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Did anyone watch the fight? Just read the news - Wow!
Best Regards
Jay
Best Regards
Jay
I actually was referring to Wilder vs Fury.I think a rematch was written into the contract.
Teddy Atlas, after the fight, quoted Marvin Hagler, "It's hard to get up at 5 a.m and do roadwork when you're wearing silk pajamas." I found that both amusing and telling.
I also hear that Joshua had been accidentally knocked out in a sparring match a couple of weeks prior to the fight by by a sparring partner. Joshua's father supposedly tried to talk Joshua into postponing the fight - which would be the smart thing to do for several reasons - but Joshua refused.
Ruiz was an 11 to 1 underdog. But speaking of numbers, Ruiz was 105 and 5 as an amateur. And that was in Mexico, where the fight game is no joke.
Floyd Mayweather offered Joshua a deal he should have taken a couple years ago. He told him to come to Mayweather's gym and Floyd would help him with his porous defense. Told him he'd show him how to stay on top of the division for years to come. You gotta be pretty stupid to turn down an offer like that.
The dude was over hyped, and has been ducking the lineal champ as well as Wilder.
Only one fight to make at hw now. Need that rematch.
hbo going 50%
I remember when something quite similar to this was said to Tyson Fury at a press conference, regarding Joshua's ducking.I think you will find, that although Joshua and Wilder are the fighters, their careers are governed by contracts with promoters, and sports tv companies, all who want profit, Wilder and Joshua have different promoters and pay per view sports channels, all who want the lions share of the revenues, and have a say on which fights happen on exclusive networks, hbo going 50% with fox, not going to happen, politics and revenues make fights, unless the federations/asociations dictate who will fight. Which is another reason the MMA scene is booming.