Why is the lineal champion & 1 man 1 voice bla bla..freezing out AJ

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Degale, Jan 18, 2019.


  1. Degale

    Degale Active Member Full Member

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    I know Eddie Hearn isn't the most popular of guys and some people love to have a pop at Joshua even though what he has achieved so far in such little time is fantastic.

    Why is the so called lineal champion & Wilder avoiding AJ, the $50m offer was nothing short of farcical and basically for attention, refusing to send contracts and meet to discuss with AJ promoter confirms this.

    Fury could take the fight in April and be in the biggest fight of heavyweight boxing in a good while and maybe potentially one of the biggest in the UK ever.

    Why are they freezing out the man who brings most of the money, and the belts? to me both of them don't fancy fighting AJ due to the fact he can finish the fight at anytime.
     
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  2. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Because they're fighting a rematch next? it isn't difficult to understand
     
  3. nickpoppunk

    nickpoppunk Unbelievable Bentekkers Full Member

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  4. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Actually, what it is difficult to understand is why both Wilder and, maybe Fury, would be keen to fight a rematch between themselves when there is:
    Vastly more money
    More prestige
    More belts
    and more public interest

    in a Joshua fight.

    What is so difficult to understand for you?
     
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  5. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    because whoever wins the rematch, gets to end unfinished business, they get to have an undisputed fight, they will get to earn even more money, and will make the fight even bigger.....i don't find it too difficult to understand that.

    Lets not pretend that whoever chose to fight AJ wouldn't be accused of ducking the rematch anyway
     
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  6. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No.

    What was the question?
     
  7. coolcat45

    coolcat45 Active Member Full Member

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    I do not get the irrational hate for Joshua when fury is the one that failed a Ped test, abandoned the division at a time that was crucial for the heavyweight division and comes out with questionable comments. He trolled Joshua constantly when he was away from boxing and now he wants to duck him. It is quite bizzare
     
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  8. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Or one could be retired, or it could be another draw, or the chance for Wilder to fight AJ anywhere near his prime could disappear after a loss to Fury and vice versa etc etc

    Only Wilder fans see it as unfinished business, Fury won. Boxing is risky and the prestige, belts, money etc reside in an AJ fight.

    No-one would accuse Fury of 'ducking' Wilder if he chose to fight AJ! What nonsense ha ha
     
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  9. Holler

    Holler Doesn't appear to be a paid matchroom PR shill Full Member

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    We really should've discussed this before now but somehow the subject has never come up.
     
  10. TonyHayers

    TonyHayers Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Some idiot at some point would but the reality is that for everyone involved Joshua is the biggest fight in the division and anyone accusing Fury of ducking Wilder, who he's just fought, so he can take on Joshua is a moron.
     
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  11. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Although id like to see it I dont get why Wilder would want to fight in the UK next given that he has finally created a bit of a buz in America. This rematch needs to strike when the irons hot.
     
  12. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    I can't be arsed participating in this discussion because it's so ****ing boring but I need to pick up on this part. Joshua literally said in a private message that black people are the superior race. That is far, far worse than anything Fury has said, which is largely reiteration of Biblical commentary.

    Can you just imagine if Fury said that whites are the superior race?

    Also, Fury says everything in the public domain. All his "controversial" opinions on homosexuals and Zionists etc were publicly recorded. Joshua made his racist comments in a private message. He didn't mean for it to come out in the public domain. This automatically suggests that he is concealing his true beliefs and true nature privately and portraying a media-friendly version of himself in public. That makes him a fraud. It baffles me that people continue to support him after the Eddie Chambers incident.
     
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  13. BoxingABC1

    BoxingABC1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They definitely would. Say it was Wilder, for example, who fought AJ, people would say he's ducking the rematch and going to cash out v AJ coz he knows he'll lose the rematch

    On a much lesser scale, people genuinely think Khan is ducking Brook to fight Crawford, so, it isn't remotely nonsense "ha ha"
     
  14. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    This is ******ed

    The 50M was proven to be legit by Barry Hearn, so log off for that.

    Fury and Wilder are rematching. If that 'freezes you out' then you ain't as big as you thought
     
  15. FartWristedBum

    FartWristedBum I walk this Earth like a bum Full Member

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    Ok, I get it but Brook is far from top dog, which AJ is so the comparison is poor.
    My view is that Wilder must fight AJ or try to unify or else he is a hypocrite. That's all, a Fury rematch doesn't change that.
     
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