wrecksracerSat Dec 20, 2025, 3:31 PM UTC
Ever since Wilder came up with those bizarre reasons for losing to Fury, I suspected he has CTE. The fact that he thinks people still want to see him box reinforced this opinion. Doesn’t he have anyone around him that cares about him?
hugh_grantSat Dec 20, 2025, 2:44 PM UTC
Jake paul couldve did very well against Wilder if he was to choose a heavyweight dance partner, josh was wrong man.
daggumSat Dec 20, 2025, 2:30 PM UTC
I hope boxing can learn from this negative example.
I usually have a different take to marinating fights and i think it is needed and good for the fighters and the sport if done correctly.
Example Haney, Shakur, Tank and Lopez they could all have fought for decent paydays but none of them except maybe Tank were close to their prime and not even close to being popular. Now all 4 of them are elite level fighters very popular and if they really want they can still fight each other and make 5 times the amount they would have done prior and also really draw in way more casuals fans and appeal to the Mainstrean which grows the sport.
However AJ and Wilder is the perfect example on how not to do it.
These two fighters in there prime which perfectly aligned as they both peaked at the same time, mentally, physically and popularity wise, never fought which is a shame.
Two of the biggest punchers the sport ever saw both are quite limited but exciting and for sure both are very vunerable. This fight could have been an all time classic maybe prime Wilder would have eliminated AJ with 1 clean right hand in the first round maybe AJ would have catched him and in a rematch the exact opposite happens and we have an entertaining trilogy.
We never know because both of them and especially there handlers dropped the ball. If we get the fight both are far behind their prime especially Wilder and both of them would make way less money than a couple years ago. Everybody lost here the fighters, the fans and therefore the Sport.
I blame greedy handlers that couldn’t put there egos aside and manipulated there boxers to not take lucrative deals to fight each other in there primes.
Tank is not an elite fighter and never was
Moz_boxingSat Dec 20, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC
I hope boxing can learn from this negative example.
I usually have a different take to marinating fights and i think it is needed and good for the fighters and the sport if done correctly.
Example Haney, Shakur, Tank and Lopez they could all have fought for decent paydays but none of them except maybe Tank were close to their prime and not even close to being popular. Now all 4 of them are elite level fighters very popular and if they really want they can still fight each other and make 5 times the amount they would have done prior and also really draw in way more casuals fans and appeal to the Mainstrean which grows the sport.
However AJ and Wilder is the perfect example on how not to do it.
These two fighters in there prime which perfectly aligned as they both peaked at the same time, mentally, physically and popularity wise, never fought which is a shame.
Two of the biggest punchers the sport ever saw both are quite limited but exciting and for sure both are very vunerable. This fight could have been an all time classic maybe prime Wilder would have eliminated AJ with 1 clean right hand in the first round maybe AJ would have catched him and in a rematch the exact opposite happens and we have an entertaining trilogy.
We never know because both of them and especially there handlers dropped the ball. If we get the fight both are far behind their prime especially Wilder and both of them would make way less money than a couple years ago. Everybody lost here the fighters, the fans and therefore the Sport.
I blame greedy handlers that couldn’t put there egos aside and manipulated there boxers to not take lucrative deals to fight each other in there primes.