Anthony Joshua asked a question.........

[Vinnykin]

Ultimately it's not about titles it's about bums on seats and Joshua is far more popular than Joshua and Wilder. It's the same reason Canelo got to call the shots in the first fight against GGG

Barely...... and you have to admit that Joshua fighting the Wilder, Fury winner, the #1 in the division for the undisputed, lineal and ring belt is quite a bargaining chip.

Basically, tWilder or Fury will bring far more to the table than GGG does.... both are entertaining and bring far more revenue, promotion and legacy for Joshua than any one else in the division.

Any one with a brain knows this, all parties know it.... is it fair? no, but Joshua losing effectively gifted the winner of that fight the #1 status..... now they will say after the fight they are #1 and Joshua has to pay up to take it off them..... that's just reality....... then they will have a trilogy fight, 2 of the consensus top 3 guys will have fought three times, Joshua will be fighting Pulev and probably Usyk.... pressure is on him to make the fight to be considered #1.

[uppercut510]

I dont care what happened in those 2 fights. There is a clear A side and B side and A side B side has been thrown out there for so many fighters over the years and on this occasion there is a massive gulf between Joshua and Wilder. Just accept Joshua is the A side like everybody accepted all those American A sides when the numbers and stats backed it up. Dont try and change the rules on A sides and B sides now that the American isnt the A side. Play the same game thats always been played.

man I don't give a dam who the a side is... either they need to make the fight or stop with the same ol sht. Ive already stated that I have no issue with aj demanding more its the 70/30 that lets me know that this guy is delusional, seems like you all aren't happy unless we call aj the king of boxing, NO bother hes just aj and of the top 3 hes the only one to get his azz whooped in a terrible fashion. by a guy who wasn't top 10

[LetOutTheCage]

Barely...... and you have to admit that Joshua fighting the Wilder, Fury winner, the #1 in the division for the undisputed, lineal and ring belt is quite a bargaining chip.

Basically, tWilder or Fury will bring far more to the table than GGG does.... both are entertaining and bring far more revenue, promotion and legacy for Joshua than any one else in the division.

Any one with a brain knows this, all parties know it.... is it fair? no, but Joshua losing effectively gifted the winner of that fight the #1 status..... now they will say after the fight they are #1 and Joshua has to pay up to take it off them..... that's just reality....... then they will have a trilogy fight, 2 of the consensus top 3 guys will have fought three times, Joshua will be fighting Pulev and probably Usyk.... pressure is on him to make the fight to be considered #1.

#1 says who? It's all subjective at this point. Joshua holds most of the belts let's not forget. I also disagree that Wilder/Fury brought more to the table than GGG did at that point, how many belts did GGG hold? Who else could Canelo realistically fight at 160 at that point besides GGG? (Bearing in mind the division was pretty lacklustre at that point).

Joshua could fight Whyte again, could fight Usyk or could have a trilogy with Ruiz and fans would eat it up, that's not to say those fights are anywhere near as good as the Wilder/Fury winner but the casuals wont care.

The point is that Joshua has options and is ultimately still the 'A side's (God I hate that term). Its not what hard core fans want to hear but it's the truth.