Is it really signed?

[Toffee]

Fury v Wilder 2. They say it's signed and will be on February 22.

But...

There's no venue.
There's no network.
The WBC are saying it will be Wilder's mandatory.

I would have thought for a fight like this to be signed there would be some kind of agreement between Fox and ESPN? And that would be big news, not an afterthought subsequent to agreeing to fight.

And if Fury is really Wilder's mandatory for 2020, doesn't it follow that ESPN and Fox would bid on who shows the fight. With the inevitable outcome that the loser would pull their fighter out.

Does anyone believe it's actually signed and will be in 3 months?

[BoxingOutlaw]

It should be held in Las Vegas or in Alabama.

[boliodogs]

Who knows?

[Monzon99]

There is a stench of fraud about this rematch. Arum never talks about it. It does not make sense for Fury or Wilder to risk losing before the Joshua jackpot, unless of course it's another CONVENIENT rigged draw where neither loses value.

The time is not right for Fury vs Wilder 2, the loser is out of the Joshua fight and his leverage for that purse gets cut down eight figures for losing.

Fury and Wilder both seem to be pretending to do the rematch to help market their names in the media but something is going to happen to cancel it. Fury and Wilder have a business alliance, they discredit Joshua more than they do each other. And both are still minor league draws compared to Joshua. Not even close.

[Eff Pandas]

Wilder said it was. Bob and Fury have said it was. So the fact both sides are in agreement I'm gonna assume it to be true.

And from my understanding it's been MGM Grand since the jump. And it'll be a joint ESPN and Fox PPV.

[_Rexy_]

Wilder says its a go
Fury says its a go
Arum says its a go
Haymon doesn't speak.



No reason for me not to believe it's a go. I guess it's going to come down to that cut...

[saintpat]

There is a stench of fraud about this rematch. Arum never talks about it. It does not make sense for Fury or Wilder to risk losing before the Joshua jackpot, unless of course it's another CONVENIENT rigged draw where neither loses value.

The time is not right for Fury vs Wilder 2, the loser is out of the Joshua fight and his leverage for that purse gets cut down eight figures for losing.

Fury and Wilder both seem to be pretending to do the rematch to help market their names in the media but something is going to happen to cancel it. Fury and Wilder have a business alliance, they discredit Joshua more than they do each other. And both are still minor league draws compared to Joshua. Not even close.

Joshua lol.

[_Rexy_]

There is a stench of fraud about this rematch. Arum never talks about it. It does not make sense for Fury or Wilder to risk losing before the Joshua jackpot, unless of course it's another CONVENIENT rigged draw where neither loses value.

The time is not right for Fury vs Wilder 2, the loser is out of the Joshua fight and his leverage for that purse gets cut down eight figures for losing.

Fury and Wilder both seem to be pretending to do the rematch to help market their names in the media but something is going to happen to cancel it. Fury and Wilder have a business alliance, they discredit Joshua more than they do each other. And both are still minor league draws compared to Joshua. Not even close.

What Joshua fight? What Joshua jackpot? Why are you talking like Anthony Joshua is anything in the division?

[Scipio2009]

Wilder said it was. Bob and Fury have said it was. So the fact both sides are in agreement I'm gonna assume it to be true.

And from my understanding it's been MGM Grand since the jump. And it'll be a joint ESPN and Fox PPV.

One of the Fox Sports EVPs has let it be known that no deal currently stands between ESPN and FOX to televise the fight, and the guy didn't read like he was rushed to have those negotiations done either.

Fairly certain that everyone is waiting on the result of Ruiz-Joshua 2; if somehow Ruiz wins again, I find it difficult for FOX to be all that willing to give ESPN 50% of the broadcast, when they can sit across from Showtime and see about the Wilder-Ruiz Jr WBC/WBA/IBF title unification for the undisputed title.

Joshua wins, and all that is moot; Joshua moves on to Usyk, the IBF belt becomes vacant, Pulev vs Kownacki becomes the fight for the vacant IBF belt (possibly on the Wilder-Fury bill), and FOX begrudgingly gets the deal done to keep half of the event.

No rush though

[KillaMane26]

There is a stench of fraud about this rematch. Arum never talks about it. It does not make sense for Fury or Wilder to risk losing before the Joshua jackpot, unless of course it's another CONVENIENT rigged draw where neither loses value.

The time is not right for Fury vs Wilder 2, the loser is out of the Joshua fight and his leverage for that purse gets cut down eight figures for losing.

Fury and Wilder both seem to be pretending to do the rematch to help market their names in the media but something is going to happen to cancel it. Fury and Wilder have a business alliance, they discredit Joshua more than they do each other. And both are still minor league draws compared to Joshua. Not even close.

Lmao
Everytime i read the first line of your posts. The X-Files theme song starts playing.