Wilder, aj and hearn literally lost millions of dollars because of their failure to organize a fight between each other. Aj vs wilder is not even a quarter worth what it was before aj’s loss and wilders. Even if wilder would ko fury in an 3 fight it wouldnt fix what was broken.
They won't learn anything because it's just a stick or twist dilemma that will repeat throughout all of history. Sometimes you call them right, sometimes you don't.
Undefeated fighters need to face each other in their prime. The majority of consumers are in the instant gratification era, whoever fails to give the consumers instant gratification, loses the market. Floyd Mayweather is a one time exception, mainly because he wasn't an exciting fighter in the eyes of casuals, they were interested to see him "lose" vs Pacman, so nothing would have changed there.
Don't underestimate how much the interest (and ultimately money) has grown now in a Fury v AJ showdown. Not saying they will make up for any perceived losses with AJ not fighting Wilder, and currently I agree, at this stage that fight isn't as big as what it could've been. However, from a promoter's point of view AJ v Fury is now bigger than any fight out there at this weight, two British fighters battling it out at a the biggest available stadium possible could still probably fill it twice.
Actually its a mismatch today the odds will be as wide as 9:1 favoring Tyson Fury. Maybe if Joshua gets a few wins & Tyson Fury loses to Wilder or a new prospect, then Joshua vs Fury might attract UK fans ala Amir Khan vs Kell brook. Tyson Fury will still be a very big favorite in any scenario, due to his size advantage.
Betting on Fury at those odds is safe $, especially if the fight is in the USA. Even Non-Gamblers will take those odds, not sure if anybody is going to give those odds though, as it will wreck them beyond repair. In the USA 9:1 is the safe odds favoring Fury, not sure what is the proper Odds for a fight in the UK, as this will reduce the gap.
The odds will be much closer here in the UK between Fury and AJ for sure. Genuinely don't think there'll be that much between them even if AJ doesn't have any further fights.
