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Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 12:30
by BigDoofus

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 12:50
by SeanBrennan
John loves a good headline

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 13:08
by Frostieballs

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 13:12
by SeanBrennan
Frostieballs wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 13:08
Must be true
deffo if the Sun said it, 100% true.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 14:39
by The Gratest
John Fury?


Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 14:47
by Teddy's Toupee
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:39 John Fury?

His shorts look high.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 14:49
by The Gratest
Teddy's Toupee wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:47
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:39 John Fury?

His shorts look high.
Nonsense, they're just 9 inches off the canvas.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 14:51
by Teddy's Toupee
Only scum post links to the Snu.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 14:53
by Teddy's Toupee
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:49
Teddy's Toupee wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:47
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:39 John Fury?

His shorts look high.
Nonsense, they're just 9 inches off the canvas.
Did Akinwande hit him so hard he levitated?

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 15:05
by SeanBrennan
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:39 John Fury?

epic picture

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 15:40
by The Gratest
Teddy's Toupee wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:53
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:49
Teddy's Toupee wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:47

His shorts look high.
Nonsense, they're just 9 inches off the canvas.
Did Akinwande hit him so hard he levitated?
Depends on the camera angle.

What a boring troll Doofy is nowadays though.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 09 Sep 2023, 15:45
by Teddy's Toupee
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 15:40
Teddy's Toupee wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:53
The Gratest wrote: 09 Sep 2023, 14:49
Nonsense, they're just 9 inches off the canvas.
Did Akinwande hit him so hard he levitated?
Depends on the camera angle.

What a boring troll Doofy is nowadays though.
Doofus, the Fury family fluffer.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 09:13
by Ruthless-RKO
“Sooner or later, we’ve got to move on,” Hearn told talkSPORT about a deal to make Joshua vs Wilder in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

“I’d love to look at that fight in Las Vegas. I’d love to look at that fight in Wembley [Stadium]. I think it would be incredible, but there is a chance that AJ may fight in December.

“If we can’t lock that in for January, maybe we push it to March or April and look at alternative venues. There’s other sites that want that fight, sometimes the more traditional sites will create a huge event.

“Only last night, we were looking at the numbers for Las Vegas thinking, ‘Wow! Joshua against Wilder in Las Vegas.’ Maybe that would be something that would be remembered for a long time.

“We’ll see. We will speak to Deontay Wilder’s team tonight. They want the fight. We want the fight, but it’s slow, and sooner or later we are going to have to look elsewhere.”

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 09:58
by big lennox
AJ vs Wilder is now "unlikely".

Essentially, Uysk is keeping the heavyweight division afloat at the moment:


Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 10:12
by jwfg
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 09:58 AJ vs Wilder is now "unlikely".

Essentially, Uysk is keeping the heavyweight division afloat at the moment:

It wouldn't be the first time a big fight doesn't happen because a third party got cold feet.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 10:16
by handsofstone
Any idea why Wilder and his team seem to be absolved from any blame of this fight not happening yet? I know Eddie brings a lot of this on himself with his mouth but I've never heard anything from Wilder or his team really that suggests they want or ever wanted this fight, if its Matchroom's fault why can't Wilder or Shelly Finkel say so?


Wilder has come up with the top 10 worst, embarrassing, pathetic excuses of all time in any sport and they was just in 1 fight, the Fury rematch, anything he says regarding anything id immediately dismiss

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 10:23
by jwfg
handsofstone wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:16 Any idea why Wilder and his team seem to be absolved from any blame of this fight not happening yet? I know Eddie brings a lot of this on himself with his mouth but I've never heard anything from Wilder or his team really that suggests they want or ever wanted this fight, if its Matchroom's fault why can't Wilder or Shelly Finkel say so?


Wilder has come up with the top 10 worst, embarrassing, pathetic excuses of all time in any sport and they was just in 1 fight, the Fury rematch, anything he says regarding anything id immediately dismiss
I'd like to think I'm unbiased and I don't think either of them are to blame. It looks like the Skills Challenge money is evaporating. Didn't Usyk just sign with S.C.?

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 10:31
by funso banjo baby
Didn't AJ say after the Helenius fight that he was going to have another two fights this year?

I really believed him :roll:

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 10:36
by big lennox
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:23
handsofstone wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:16 Any idea why Wilder and his team seem to be absolved from any blame of this fight not happening yet? I know Eddie brings a lot of this on himself with his mouth but I've never heard anything from Wilder or his team really that suggests they want or ever wanted this fight, if its Matchroom's fault why can't Wilder or Shelly Finkel say so?


