Wilder should tell Hearn to go to hell. And then after Joshua beats Parker, and he's got no one to fight but Tony Bellew and Dillian Whyte again, Deontay Wilder should tell Joshua and Hearn to go to hell again. And we'll see how long Joshua sells out stadiums fighting the likes of Fres Oquendo, Manuel Charr and Tom Shwarz. Usyk will fight Wilder. Jarrell Miller will fight Wilder. Haye will fight Wilder. Tony Yoka will fight Wilder. If Tyson Fury comes back, he'll fight Wilder. Wilder will have plenty to keep busy. If Hearn wants to make Wilder wait until he's past his prime, them make them wait for another five years until Wilder is 50-0. Because Joshua's never getting there. Then Wilder should tell them to go to hell again. Because nobody in the WBC ratings is beating Wilder. That's for damn sure. Hearn showed his true colors. "Anybody" but Wilder.
All these guys will knock Wilder out... And you're kidding yourself if you think these guys would choose to fight a no name like Wilder over a unified IBF, WBA, WBO money maker like AJ. Troll.
For me hell might well be being WBC heavyweight champion of the world and earning a 10th of what another champion is getting whilst being seen as a mollycoddled joke unwilling to prove myself in any sense ahead of a what many think will be a cash out fight. If Wilder smashes Whyte like he should and Joshua then doesn't want it then it's on Joshua but for him to turn down a career high payday against a WBC contender that truly builds the fight is madness. Even if Joshua did duck him afterwards, so what? He still comes out on top having shamed Joshua and earned big money for beating up another overmatched contender.
Joshuawill sell out stadiums against anyone from now until forever. He can do the two fury's, bellew/haye,whyte, usyk, as well as dychko,hrgovic,Joyce and yoka who are coming up fast. Face it Joshua has conluntless options wilder has none. He reminds me of khan begging mayweather for money
Id also point out im not a huge Joshua fan, i thought wlad was going to smash him and if he was a year or two younger he would have. But he took the fight against wlad, showed he was willing to fight the best and showed heart. For that reason he puts wildmiller to shame. And.for wilder fans to suggest Joshua is ducking is asinine, have you seen wilders record? He ducked chisora. Said he had visa issues, then turned up to spar haye a week or two later. He ****ed wlad said he wasn't ready for the top boys when he got he's title. And there is no shame in that, he still isn't ready for wlad Ducks whyte for about 3 times he's biggest payday. Wilders career makes no sense unless you accept he is a hypejob But to bash a guy who is willing to face the best is insane
They will all fight Joshua obviously not Wilder. They have two choices. 1: fight Wilder for $300,000 2: fight Joshua for $5,000,000 It's obvious which one all these fighters will go for. It's the reason Joshua fights better opponents. Wilder is a joke one sided beat down anyway. I hope it happens next though.
Finally got to watch this video. So Wilder's people have not even bothered to contact Eddie. What a sad team Wilder has around him. I hope Wildee gets in contact with Eddie directly and forces the fight to be made. It is clear his team have zero confidence in him, and for good reason.
Hearn offered Wilder $3mill then all the money he makes from US TV rights for Whyte so the total will be $4-4.5 mill which is around 3 times Wilder's best payday. If he isn't willing to fight Whyte for 3 times his best payday then he won't fight Joshua for that. Wilder wanted $7-10 mill for Whyte which would be 5-7 times his best payday ever. If he's asking that much to fight a half decent contender then the money he wants for Joshua will be astronomical. Wilder has asked for 50/50 for the Joshua fight so he's asking for around $20 mill based off the numbers of the Joshua/Wlad unification fight. That's over 13 times his highest purse. It would take Wilder several years to make that kind of money. Suffice to say Wilder is being wildly unrealistic. Hence why Hearn needs this fight to build, to increase the pot and potential payout to secure a Wilder fight.
I say call his bluff and offer him the 50/50 split. I know that is Wilder's team's game to get the cash out money, but screw it give it to him. At least we can get a good laugh at Wilder's delusional fans after.
Parker has a better resume than Wilder at this stage if anything Parker is more deserving of a shot that Wilder. Wilder's entire basis for even being considered as a Joshua opponent is because he has a belt and because he's more obnoxious and vocal than anyone else about a Joshua fight, not because he deserves it or has beaten anyone note worthy. Hearn doesn't need to maximize revenue for a Parker fight. The Parker fight has been talked about for far longer than a possible Wilder fight. Parker fought recently in the UK and most importantly the potential for growth for this fight isn't there. Parker is already a PPV star in New Zealand, but New Zealand is a tiny market. Wilder unlike Parker hasn't saturated his local market. Parker is a star in NZ with all his fights on PPV, he's already bringing the most he can to the table which isn't a lot. Wilder being an American has access to a far larger market but unfortunately Wilder is an unknown in the US. The Parker fight isn't going to get any bigger than it is right now, you can't say the same for a possible Wilder fight. Hence why Parker is the preferred next opponent and Wilder is on the back burner to build.
That won't happen, it would mean Joshua and Hearn taking a possible pay cut, boxing is a business not a charity. Why would Joshua fight Wilder for $20 mill when he can make the same or close to it for the likes of Pulev and Takam?
I personally find the whole AJ vs Wilder situation tedious and boring, the fight will happen, it has to happen. All super fights take a while to make, from GGG vs Canelo, Floyd vs Pac and even Hagler vs Leonard, these things take time unfortunately. Also, does Wilder actually want 50/50? If so he is deluded.
You're seriously arguing that Joshua should fight Pulev instead of Wilder because he'd earn more money? Pathetic.
According to Hearn that's what he asked for. While the source is obviously biased I haven't heard anything from Wilder to deny it. I doubt even Wilder is deluded enough to think he'll get it. He's just trying to negotiate from a position of strength. Problem is you can't bluff someone if they already know your hand. Wilder has almost no leverage, he brings no real money to the table, he only has PBC paying $1.2-1.5 mill for his fights, he has no big cable network backing him and his resume sucks. All he has is a belt and a loud mouth. He has no real options for any other good paydays either. He won't touch povetkin, Parker he already hid from when they answered his call out after Joshua/Wlad and Parker isn't big draw either. Haye spanked him when he was his sparring partner so he won't go down that route, he wouldn't even fight Bellew or Whyte for good money either. Hearn knows Wilder isn't going anywhere and won't have any other options but to fight AJ on his terms or just stay a paper champion.
Do you really believe that Wilder will sign a contract to fight AJ next and is not just blowing smoke up everyones arse to get more publicity?