Perhaps they suspect, with inside info, that it isn't going to happen or at least not when anticipated.
AJ V Ruiz is for 3 belts and has everyone questioning Joshua. It is the biggest fight in the division.
If you gave me a choice between watching Fury-Wilder 2 or AJ- Ruiz Jr 2, then I would pick the AJ-Ruiz Jr fight all day long. It’s a far more exciting fight. Fury tried to market himself as a banger to the casuals with his performance against Schwarz, but it doesn’t wash with me. Wilder is horrific to watch and really only has a great reach, a good method of staying on the outside and a big punch. It’s not enough for me.
Matchroom now have a serious pile of Heavyweights on the books Bakole, Pudding Whyte, Pudding Chisora, Tony Dosh PPV, Allen, Price, Joseph Parker and Michael Hunter - there is huge demand now for a Prize Pudding Night at the York Hall.