Wilder has come up with the top 10 worst, embarrassing, pathetic excuses of all time in any sport and they was just in 1 fight, the Fury rematch, anything he says regarding anything id immediately dismiss
I'd like to think I'm unbiased and I don't think either of them are to blame. It looks like the Skills Challenge money is evaporating. Didn't Usyk just sign with S.C.?
It sounds like another player has moved into the picture in Saudi. Fine, but why can't Wilder vs Joshua take place somewhere else? They'd still make serious money. I don't understand why AJ will now fight someone else in December.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 11:05
by jwfg
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:36
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:23
handsofstone wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:16 Any idea why Wilder and his team seem to be absolved from any blame of this fight not happening yet? I know Eddie brings a lot of this on himself with his mouth but I've never heard anything from Wilder or his team really that suggests they want or ever wanted this fight, if its Matchroom's fault why can't Wilder or Shelly Finkel say so?


Wilder has come up with the top 10 worst, embarrassing, pathetic excuses of all time in any sport and they was just in 1 fight, the Fury rematch, anything he says regarding anything id immediately dismiss
I'd like to think I'm unbiased and I don't think either of them are to blame. It looks like the Skills Challenge money is evaporating. Didn't Usyk just sign with S.C.?
It sounds like another player has moved into the picture in Saudi. Fine, but why can't Wilder vs Joshua take place somewhere else? They'd still make serious money. I don't understand why AJ will now fight someone else in December.
Saudi is neutral, London or Vegas ain't. Would Wilder want to fight in AJ's home town for the same money he would get to fight in Vegas? The same goes for AJ fighting Deontay in the US.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 12:04
by big lennox
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 11:05
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:36
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:23

I'd like to think I'm unbiased and I don't think either of them are to blame. It looks like the Skills Challenge money is evaporating. Didn't Usyk just sign with S.C.?
It sounds like another player has moved into the picture in Saudi. Fine, but why can't Wilder vs Joshua take place somewhere else? They'd still make serious money. I don't understand why AJ will now fight someone else in December.
Saudi is neutral, London or Vegas ain't. Would Wilder want to fight in AJ's home town for the same money he would get to fight in Vegas? The same goes for AJ fighting Deontay in the US.
True, although I would have thought that both are seasoned enough not to worry about who the crowd supports. I don't think they will need to worry about the scorecards either.

AJ vs Filip Hrgovic would be a good fight, if the Wilder fight doesn't happen.

I can't see Wilder getting in the ring with anyone with a pulse.

The heavyweight top table has become achingly dull.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 12:30
by Nightmare Roy
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 12:04
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 11:05
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 10:36

It sounds like another player has moved into the picture in Saudi. Fine, but why can't Wilder vs Joshua take place somewhere else? They'd still make serious money. I don't understand why AJ will now fight someone else in December.
Saudi is neutral, London or Vegas ain't. Would Wilder want to fight in AJ's home town for the same money he would get to fight in Vegas? The same goes for AJ fighting Deontay in the US.
True, although I would have thought that both are seasoned enough not to worry about who the crowd supports. I don't think they will need to worry about the scorecards either.

AJ vs Filip Hrgovic would be a good fight, if the Wilder fight doesn't happen.

I can't see Wilder getting in the ring with anyone with a pulse.

The heavyweight top table has become achingly dull.
The one guy up for it is half the size of the others.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 16:49
by BigDoofus
I’m shocked how many of you actually thought that the business plan had changed after all those years.

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 16:58
by The Gratest
BigDoofus wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 16:49 I’m shocked how many of you actually thought that the business plan had changed after all those years.
December 2018? Here's the updated version from the man himself, Deontay Wilder 2 years later :lol: :TU:
You appear willing to turn a bit 'special' when it comes to AJ.
During a rant directed at Fury last week where Wilder thought the Gypsy King would take on Carlos Takam, he said: “You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I was getting to fight you.

“Again being a man of my word, I fought you.”

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn sarcastically reacted: “I thought AJ ducked you?”

Re: Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder - January 2024?

Posted: 12 Sep 2023, 17:00
by The Gratest
Nightmare Roy wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 12:30
big lennox wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 12:04
jwfg wrote: 12 Sep 2023, 11:05

Saudi is neutral, London or Vegas ain't. Would Wilder want to fight in AJ's home town for the same money he would get to fight in Vegas? The same goes for AJ fighting Deontay in the US.
True, although I would have thought that both are seasoned enough not to worry about who the crowd supports. I don't think they will need to worry about the scorecards either.

AJ vs Filip Hrgovic would be a good fight, if the Wilder fight doesn't happen.

I can't see Wilder getting in the ring with anyone with a pulse.

The heavyweight top table has become achingly dull.
The one guy up for it is half the size of the others.
Doofy will interpret that as referring to penis size.