Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 10:04
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.
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Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 10:17
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 10:43
I'm sure the haters will be out and about regarding this. Glad to see Wilder doesn't want the bogus belt.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 11:06
Respect to Wilder for that.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 11:54
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 11:57
Can he actually reject it though? Like, can the WBC just make him it anyway
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:01
Exactly who I had in mind!
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:02
If you think I'm a WIlder haterRe: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:07
Nah, just like to poke the bear.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:08
Have fun then 
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:15
I am.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:20
Good for him.
Pity two others didn't take the same stance
Pity two others didn't take the same stance
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 12:39
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 13:30
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
Then the winner can throw all the belts in the trash where they belong
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 13:37
Surely he'd had to have unified with another champion first....
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 13:38
Good on Wilder. Hopefully more fighters follow suit.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 14:28
Good! Franchise Champ, what a load of dog shit!
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 14:41
The funny thing is that even the standard abc trinkets make champions take on more responsibilities than the lineal title does
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 16:00
wilder is already in a protected position anyway so why would he bother
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 16:21
...was he offered this franchise belt? ..kinda easy to reject something you don't have
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 16:41
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 17:03
stevec@france wrote: ↑06 Nov 2019, 16:00 wilder is already in a protected position anyway so why would he bother
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 18:49
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.
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.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 20:48
Yeh, seems to just be handing them out. I doubt Loma wanted to give up his world title.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Nov 2019, 18:49 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.
Re: Wilder: I will reject franchise championship
Posted: 06 Nov 2019, 22:16
I don't see why this is reason for applause.