He has. How AJ could not agree a decent split with Wilder is ridiculous. All these knobs making excuses for him "Well he doesnt need to...blah blah,....he could make more money fighting, blah blah". These are the same people, mind, who complain about money killing top flight football **** the money, he is rich enough, it should be about wanting to be the undisputed, unified heavyweight champion of the world. What is that worth, money wise? A **** ton, plus even more importantly, its important for his legacy (ie he would actually have one). AJ's management is ****ing him about and just trying to squeeze every penny they can get out of him before he is found out. They don't seem to give a flying **** about his reputation, just as long as they can keep sucking the teet.
I reckon AJ is the real deal but I totally agree about his management damaging his reputation. The year before last every casual and his dog were chirping about AJ and the media were tugging him hard. After last year and the lack of quality fights whilst his rivals boxed it out - his reputation has taken a pounding. He needs to force a fight with one of the big guns. I'm a Fury fan and its been great seeing a lot of the public slowly warm to him. He's genuine and not robotic like AJ.
Well he will then likely fight AJ for all the belts. Its not been good for AJ but Fury beating Wilder doesn't have to be the end of the road. Unless I'm missing something?
I reckon he could be the real deal too, thats why I am finding it especially frustrating that he keeps ducking these fights, due to "Contractual disputes". His management have got in his ear and are telling him "You are worth more than that AJ, you are the champ, you should get the lions share". Maybe there is a degree of truth to that, but not when it comes to unifying the division and getting the last belt you dont hold, just do it!! At any cost.....DO IT! And then you are one of the greats. Your rep hits a new stratosphere! That is worth so much more in the long run, and not just in terms of money
If Fury beats Wilder I would imagine there’s probably another rematch clause in there. Thats what could **** AJ up imo. He could easily go another year fighting nobodies, waiting for either of those two to fight him. Should have lowered his demands first time round.
The yank casual audience won’t care one **** about that fight, Fury vs AJ. The payday is nowhere near as big. Even if they get 80k in Wembley and Sky/BT sell 500k subscriptions, they’re still barely covering Joshua’s purse with those numbers. Add sponsorships etc and you might get them £12-15m each but the yanks were offering an £80m purse for that fight with Wilder. The second highest earner in boxing history is Connor McGregor, Hearn has access to the biggest cash cow in many years and he can’t get near an Irish Muppet with a big mouth! Warren will control what happens with AJ v Fury if Fury beats Wilder, there’s no two ways about it.
Yeah I agree. Its not worked out Hearn playing hard ball. I do think though that 60/40 is more than a fair deal for Whyte. I like Dillian but his reputation is nowhere near AJ's. I wish Dillian had taken it and gone for glory. Its time for AJ to try and force one of the big fights just to seal his reputation and hold all belts. I reckon Wilder's camp is playing hard ball and I reckon AJ should come out and say "I'll fight you 50/50 in Las Vegas" publically. Give them no excuses. Turn up at the Fury v Wilder fight and get in the ring - call out whoever wins! Make it public. Get the public on board. He can't be enjoying Fury getting the limelight.
Oh I got you. I agree they should have made it happen by now. Yeah he needs a big fight soon as his popularity is definitely waning.
HAHA not a bad idea. Go all WWE on their asses. Make a spectacle, the yanks eat that **** up, that would definitely boost his rep over seas
All fair points. Wilder is the key to American audiences. Having said that if Fury beats Wilder then that will increase his reputation over there at least to a degree - especially as its a second fight - and then possibly 3rd. Shame there isn't a forth major contender. Shame Whyte didn't take his chance with AJ. Tells me he doesn't believe he can win it and wants to maximise cash just in case things nose dive after that. Should have just gone for it imo.
The offer on the table for Whyte was about £3m-£3.5m, which he refused as that’s what he got for Chisora. Joshua was then asked to fight Whyte for 6 and said no-deal. They’re both worth too much now for that fight to happen. That’s why Hearn need the yanks to get behind AJ, then he can consider meeting the numbers that he’s promised to deliver for The Zone.
AJ is boring....I don't want the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champ to go around like Samuel L in Django please log in to view this image The sooner Wilder or Fury beat him the better for the World of boxing
For me it doesn't seem unreasonable for champion / belt holders to get a bigger share of the purse - they will have had to have beaten an incumbent to have gained them ... as much as I'd like to see AJ take on Tyson Fury, any talk of a 50:50 split purse seems a bit daft - AJ has far more to lose - same goes for a fight with Wilder - if these guys are so desperate to fight AJ, do it at 60:40 and then demand the same in future fights if you have beaten him and won the belts
These guys are all undefeated. I can't remember what the proposed split on the AJ/Wilder deal was, but I dont think it was even as good as 60/40, it was more like 70/30. Its not like Wilder is a nobody ffs, he is an undefeated heavyweight champion too. Fury was also a unified champion. There really is nothing super special about AJ to warrant these ridiculous demands, not until he proves it.
Nobody gives a **** about his belts in America. He may be a big fish in a small pond over here, fighting jobbers and no-marks, but until he proves himself on the world stage against someone who is not an unknown or 10 years past his prime, he is going to have a hard time getting big fights, he needs a reality check. And I am quite clearly correct, because his management cannot agree fights with anyone. Like I said, if he wants to make tons of cash fighting nobodies, thats his prerogative, but he wont be remembered
Sure you are ... So if I was to ask a normal man in the street sports fan who the current heavyweight champion of the world is, they wouldn't say Anthony Joshua? The belts might not mean anything to you ... but for most people, I would humbly submit that it suggests that AJ is currently the paramount heavy-weight fighter in the world ... You obviously don't like or rate the lad ... but you are letting your personal bias get in the way of the facts ... even my missus knows who he is ... admittedly more because he has been on the Graham Norton show a couple of time (with Greg Davis both times)... but your claim that he won't be remembered is bollox ...
Once again you show what you dont know. I think AJ is probably the best Heavyweight in the world right now. Whats frustrating me is he will never get a chance to prove it on a world stage because his management are dicking him about. Yes, I am sure AJ is very popular in Leicester.....
