Wilder: I will reject franchise championship

[marvelous marv]

Wilder stated today that he plans to reject any franchise championship by the WBC. If he wins rematches with Ortiz and Fury, he will await his mandatory defense.

[marvelous marv]

[oogiebe]

I'm sure the haters will be out and about regarding this. Glad to see Wilder doesn't want the bogus belt.

[DrDuke]

Respect to Wilder for that.

[margaret thatcher]

I'm sure the haters will be out and about regarding this. Glad to see Wilder doesn't want the bogus belt.

Ya,the hate I'm seeing is unreal

[margaret thatcher]

Can he actually reject it though? Like, can the WBC just make him it anyway

[oogiebe]

I'm sure the haters will be out and about regarding this. Glad to see Wilder doesn't want the bogus belt.

Ya,the hate I'm seeing is unreal

Exactly who I had in mind!

[margaret thatcher]

If you think I'm a WIlder hater

[oogiebe]

If you think I'm a WIlder hater

Nah, just like to poke the bear.

[margaret thatcher]

Have fun then

[oogiebe]

Have fun then

I am.

[ewenhay]

Good for him.

Pity two others didn't take the same stance

[ValMar]

Respect to Wilder for that.

x2...............

[tiny_acres]

Now if Wilder can get by Ortiz and Fury. Maybe we can get to see Wilder vs the Ruiz-Joshua winner.
Then the winner can throw all the belts in the trash where they belong

[Boxing Prospect]

Surely he'd had to have unified with another champion first....

[Stuarty]

Good on Wilder. Hopefully more fighters follow suit.

[Nightmare Roy]

Good! Franchise Champ, what a load of dog shit!

[margaret thatcher]

The funny thing is that even the standard abc trinkets make champions take on more responsibilities than the lineal title does

[cormack]

wilder is already in a protected position anyway so why would he bother

[greg]

...was he offered this franchise belt? ..kinda easy to reject something you don't have

[ValMar]

...was he offered this franchise belt? ..kinda easy to reject something you don't have

I nave not liked Wilder a lot, because of his trash-talking, but right now, I have respect for him.
Fukc the franchise belt !

[oogiebe]

wilder is already in a protected position anyway so why would he bother

[Enlightened-One]

The bogus franchise title is no good for someone who is capable of earning a massive payday by engaging in a heavyweight world championship unification bout.

The bogus franchise title is perfectly fine for any fighter that has no interest in title unification, but simply wants to pick-and-choose their opposition. Perhaps their mandatory challengers are also perceived as being high-risk low-return opponents.

If Wilder’s fellow world champion peers were anonymous names that couldn’t provide him a lucrative payday, then The Bronze Bomber would very likely opt for the WBC’s dodgy franchise title.

It’s all about what’s good for business.

[Ruthless-RKO]

The bogus franchise title is no good for someone who is capable of earning a massive payday by engaging in a heavyweight world championship unification bout.

The bogus franchise title is perfectly fine for any fighter that has no interest in title unification, but simply wants to pick-and-choose their opposition. Perhaps their mandatory challengers are also perceived as being high-risk low-return opponents.

If Wilder’s fellow world champion peers were anonymous names that couldn’t provide him a lucrative payday, then The Bronze Bomber would very likely opt for the WBC’s dodgy franchise title.

It’s all about what’s good for business.

Yeh, seems to just be handing them out. I doubt Loma wanted to give up his world title.

[Onetimeonly]

I don't see why this is reason for applause.