Comments Thread For: Hearn: Anthony Joshua Wants To Right His Wrong at MSG

[Sid-Knee]

Ahhhhh little Eddie is so cute....he wants to be in charge so very badly.....adorable little guy. Give em hell Ruiz and HAYMON!

What has Ruiz and Haymon got to do with it you freak? Hearn IS in charge. But if AJ wants it in the US again, then Eddie is saying he gets final say. Haymon and Ruiz don't even come into it due to the contract. Hearn and AJ run this show. not the creeper in the shadows, Haymon.

[Sid-Knee]

Obviously the language in the contract isn’t clear enough for Hearn to say where the rematch is going to be held but either way this weasel is looking to cash Joshua out

How is Hearn cashing him out when AJ gets to decide if and where the rematch happens?

[OldTerry]

That's not the way the rematch clause works. If Teddy Atlas's information is correct (might not be), there is a fixed 10m for Andy, and Matchroom decides location. Andy's in no position to negotiate more as he's subject to the original MSG contract.

Hearn can pick the UK, and that would favour Joshua, but there are good reasons why Hearn may end up choosing MSG again:

1) that's DAZN's strong preference as it would be huge in boosting their subscription drive. So can expect them to offer a financial incentive to Hearn/Joshua to pick MSG.

2) That Joshua is openly ok with going MSG again helps

3) IF Joshua takes it next time, then it goes a long way to establishing Joshua as a presence in the US, which was the goal in the first place.

So MSG is a strong possibility. Hearn's negotiations on location are with DAZN, not Andy.

Ok you probably have the right thoughts about the rematch clause. Should be an interesting fight and if Joshua is psychologically sound it will tell us a lot about Ruiz. One thing I guarantee is that Ruiz will be there in his best shape and will be there to win.

[Sid-Knee]

Fury gets to call it on that level, he can fight Wilder in a London sewer if he wants. AJ has some atonement to do, this was his away from home, not in Kasas anymore moment. Personally, I want it in the UK so Andy can rep across the water. AJ is playing it right, ask for no quarter, but if Andy offers, that's alright. All Hearn has to do is come up with 50 mil.

It's not up to Andy per the contract, so no one cares what he's offering as he has zero say in all of this.

The money is already set, so Andy isn't going to be getting close to 50 Mill. But for you to think he should, if the rematch takes place in the UK, is nothing short of deranged. Do you even know anything about business or sense in general? You throw numbers around even worse than a child would. The sad thing is, you're an adult.

The first fight didn't make that in total. But here you are thinking Andy should get that all to himself. Haha.

This forum is no place for reasonable people. They just get swamped by the likes of you. Which is a shame.

[Bronx2245]

Why wouldn't it be a good look? The first fight was in the US, so the second should really be in the UK. You just want the home advantage to be taken away because you want AJ to lose again. You're just setting it up to smear him yet again if it takes place in the UK.

Was it a bad look for Robinson when he had the rematch in the US after losing in the UK?

New York was Joshua's choice, back when he was a champion! Ruiz should have some say so for the rematch, now that he's the champion! I'm sure he doesn't have any say so on the purse, and we know he can't fight anyone else, so at least he should be able to negotiate the venue! AJ is making that very easy, so again "BIG UP" to Joshua!

What Robinson? What are you talking about?

[Sid-Knee]

Why do Hearn and all of AJs nuthuggers act as if it was Ruiz who asked for the fight to be in the US. Hearn and AJ chose the US to expand AJs popularity but things didn't go their way and now are acting as if it was Ruiz who stacked everything against AJ to fight in the US

No one is saying Ruiz chose the US the first time round. They're just acknowledging that the first fight happened over there, so the rematch should happen over here.

Nothing wrong with that at all.

[Sid-Knee]

Ok you probably have the right thoughts about the rematch clause. Should be an interesting fight and if Joshua is psychologically sound it will tell us a lot about Ruiz. One thing I guarantee is that Ruiz will be there in his best shape and will be there to win.

You can't guarantee Andy coming into the rematch in his best shape considering he came in last time the heaviest of his career against the champ. So if that's anything to go by, he'll probably be even heavier the next time out.

[Sid-Knee]

New York was Joshua's choice, back when he was a champion! Ruiz should have some say so for the rematch, now that he's the champion! I'm sure he doesn't have any say so on the purse, and we know he can't fight anyone else, so at least he should be able to negotiate the venue! AJ is making that very easy, so again "BIG UP" to Joshua!

What Robinson? What are you talking about?

Joshua is still the A side so gets to choose. The contract spells it all out very clearly. Venue of choice included.

I'm talking about when Sugar Ray Robinson lost to Randy Turpin in the UK. The rematch took place in the US.

[pollywog]

Vegas baby.

Make it happen!!!

[Noelanthony]

aj wants it in the usa, hearn and the fanatics want it in the uk... I don't think he should be taking the rematch that fast without addressing some major weaknesses

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