Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III may be headed to China - biggest audience ever!

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  1. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    According to Frank Warren, Bob Arum received a big offer from "the Far East" to host Wilder-Fury III at the end of 2020.

    Arum has staged numerous fights over the years in Macao, China. That could be the place.

    Would be a huge global event!

    Everyone not in the Far East could watch it in the late morning/afternoon.

    Sounds good.
     
    Dubblechin, May 26, 2020
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    It won`t be a global event, the world isn`t interested in Wildr v Fury 3 AJ v Fury is the bigger fight now.
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    AJ vs Fury isn't happening this year, Mark.

    Joshua-Pulev is. And that's not a bigger fight. Nobody is talking about it at all.

    And a fight for the World Heavyweight Title staged in China would most certainly be a global event.
     
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    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    They should have it in Wuhan.
     
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    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, I'm absolutely positive that this is gonna happen.
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's a classic old-school promoter move.

    That's what they did in the old days. Find a country or a locale that wants to rehab its image or needs a boost nationally. The government offers a fortune. Everyone puts on a happy face. The fighters get huge purses.

    China needs a boost and the govt. can control who attends, who doesn't, testing, etc.

    We'll see.
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Cant see either fighter going for it considering the location and whats going on right now
     
    Wizbit1013, May 26, 2020
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Five months ago, everything was different. Five months from now, everything may be, too.
     
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    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Aj vs fury isn't going to happen for at least a year and speak for yourself plenty of people are interested because of the style clash
     
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    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    As you quite rightly say Fury AJ is by far the bigger fight
    However that doesn't mean the trilogy fight wont be big
    Promoted well, with Wilder aiming for redemption and if in another country it will be big
    I have my doubts its leaving the US but who knows
    Stranger things have happened
     
    Wizbit1013, May 26, 2020
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Wilder will starve to death in china

    Fury will be living it up eating all sorts of goodies. bats, dogs, hedgehogs you name it.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t think they even know who Fury and Wilder are in China and I don`t think there were big PPV numbers in China for Fury v Wilder 2 either.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    There`s a second wave of corona threatening to hit China also.
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Boxing isn't on PPV in China, Mark.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Was the second fight even shown there then?
     
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