Boxing Off-Topic

[SHAKYR]

Quote: Originally Posted by pk500

Because Big George won an Olympic gold medal? Because Big George didn't go nearly 40 pro fights before taking on a legit opponent? Because Big George wasn't the most overprotected heavyweight of his day? Because Big George could actually string together more combinations than jab-straight right? Because every hook Wilder throws has more of a loop than a roller coaster?

Wilder has.been asking to fight the.top dogs and.he's.a champ who wants to.unify and Anthony Joshua is.on top of the.food chain.

[steelcityjames]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHAKYR

Wilder has.been asking to fight the.top dogs and.he's.a champ who wants to.unify and Anthony Joshua is.on top of the.food chain.

I'll be pleasantly surprised if Joshua agrees to fight Wilder before 2019. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see it happening in 2018

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHAKYR

Wilder has.been asking to fight the.top dogs and.he's.a champ who wants to.unify and Anthony Joshua is.on top of the.food chain.

He's got no choice. Joshua is his golden goose.

[steelcityjames]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

He's got no choice. Joshua is his golden goose.

And vice versa....

[sheredia]

Quote: Originally Posted by pk500

Come on, dude. Stiverne was not a fighter last night. He was a fat lamp post. Wilder made no statement whatsoever. Compubox showed Stiverne landed ZERO punches. He weighed in heavier than in the last decade and didn't even try. The ultimate cash-and-carry tomato can.

won't disagree with you on that but how they allowed this fight to even happen is beyond me.....both wilder and joshua have no legitimate threats to beat either of them so they have to fight each other. it's almost like canelo and GGG at this point.

[sheredia]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelcityjames

I'll be pleasantly surprised if Joshua agrees to fight Wilder before 2019. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see it happening in 2018

if he wants any payday at all, he will....this might be his only chance at ppv. forget about the belts for now and fight the best fighter available.

[pk500]

Quote: Originally Posted by SHAKYR

Wilder has.been asking to fight the.top dogs and.he's.a champ who wants to.unify and Anthony Joshua is.on top of the.food chain.

Good for Wilder. Wanting that fight doesn't translate into winning that fight.

Joshua will be the first legitimate opponent Wilder has faced, and the step up in quality will be too much for him to handle.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelcityjames

And vice versa....

The difference is Joshua has other BIG revenue sources. He is so popular overseas that might be anyone he fights.

He made $15 million for his fight with Klitschko and $13 million against whats-his-name? in his last fight. Wilder made $1.4 million for his rematch with Stiverne.

Wilder is clearly the B-side in any negotiations between the two.