Hearn will offer Wilder $7 - $8 mil to fight Whyte

Well, he's NOT fighting the other champ right now, so why not fight Whyte? It will make a lot more money than a fight against Big Dom. And its a MUCH more credible win.

Besides, does betting one top 5 HW mean you automatically never have to prove yourself against another top 5 HW, as long as they don't have a belt? I would argue that would be insane. Whyte has proven himself as a top 5 HW, that means he's a potential threat. While I rate Ortiz above Whyte, maybe Whyte has something stylistically that Ortiz didn't. That's why they fight the fights.

 

But why? Wilder can sign to fight him after he beats AJ, maybe Hearn will offer that deal (AJ and Whyte immediately following) and make the fight everybody wants to see.

 

Exactly, all is fair in love and war, but don't complain and whine when AJ/Hearn do similar to Wilder and you certainly can't call it a duck without saying Wilder has ducked Whyte.

Because if Wilder won't fight the number 1 challenger for a career high payday and freezes him out then no Wilder fan can complain about Joshua doing similar to Wilder.

The huge difference is, AJ, Whyte, Fury and many others will all out earn Wilder and Wilder will and can never be considered the real number 1 if he is constantly fighting voluntary defences and not fighting mandatories.

Wilders reputation will suffer more than Joshua's, AJ is fighting a mandatory next and assuming he wins will then probably fight Whyte who is ranked very highly now.

 

Much more credible to who? Whyte is a UK hype job, literally, who nobody else in the world even knows. If he keeps doing well then down the road, sure fight him, but Hearn is doing anything he can to take the pressure off AJ. Wilder won’t bite, he isn’t going away, he won’t stop, Whyte can go fight Ortiz then the winner of AJ/Wilder has a credible defense ready.

 

He'll want that crackhead money ($15 Mil) to muster the courage to fight Whyte now lol.

 

And Wilder won't earn big money, he'll basically freeze himself out, Wilder needs Matchroom and AJ far more than they need him.

Joshua is regarded as the real number 1, that's a fact, he owns 3 of the 4 belts, fills stadiums and does huge PPV numbers.

Wilder will have a hard time convincing the world he is the number 1 when he is fighting Breazeale (Joshua's leftovers) in front of less than 17,000 for a couple of million.

Wilder will cut his nose off to spite his face, he will end up irrelevant because Fury, AJ, Whyte and others are fighting each other, getting paid large amounts of money in stadiums..

 

So Wilders reputation will suffer more than AJ’s if AJ avoids unifying, while Wilder “avoids” Whyte? That’s seriously stupid and I don’t believe you believe that.

 

Didn't he say that before Whyte defeated Parker, like in the ring after Chisora won? Just saying Whyte getting the win and already should be Wilder's mandatory changes things doesn't it.

 

So AJ openly and willingly ducking the unification match won’t impact his reputation or draw? Hmmm...interesting theory, I’ll respectfully disagree with your assessment.

 

Wilder will probably be fighting AJ's leftovers Breazeale next, in front of what, err less than 16-17,000 for at most a couple of million.

Whyte got paid more last night than Wilder will get paid for Breazeale.. let that sink in.

Yet Wilder can earn 7-8 million fighting Whyte instead, a "hypejob" according to you but Wilder won't take the fight?

What does that tell you?

 

Whyte doesn’t deserve a title shot not after he shamelessly ducked Ortiz and he got a SD vs a shot to bits Chisora. He beat Lucas Browne. When did Whyte become the boogeyman of the division ?!? If I’m wilder just let AJ know your dream will never happen. 1.5 -2 million is more than 90% of the population makes in a lifetime anyways. Personally like I said I hope they both lose. As a fan I learned my lesson from Manny and Floyd never again will I fall victim to that. But if Wilders smart just tell AJ kiss being undisputed goodbye it’ll bother AJ. He’s the one being hounded about the fight right now not Wilder. AJ should really stop doing interviews he seems to only further dig himself into holes. “Give me 50 million, you guys train to fight him”

 

Want to talk unifications?

OK, How many unification fights has Wilder had?

How many has AJ had?

Wilders reputation will suffer more, it will, Joshua will be in big fights, in front of huge live gates against Number 1 challengers or highly ranked opponents.

Wilder is probably fighting Breazeale next, are you taking the p***? Wilder reputation is suffering now.

Offered 15 million to fight AJ, he turned it down, offered 7-8 to fight Whyte.. will probably turn that down

But Wilder will fight Breazeale for at most 2 million, in a fight nobody cares about and a small live gate.. be real, who is the joker?

 

He fills his stadium in his home country congrats, more people think AJ is ducking more than Wilder. /shrug go figure. If I’m Wilder who cares I’m not giving Hearn what he wants. Whyte will lose soon enough and so will AJ.

He already tarnished his legacy cause he’s awful at interviews.

 

Joshua's had two unification fights in less than 20 fights, Wilder has had ZERO in 40 fights.

Wilder is the one who needs to up his game and his opposition, not Joshua.

Joshua will sell out stadiums without Wilder, Wilder can't sell out a 17,000 arena in in his own country.

You do the math, look at the purses they get, the PPV numbers they do (Wilder isn't a PPV fighter) and the live gates they get.

Who needs who? Wilder has to lower his demands and accept he is actually the peasant.

 

Ok sport...