Wilder v Joshua agreed for 9 March 2024

I would like to see the following:

Martin Bakole vs Deontay Wilder
Or Martin Bakole vs Anthony Joshua

My personal opinion is Martin Bakole beats Anthony Joshua - so does Daniel Dubois.

 

Martin Bakole would make Anthony Joshua have ANOTHER meltdown and cry.

 

Agree with both your points.

He doesn’t know much about actual boxing though does he? I think just a journo with a good contacts. A egotistical knob aswell who looks like Chris Arreola.

 

We all have our favourites, but I love the way you so highly talk up Martin Bakole and then disrespect Tapales within the same few days after his very good showing against Inoue in what actually is, elite level boxing.

Not having a pop, just makes me laugh.

 

Context.

He admitted they he received an email from Wilder personal email. Stating the fee but no other T and C's and said you 48 hours to agree or the offer will be withdrawn. No promoter in the right mind would agree to that and they knew that, is was a poor PR stunt to attempt bto save face over the multiple legit offers that they turned down. Bottom line is, Wilders team had no confidence in winning a fight against AJ and Haymons didn't want a risk Matchroom's money maker becoming undisputed champion.

 

Bakole a very good fighter, but I feel he needs another solid win against a top 15 rank guy before hes considered for AJ opponent.

Hrgovic , Parker, Zhang, Sanchez Joyce, Hunter, Kabayel, Hunter and Dubois are all more established and suitable untill Bakole gets that top 15 rank win.

 

Incorrect. Hearn literally said himself he had spoken to Haymon and now it was up to Joshua if he wants to pursue the fight in America or make a counter for the UK but there is more money in America. Its all in an IFL interview somewhere. At this time they were negationing the Povetkin fight in the background. Wilder didn't want to wait and that's how the first Fury fight came about.

When the offer was then turned down the spin started but the truth is they were trying to take the whole show from Hearn.

 

Do you have a link because I haven't come across that interview?

Wilder himself admitted in a interview he could of fought AJ instead of fighting Fury in the first fight and admitted he would of wanted a lot more money against AJ. However in Wilders own words, said he felt sorry for Fury and wanted to give him a chance. Effectively admitting he ducked AJ and Fury was a cherry puck gone wrong.

 

I really can't be arsed trying to find it but ots 100% true. Benson posted it too so if you are good at searching on twitter you can find it.

When wilder said about more money for AJ that was for the 2nd fight as he had that DAZN offer.

 

Understandable l, do know how long ago roughly it was?

No the Wilder interview after their second fight prior to their third. He was basically saying Fury owed him a rematch because Wilder gave him his chance by offering him the first fight.

The second fight Wilder had no choice as Fury was made mandatory and would have been stripped otherwise(despite Fury saying he didn't want the mandatory as the rematch was in the contract anyway).