Wilder vs. Joshua is not a risky fight for anyone.

I actually agree that the best scenario would be for all 4 to face each other but I don't think father time is on our side for that. With all the rematches we have now the winners would be 2 years away from now that fight being made. Not going to happen.

Also I'm not sure that is the top 4 at this point. Would still watch tho

 

Sure will be a knockout and I know who is getting knocked out.

 

If Wilder has anything left in the tank he ends Joshua's career

 

It's risky for both, more so I'd say for Wilder since Joshua is a) four years younger and less past prime, b) had his mystique shattered by three blemishes just as Wilder did, but his only unavenged defeat(s) came at the hands of arguably the most skilled current HW, and he acquitted himself fine and was competitive both times, whereas Wilder was completely cucked by Fury thrice and seemed the inferior man even in their draw, and c) his popularity and drawing power in the UK is such that Joshua can afford to take another loss or two and still command a big gate domestically, while the general American public doesn't really give a **** about the Bronze Bomber.

A loss hurts AJ and does diminish his stock, but isn't the nail in the coffin it probably would be for Deontay.

 

I don't think it matters who goes lights out in this fight because both of them will always have fans that will come see them fight. Thats especially true for Wilder IMO. He has so much power that people want to watch him, win lose or draw because in his fights anything can happen at any time. Joshua has a large fan base and that's not going to change even if he gets laid out.

 

This AJ vs Wilder fight should have happened years ago (for the undisputed champion) and everything else is a farce. That should have happened before the AJ vs Usyk fight. Just like today we don't have a Fury vs Usyk fight for the undisputed champion, so yesterday we didn't have an AJ vs Wilder fight for the undisputed champion (we didn't even watch a Fury vs AJ fight for the undisputed champion). The reasons why we haven't had a fight for the undisputed HW Champion since 1999 is unknown to me.

 

Because I’m sure the Saudi’s are putting up a lot of money and to do this fight with Fury and Usyk also would be a financial gain for everyone involved. It would be a huge heavyweight double header.

 

Legacy will be on the line for both fighters not to mention one of them is getting knocked out. Nice joke

 

It's a risk because if Joshua loses another high profile fight, then Eddie Hearn cannot make anymore money with his cash cow Joshua. Plus Joshua is quite fragile mentally atm.

Wilders career by the same token could also take a massive hit, so of course theres alot of risk involved. Two big punchers who can KO eachother with the risk of being put out of the big Heavyweight fights in future if they lose.

 

I hope that tournament is true cos that’s the only way this fight will ever happen. Offer them both so much money they’re literally forced into it. Should have happened when they both held all the belts. I think both of them would still not rather fight each other. 2 golden opportunities now in the last 5 years to make the undisputed fight and it’s still not happened. Ridiculous.

 

It's risky for Joshua because his losses have left him caught between styles, and neither as dangerous as he was nor as effective as he's trying to be... And Wilder has the power to really test his chin.

The risk for Wilder is that Joshua's reputation has never been lower.
And because Wilders ludicrously inflated reputation on the back of knocking out a bunch of bums has somehow managed to continue to endure despite losing clearly to the only decent fighter he's ever fought in Fury, across three fights (two of which Fury clearly wasn't nearly in top condition), there's a real possibility that losing to Joshua could actually cause him to lose that popular perception of ever having been a top fighter.

Their records are in no way comparable - Wilder ducked even old Wlad, Joshua stepped up and beat him; Wilder counted his lucky stars that he could avoid fighting Povetkin and ran from him from then onwards, Joshua fought and beat him... Joshua's best wins may have been against aging world class fighters in Wlad and Pov, but Wilders best wins are against an overhyped and aging gatekeeper in Ortiz.

On paper this is, and always was, verging on a mismatch... But you can never quite count out fighters with serious punching power, and it's easy to dislike Joshua and wishful thinking has always played some part in the hype behind this one.
Regardless, the fact that both have lost their auras, gone past their primes and no longer hold all the belts between them really takes the shine off it.

 

Good for Joshua if he wants to do this, but I'd never hop in the ring with someone who hits so hard that they could end other peoples careers.