Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder: What is going on?

Seems from the outside that the teams think the fight is worth far more than the Saudi’s are prepared to pay. They don’t just throw hundreds of millions at anything.

In 2018/19 it was a huge fight. Both are now at the back end of their careers with 5 defeats between them in 4 years.

 

It won’t happen. Matchroom and DAZN don’t want it to. It ends with Joshua viciously knocked out.

 

AJs recent fights have to Hury his commercial value as well.

 

A lot of people are saying that Joshua and his team don't want it but we have heard nothing about negotiations or from Wilder's side. It seems like the Saudis are taking their time and money could be an issue from what was previously agreed when the plan was for Joshua vs Wilder to be chief support to Fury vs Usyk. The Saudis need to hurry or otherwise Joshua and Wilder will both fight at the end of the year.

 

We will soon be entering the 8th year that Joshua will be fighting Wilder "after his next fight"

 

This makes no sense. Negotiations occur once two parties are engaged. Joshua's side does not want to engage. We know that from Hearn.

 

How do you know that? Frank Smith has had meetings with Saudi. If Joshua and his team weren't engaging, do you not think Wilder and Finkel would be making noise about it?

 

Saudi money is a myth is a hilarious quote. I have worked with them for years and that is utter rubbish.

 

It’s a cash out fight for Joshua and Matchroom, hence why they’re begging the Saudi’s to pay huge money for it. If they wanted it that bad they’d just make it themselves what with all the delays, it’s not like they’d get peanuts for it.