Quote Originally Posted by Greenbeanz View Post




At the huge risk of quoting the lyrics from a Poodle Rock Song, Wilder's manager leaves it all up in the air and the rest of us living on a prayer

“I’d say currently we are over fifty percent of the way there,” Deas exclusively told World Boxing News.
“I know there is interest from New York and Moscow, but also Las Vegas, Alabama and Mississipi are all being considered to stage the fight.
“We believe the fight will happen sometime between April 30 and June 7 - although May seems an ideal month for us as we would like it to happen the earlier, the better.

Exclusive: Wilder manager on possible dates / venue for Povetkin | World Boxing News


I mean what does that even mean ?

The fight MAY happen in one of five locations in April, May, June or Nevermonth
Loosely translated: It means "were still trying to stack the deck in our favor. When he agrees to our venue (when the hell did Mississippi or Alabama become the mecca of boxing?), our cut (we want more than the lions share if he wants a shot at our belt), and our timing (we already started training and will get 3 weeks conditioning and nutrition in and then tell povetkin's people in enough time to give them a short camp to condition and strategics, while we work on our game plan for 4 and a half weeks) we'll announce it....

Call me a cynic... but that's how it unfolds much of the time...