It is a u-turn but im not surprised. Yeah Haymon can put up 50 mil but this is Haymon we are talking about here. Theres no way on gods green earth id reccomend Aj to take 50 mil to go fight a Haymon fighter on a Haymon show in vegas. It guarentees he HAS to knock wilder spark unconcious (if he aint out cold the doctor will give him time to recover) to win and if Wilder is still standing at the final bell hes taking the titles. Haymon aint putting 50 mil up in a fight his fighter probably loses if its fair. Not unless it comes with options on joshua Yes hearn and joshua have said some stupid stuff but if they take that money the titles are gone. I give joshua a 70% chance of beating wilder in a fair match 30% on a haymon show And see khan-peterson, pac-bradley 1 and kovalev-ward 1 for examples of clear winners being robbed in america. Joshua winning 8-4 or 9-3 would not be enough. Wilder could literally run around on the backfoot getting outjabbed for 12 and hes winning.
why april? You'd think AJ would get 2 defences in between now and then, probably povetkin and then miller meanwhile will wilder fight brezeale and then maybe the whyte/parker winner? all good fights but all roads will still lead to AJ vs Wilder
Have we ever had a pacquiao-bradley 1 style robbery in a high profile fight? We favour the home fighter, the states has downright corruption, theres a difference.
Because it’s irrelavent what Wilder has earned in the past, it’s about what this fight will generate. If all goes to plan (and I believe this is a plan by both camps) by April next year, this fight will now has a backstory plus the massive magnitude of the event. Your easily talking 2 million U.K. ppv buys minimum (no doubt an also increase in the cost to £25) plus all the sponsorships etc. Wilder would have to be a complete dummy and clearly he isn’t.
Because it’s a Wembley fight. It can’t happen this summer through timing and it can’t happen in the winter. I’d say April 13th is probably the earliest this could happen in reality.
Once again Al Haymon and Showtime playing silly, stupid games. Eddie means business, but unfortunately the other side refuse to play ball and just put obstacles in the way instead. Haymon and Showtime busy trying to outdo Hearn on these negotiations and make him look like a fool, but they have failed. And do you know why they are busy trying to do this? Because they know FOR A FACT that their side is inferior, and they are crybabies because of it. They played games for Mayweather-Pacquiao and they are trying to do it here. But the thing is, they aren't in control this time. If Wilder doesn't fight Joshua, so be it. They'll lose out in the end. Wilder can't make the 10 million + figures unless he beats Joshua. Joshua couldn't care in the slightest, he still gets paid no matter who he faces. They forgot something. Joshua can still make huge money, cause a certain Tyson Fury is in existence. Haymon and Showtime have clearly forgotten that Joshua doesn't NEED Wilder. Wilder can't run anymore, he will be chased down by the winner of Whyte-Parker, and his reign STOPS THEN AND THERE. You know what? I hope Eddie doesn't tolerate any of this nonsense, and tells them that Wilder won't be able to fight in 5 years time when it's too late. We all know that is what Haymon and Showtime are planning here. They want to wait until Joshua is finished or beaten so they can grab the belts.
I do believe no party is innocent in this. Eddie has wanted this all along and Deontay Wilder has turned down a career high pay day x10 pretty much. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you’ve got a contract there then sign it and upload it and tell Eddie and AJ, game on and call their bluff. You’ve got the rematch clause too so it’s hardly a pittance.
You cannot sign a contract with no venue or date ffs!! AJ with fight Povetkin then imo the winner of Pulev fight then winner of Whyte/Parker !!!
April 13th Wembley was the venue and date! So let’s hear why he can’t sign that and before you try and dodge the issue I’ve already explained earlier on in the thread why it has to be that date.