think Ortiz is too dangerous and will not be offered the fight.

I was praying for him to get the Joshua fight when I found out he had a daughter that was disabled or in need or long term medical treatment. A payday like this is what he must have been waiting for. If he is made to turn it down because of network or promised future fights then boxing really need to bury its head in shame.

[Gboy75]

Trevor Bryan has been offered the fight will let match room know nxt 24/48hrs👍👍

[CraigM]

If Ortiz doesn't get the fight it'll be his own fault. Think Hearn has been clear enough that is the one he wants.

I think it'll be Hunter, just pray it's not Charr!

[Deus]

If Ortiz doesn't get the fight it'll be his own fault. Think Hearn has been clear enough that is the one he wants.

I think it'll be Hunter, just pray it's not Charr!

Charr would be an incredibly dull whitewash... though at least there would be one less WBA belt for a week before they make a new one.

[mrlopez]

where's the excuse you 40 year old piece of crap. I'm making an observation, I'm actually more of an AJ fan than I am for the rest of these heavyweights. Another idiot going on the block list.

great comeback....probably a shirt lifter too, eh p4pdummy?

[Boksfan]

No way no how Ortiz accepts this fight. He's fine making chump change not training and getting older.

Sadly what you saying is true, boxing is like that today.

[mrlopez]

The WBC silver belt is not an eliminator to make you mandatory. Chisora/Parker etc arent eliminators. Yea IMO he got screwed with Breazeale/Molina but you gotta play by WBC rules to get to be mandatory. #1 ranking doesnt mean mandatory which is ******, but remember this is boxing lol. Everyone is a legit threat to Wilder, and while I think Wilder KOs Whyte, anything can happen. We all bashing these guys for turning down fight against AJ, but Whyte has turned the AJ fight down again for 3 belts.

Thats what pisses me off the most with the 'bc, they are just as bad as the 'ba! All these interim, super, regular, silver, cuauhtemoc belts are just an excuse to get money out of these fighters.

Its hard to play by their rules when they seem to change em so much lol

I bash on Whyte just as hard for his bs too! As for the rest of these guys, imo they cant say, ever again, that they want to be thee HW Champ of the world, when it looks like they ONLY want to be the 'bc belt holder of the world.

[angkag]

Trevor Bryan has been offered the fight will let match room know nxt 24/48hrs👍👍

Hearn said Don King called and offered Trevor Bryan, and Hearn said that it WOULDN'T be him, so unless he's done a 180 0n that in the last few hours...

[angkag]

If Ortiz doesn't get the fight it'll be his own fault. Think Hearn has been clear enough that is the one he wants.

I think it'll be Hunter, just pray it's not Charr!

Hearn called Ortiz's manager and his manager said it was too short notice, but that he would have a word with Ortiz to see what he wants to do. Meantime Ortiz is saying he's up for it - so it seems to be 'who wins the debate ?' - Ortiz or his manager.

Ortiz has a potentialfight with Wilder that he might not want to jeopardise, so might just come down to which of those has the most money (would have thought it would be Joshua ?) and whether Ortiz would give up a guaranteed slot v Joshua (assuming he's first on the list) vs the uncertainty of another shot at Wilder.