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gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:26

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:26

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:25

Yep! And I understand it is PRIZE fighting and not PRIDE fighting
But I'd be embarrassed taking on an old inactive shell of a fighter.

I'd do it for 20 million!!!

I'd do it for 20,000

gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:26

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:13 And another thing. What does this fight do to Joshua's legacy? Will people point out that this is the definition of cherry picking.
AJ gains nothing but money off of this.
I'd rather he fight Whyte, Pulev or Miller at this point. And none of those excite me either

I used to be all about "Legacy" and"Legacy defining fights", and would judge guys harshly for not pursuing this sorta thing more adamantly, but I've read plenty of books about retired boxers who's legacies are just fine, but they're broke as sh*t, and all but forgotten by the average man in spite of it.

Really at the end of it all, the money you made, and the money you still got is the most important thing.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:29

gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:26

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:13 And another thing. What does this fight do to Joshua's legacy? Will people point out that this is the definition of cherry picking.
AJ gains nothing but money off of this.
I'd rather he fight Whyte, Pulev or Miller at this point. And none of those excite me either

I used to be all about "Legacy" and"Legacy defining fights", and would judge guys harshly for not pursuing this sorta thing more adamantly, but I've read plenty of books about retired boxers who's legacies are just fine, but they're broke as sh*t, and all but forgotten by the average man in spite of it.

Really at the end of it all, the money you made, and the money you still got is the most important thing.

Just doing a quick Google search Wlad's net worth is approx 60 million.
How much does one man need to feel secure

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:29

gilgamesh wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:26

tiny_acres wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:13 And another thing. What does this fight do to Joshua's legacy? Will people point out that this is the definition of cherry picking.
AJ gains nothing but money off of this.
I'd rather he fight Whyte, Pulev or Miller at this point. And none of those excite me either

I used to be all about "Legacy" and"Legacy defining fights", and would judge guys harshly for not pursuing this sorta thing more adamantly, but I've read plenty of books about retired boxers who's legacies are just fine, but they're broke as sh*t, and all but forgotten by the average man in spite of it.

Really at the end of it all, the money you made, and the money you still got is the most important thing.

Just doing a quick Google search Wlad's net worth is approx 60 million.
How much does one man need to feel secure

jamamb wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 15:30 those celeb networth things are often hugely inaccurate

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 16:36 I’m not sure if I believe this rumour.

OH_RickNMorty wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:30 Really? Wladimir is only going to end up with another loss on his resume. I honestly think he just needs to stay retired, he obviously doesn’t need any more payday’s, so I’m guessing it’s the embarrassment of losing and wanting to get vengeance. If that’s how he’s thinking, he needs to wake up, because I doubt he’ll be any better than he was in their first fight — he had good training and mentally in a good place, unlike the Fury fight two years before.

Wladimir Klitschko can obviously give the fight his best shot, but AJ will definitely end up stopping him. Wladimir is only getting older and slower now, and will eventually get caught with a hook or an uppercut like last time.

Just don’t do it Wlad. If you want to come back, that’s cool, just don’t be fighting the best of the Division.

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:31

OH_RickNMorty wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:30 Really? Wladimir is only going to end up with another loss on his resume. I honestly think he just needs to stay retired, he obviously doesn’t need any more payday’s, so I’m guessing it’s the embarrassment of losing and wanting to get vengeance. If that’s how he’s thinking, he needs to wake up, because I doubt he’ll be any better than he was in their first fight — he had good training and mentally in a good place, unlike the Fury fight two years before.

Wladimir Klitschko can obviously give the fight his best shot, but AJ will definitely end up stopping him. Wladimir is only getting older and slower now, and will eventually get caught with a hook or an uppercut like last time.

Just don’t do it Wlad. If you want to come back, that’s cool, just don’t be fighting the best of the Division.

I'd love to see him come back in another capacity like trainer? Imagine if he could impart his methods onto an up and coming fighter????

Gnome wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:37 He should fight Fres Oquendo and retire with a belt and a win on his record.

ValMar wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:52 I wouldn't like to see this match. Holmes had defeated Ali, but Joshua would destroy Wlad.

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:13

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 16:36 I’m not sure if I believe this rumour.

Read the article. Wlad started to text AJ and he is quoted as saying he can beat everyone in the division.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 18:03

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:13

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 16:36 I’m not sure if I believe this rumour.

Read the article. Wlad started to text AJ and he is quoted as saying he can beat everyone in the division.

I heard that rumour, but to actually be “in talks?”... I doubt that.

I could be wrong though.

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 18:09

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 18:03

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 17:13

Read the article. Wlad started to text AJ and he is quoted as saying he can beat everyone in the division.

I heard that rumour, but to actually be “in talks?”... I doubt that.

I could be wrong though.

I honestly hope you are right. It would be a disaster in the making.

klitoris wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:07 Only reason Wlad would come back is to be a world champion at an older age than Vitali was when he retired after his comeback.

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:08

klitoris wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:07 Only reason Wlad would come back is to be a world champion at an older age than Vitali was when he retired after his comeback.

And you know that because...?

klitoris wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:09

oogiebe wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:08

klitoris wrote: ↑14 Dec 2018, 19:07 Only reason Wlad would come back is to be a world champion at an older age than Vitali was when he retired after his comeback.

And you know that because...?

Because he is rich as f and the only thing he cares about is his legacy. He wants to be a first ballot hall of famer like his brother