How come Wilder and Fury fought each other but Joshua has fought neither

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. DanielDimov

    DanielDimov Jabbing all night Full Member

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    Most common answer would be: because Joshua is a pussssssssseeeeeeeeeeey
     
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  3. G Man

    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There's no way AJ has the cajones to rise to that level of warfare that those two did.
     
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  4. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Uh, because Fury became a fat cokeheaded alcoholic when Joshua was coming on the scene, and Wilder admittedly turned down obscene amounts of money to fight Fury instead, as he perceived Fury to be the easier opponent. And let's not forget that Joshua could not make a fight with Fury recently because Fury was losing litigation against Wilder that did not have to be.

    I respect and like Fury, but he allowed Joshua to be, and his legacy will not be repaired because of it. He could have been a dominant champ, and instead, he is going to be remembered as a Riddick Bowe level guy.

    Wilder is a ****ing joke who got sucked into a series with Fury because he thought it was a cherry pick, and even in getting a gift draw agains a 50% Fury, he did well enough that he convinced himself that he could win the next one.

    Let's not get it twisted. Fury is a bigger talent, but Joshua carried the division's banner for a long time, fighting the best he could get his hands on. Wilder is a club fighter with a good, punishing straight right that can be very good when he gets the full extension.
     
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  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It has more to do with promotional ties and neither Fury nor Wilder wanting to sign contracts that would bind them to Eddie Hearn (nor Dazn) because he wanted options.
     
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  6. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    cause they were both afraid of aj. no other reason.
     
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  7. G Man

    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Or AJ was afraid of them, which he has admitted on film.
     
  8. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury has turned down 2 offers to fight AJ. Including a 40% split, then he goes and accepts a 40% split in much smaller earning fight and against weaker opponent in Wilder.

    Wilder has turned down at least 4 offers to fight AJ, all of which were career high purses at time.

    Wilder cherry picked Fury who was inactive for years. Came back and looked poor against 2 journeymen. Wilder himself stated he turned down more moneybto fight AJ to fight Fury who he stated didn't deserve a title shot but Wilder wanted to fight Fury due to in his own words felt sorry for furry. Effectively admitting it was a cherry pick gone wrong.
     
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  9. G Man

    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder would knock AJ's head off. Fury would simply clown him.
     
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  10. Boxing2019

    Boxing2019 If you want peace, prepare war. banned Full Member

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    I think here y'all know why Fury v Joshua didnt happen.

    Well, I can also tell you it was all ready even for Joshua v Wilder, only the signatures on the contract were missing but Hearn has had to **** it up for several reasons. The main reason was money.

    [url]https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/a-brief-history-of-anthony-joshua-vs-deontay-wilder-not-happening/[/url]
     
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  11. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why didn't these 2 fights happen? The answer to both is Deontay Wilder.

    Fury/AJ didn't happen because Wilder took Fury to arbitration to force a pointless 3rd fight, if it wasn't for that I believe the fight would of likely happened.

    As for Wilder that's been done to death, Wilder may have wanted it but his team clearly didn't.
     
  12. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joshua is weak Dosser..


    Even moreso than Wilder. Never thought I'd say that.

    As terrible and moronic as Wilder is and has been , he has the cajones to take him on 2 more times after bad cherry pick
     
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  13. ad4m88

    ad4m88 Active Member Full Member

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    Let's be honest wilder thought he was fighting a shadow of fury and was time he faced someone actually known if he had the chance no way would he fight fury again
     
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  14. Thunderstorm

    Thunderstorm Active Member Full Member

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    AJ is a manufactured British hype job

    got totally exposed as soon as he faced a top fighter in their prime.
     
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  15. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    we each decipher what were capable of, and im capable of seeing neither one wanted anything to do with him. thats why they fought 3 times for the number 2 spot.