I agree they're following the Mayweather / Pacquiao blueprint, or at least their handlers are. The problem with that is all 3 are vulnerable. Wilder's already lost once in many people's eyes v Fury & although he scored a spectacular K.O last week it was against inferior opposition & he was rocked himself before landing his right. Fury could self destruct at any moment & Joshua, despite maybe being the best of the 3 feels like he's skating on thin ice himself. These fights need to be made now & there's plenty of re-matches & trilogies to go round to make vast sums of cash. Problem is we live in an era where the 0 has to be protected at all costs, but it didn't hurt Tyson & Holyfield's drawing power & it shouldn't hurt these so long as they're losing to each other & not Joe Blow.
Fury has the rightful claim. He dominated Wlad and schooled wilder despite “draw” Wilder fought Breazale to make himself look good again. Fury vs Joshua is the fight.
Because the potential forthcoming mix-ups between these 3 will almost certainly define this era in heavyweight history.
All three are convincing champions, the real problem is their promoters realize they would look less convincing against each another.....and that's how the sport has been for a while unfortunately
Hopefully this weekend acts as a stern reminder to the division that waiting for build-up is a gamble.
I tend to believe Wilder would defeat Whyte, but then again, I also had similar confidence that AJ would defeat Ruiz. So what do I know?