The Saudi snoozefest continues.

Still no contract for Joshua-Wilder. No date, no venue and seemingly, no hope.

2-3 weeks and we move on said Hearn, so many weeks ago I've lost count and still no contract, no date, no venue and seemingly, no hope.

Opetaia for me but it may go the distance.

John wrote: ↑18 Sep 2023, 16:15 The forum software is 20 years old and very flaky, it's hard work just keeping it going :verysad:

Are there any plans to update the software any time soon? Eventually you are going to run out of sticking plaster and the thing might not even be salvageable.

I’m not sure playing the heel is as effective under these circumstances, Mayweather and Naz did it well cause they were flashy and outspoken but also very very good, Conor Benn is just a cheat that no one really has any respect for. there’s no showmanship to it he’s just a very typical entitled ric...

https://twitter.com/BelowTheBelt_/status/1705312023129534800 I wonder whose idea that was :shame: Who better than a former opponent of Benn to call this fight? Hearn obviously worried Algieri might mention what every commentator for this fight should, but probably won't be allowed to mention, drugs.

Saw an interview where Hearn says 'if you want the facts read the newspaper' :lol:

Hearn still pretending Benn is all cleared. If that was the truth and it isn't, why has Benn snuck off to Florida to fight? :lol:

If Hearn shook my hand l would count my fingers afterwards.

D4v3 wrote: ↑20 Sep 2023, 12:04 Very bad look for the sport this and Hearn specifically

No doubt about that.

The WBC belt enhances Fury's capacity to make money. Why would he hand it back? That is up to the WBC to enforce.

Duplicate post. This site can be a pain at times using a phone.

I've wanted to see Wilder V Ruiz forever. Neither of them have got a fight lined up and they have each had back and forth on unsocial media, yet they can't arrange a fight between them. Boxing can be do frustrating at times. and apart from whatever money they might have received the winner would al...

Those grins in the shot of the Saudis sitting around the table (posted earlier in this thread) suggest there was never, ever going to be a deal and it sure looks like there won't be :lol:

Evander wrote: ↑15 Sep 2023, 02:23 Wilder is getting pushed to the side by the looks of it.

He's just another player in the inactivity of the division.

I think with promoters they should only be judged on what they actually deliver. They all talk rubbish, overpromise and under deliver. Eddie does it more than most as he does more interviews than the other promoters combined. Of course he’s going to say stuff that comes back to bite him. They all d...

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑13 Sep 2023, 03:57 :lol: wait, what? have the saudis pulled the plug?

Eddie was only 100% sure Joshua-Wilder would get made. Next time l'm wating for a higher level of assurance before l start believe him :lol:

Terms agreed and no contracts equates to no progress since we last heard anything.

garethhop wrote: ↑06 Sep 2023, 07:10 Genuinely amazed that anyone listens to what Eddie Hearn speculates about rather than announces.

Hearn's 2 to 3 weeks now in week 4 and the Saudi yawn just rolls on.

jameswilson wrote: ↑05 Sep 2023, 19:55 Especially as Zaire no longer exhists.

Funnily enough Zaire had my favourite flag.

Bellew's never been the sharpest tool in the shed but in this case he may have heard something. Haybee?

Bellew - hardly the greatest source admittedly - claiming : “I've heard rumors that talks between Joshua and Wilder's reps have broken down now, and AJ's team is focused on him fighting Fury. There is talk of a meeting taking place in Africa, and that would be absolutely incredible. Another ‘Rumble ...

What a strange period of time for heavyweight boxing. Wilder seems to be messing about with Ruiz, Fury's Dad is now talking up Fury vs Jon Jones after the incoming Ngannou mismatch, and Dubois, who lost virtually every minute of every round against Uysk, wants a rematch. And the company that want t...

https://www.BS.com/wilder-joshua-finalized-two-three-weeks-says-hearn--177097'

Tick, tick, tick, tick....

There is always a chance that the perfect punch lands but that chance is reduced by the quality level of the opponent and we have repeatedly seen how hard it is to nail Crawford.

"This is obviously Chris' night. I had my night in January," Smith said. "I'm not taking nothing away from Chris this time round. This is his night." ....but....but...but :lol:

Loftgroov wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 18:51 Smith blaming the weight cut. Had to shed three stone apparently.

Even if true, who's fault was that?

Mercy rule stoppage. The corner were clearly brave enough to continue.