Why didn't Wilder and AJ fight?

Because both were protected bums.

 

Wilder ducked.

 

Wilder admitted to turning down truckloads of money to fight Fury instead, so the answer is that it is because Wilder knows he isn't on AJs level.

 

Wilder's promoter was VERY protective of him.

 

One of the best puppets ever.

 

Say what you will, he did bring back a lot of interest to the heavyweight division. Selling out stadiums.

 

That's because he was a manufactured champion.
Promoted to absolute perfection by Hearn.
Was fed nothing but bums or has beens to build this big knockout reputation which drew the crowds in. Casuals were thinking this guy was the British Mike Tyson, blindsided by the superhero physique lol.

He's an OK boxer but that's it. Has no stamina and when he's hit, he stays hit.

Look at his record.

Won a snooze fest vs Parker. Both guys fought scared of each other.
Staggered over the line vs a 41yr old Klitschko. If that fight happens even one year earlier, Joshua is dead.
Ruiz smacked him all around the ring and then in the rematch, Joshua ran all night like a chicken.

Takam was 36
Povetkin was 39
Pulev was 39
Helenius was 39
Ngannou was a 37yr old Non Boxer
Johnson was 35
Sprott was 39
Skelton was 47 lol
Breazale and Martin were bums

Whyte was inexperienced and was then denied the rematch when he improved a lot. He was never that great anyway.

I can't stand Hearn but will admit he played an absolute blinder with Joshua. Made an absolute mint from a very average fighter.

Wilder is another bum who lost to every decent fighter he faced.

Went life and death with Ortiz who was so old, he had blood pressure issues. No one knows his real age but apparently he's older than what's on record.

 

Right when they were about to finally do it, Wilder started getting punked by everybody in the top 10. I bet AJ was really kicking himself for not fighting him sooner, would’ve been a nice easy payday and a big name on his record.

 

I mean, you're not wrong, but the guys voluntary schedule, during his protected era, was considerably better than his perceived rivals.