Michael Hunter to be confirmed on Tuesday

[Onetimeonly]

Oh dear. I'd prefer to just pay the $10m and have done with it. You only get one chance at a debut!

Nobody cares here anyway. The opponent doesn't matter. Dazn just has to hope they get viewers off of canelo/Jacobs that get attached to a.j.

[tiny_acres]

Tick tock tick tock
37 days left

[oogiebe]

Tick tock tick tock
37 days left

It's amazing how many different rumors are out there. Ortiz to get counter offer. Ortiz out of consideration. Bryan not considered. Bryan frontrunner. Ruiz Frontrunner. Hunter to be confirmed. Ruiz emerges as frontrunner. Down to Hunter/Ruiz. I'm getting dizzy!

[Ilya Muromets]

If it's not Ortiz or Ruiz call the whole thing off. Nobody, other than their immediate families, are interested in the others. Nobody much is interested in any of it anymore anyway. Miller would have been a blast, but they had their Las Vegas drug inspection crew look at his exam results too closely. He probably didn't slip enough to Doctor Margaret's VADA bag man. You know how it works in Mafia Vegas, money talks bs walks.

[ewenhay]

If it's not Ortiz or Ruiz call the whole thing off. Nobody, other than their immediate families, are interested in the others. Nobody much is interested in any of it anymore anyway. Miller would have been a blast, but they had their Las Vegas drug inspection crew look at his exam results too closely. He probably didn't slip enough to Doctor Margaret's VADA bag man. You know how it works in Mafia Vegas, money talks bs walks.

He can't call it off. Thousands of UK fans have booked and paid for flights and hotels, a lot of which will be non refundable.

He's in a tricky position. I'm sure he'd like to cancel but he risks alienating his UK fan base and his new paymasters at dazn of he can't deliver something

[oogiebe]

If it's not Ortiz or Ruiz call the whole thing off. Nobody, other than their immediate families, are interested in the others. Nobody much is interested in any of it anymore anyway. Miller would have been a blast, but they had their Las Vegas drug inspection crew look at his exam results too closely. He probably didn't slip enough to Doctor Margaret's VADA bag man. You know how it works in Mafia Vegas, money talks bs walks.

We have some good prospects this weekend to watch. Efe; Rock; DD (hopefully). Another couple of weeks, Wilder/Breazeale, etc. Interest in AJ vs TBA is waning. Makes for good forum fodder but little else.

[oogiebe]

He can't call it off. Thousands of UK fans have booked and paid for flights and hotels, a lot of which will be non refundable.

He's in a tricky position. I'm sure he'd like to cancel but he risks alienating his UK fan base and his new paymasters at dazn of he can't deliver something

I feel most sorry for those Brits who've committed themselves with plane fare; hotels, etc.

[ewenhay]

I feel most sorry for those Brits who've committed themselves with plane fare; hotels, etc.

The UK fans will accept a lesser opponent as they're all in re flights, accommodation, time off work etc. It's all part of a bigger holiday for them. No fight at all would be a massive misstep on Hearn's part and would definitely impact on future fans travelling to the USA for a Joshua fight there.

The fight will go ahead one way or another.

[oogiebe]

The UK fans will accept a lesser opponent as they're all in re flights, accommodation, time off work etc. It's all part of a bigger holiday for them. No fight at all would be a massive misstep on Hearn's part and would definitely impact on future fans travelling to the USA for a Joshua fight there.

The fight will go ahead one way or another.

It will, but it won't nearly what they signed up for. I was looking forward to Miller taking a beating.

[ewenhay]

It will, but it won't nearly what they signed up for. I was looking forward to Miller taking a beating.

He'll take a hit reputation wise definitely but a cancellation would be approaching business suicide

[oogiebe]

He'll take a hit reputation wise definitely but a cancellation would be approaching business suicide

Really bad timing for him considering his first foray into the US.

[Ilya Muromets]

He can't call it off. Thousands of UK fans have booked and paid for flights and hotels, a lot of which will be non refundable.

He's in a tricky position. I'm sure he'd like to cancel but he risks alienating his UK fan base and his new paymasters at dazn of he can't deliver something

They're really nonrefundable? You can't pay a 10% cancellation fee or something? Maybe your credit card company has some insurance coverage for that or you could dispute the charges? I don't know, but non refundable sucks. What if you got sick or some family or other emergency occurred? I guess they sell extra travel insurance for that...

[Ilya Muromets]

It will, but it won't nearly what they signed up for. I was looking forward to Miller taking a beating.

I thought Miller could beat him. Sure he's a loud mouth and has - uh oh - roid rage - but he doesn't seem a bad sort.

[oogiebe]

I thought Miller could beat him. Sure he's a loud mouth and has - uh oh - roid rage - but he doesn't seem a bad sort.

I could never stand his big mouth bravado with a thin resume. Never liked him. Now I have more reason not to.

[ValMar]

It becomes a pure farce, slowly, but surely.

[Ilya Muromets]

I could never stand his big mouth bravado with a thin resume. Never liked him. Now I have more reason not to.

I can't disagree with you as I prefer old fashioned good sportsmanship - and Joshua does comport himself very well - but I guess I'm getting used to the Vince McMahon style of wrestling-boxing with yelling and shoving and flamboyant entrances and masks (no folding chairs yet though...that's probably next.) But don't you think it would have been a rather exciting affair? No telling how long it would have lasted either, either way.

[oogiebe]

I can't disagree with you as I prefer old fashioned good sportsmanship - and Joshua does comport himself very well - but I guess I'm getting used to the Vince McMahon style of wrestling-boxing with yelling and shoving and flamboyant entrances and masks (no folding chairs yet though...that's probably next.) But don't you think it would have been a rather exciting affair? No telling how long it would have lasted either, either way.

It certainly had my interest.

[ewenhay]

They're really nonrefundable? You can't pay a 10% cancellation fee or something? Maybe your credit card company has some insurance coverage for that or you could dispute the charges? I don't know, but non refundable sucks. What if you got sick or some family or other emergency occurred? I guess they sell extra travel insurance for that...

You have to pay more for refundable flights, sometimes a fair bit more.

[oogiebe]

Ok, so now we're supposed to hear an opponent announcement over the weekend....

[tiny_acres]

Ok, so now we're supposed to hear an opponent announcement over the weekend....

Sky sports said it should be announced in the next 7 days.
I'm sick of this crap

[oogiebe]

Sky sports said it should be announced in the next 7 days.
I'm sick of this crap

In all seriousness, imagine what Joshua must be thinking at this point.

[ewenhay]

In all seriousness, imagine what Joshua must be thinking at this point.

Probably wondering if he'll get a call from Khan's missus due to Amir being out of action with his heavily bruised testicle (thigh)

[oogiebe]

Probably wondering if he'll get a call from Khan's missus due to Amir being out of action with his heavily bruised testicle (thigh)

[tiny_acres]

In all seriousness, imagine what Joshua must be thinking at this point.

I don't know how he can focus on a fight not knowing who, what style and how he's going to fight them.
I would be pissed by now.
No matter who they get Joshua will be several levels better. But the whole situation has got to be getting under his skin

[oogiebe]

I don't know how he can focus on a fight not knowing who, what style and how he's going to fight them.
I would be pissed by now.
No matter who they get Joshua will be several levels better. But the whole situation has got to be getting under his skin

Frustrated to all hell no doubt.