The Wilder Excuses Begin

[Ron Swanson]

This thread illustrates perfectly how bitter some US fight fans are that the major force in World Boxing is the UK.
We also have the worlds best promoter who not only has the best stable of fighters in the world but also puts on events in your back yard (when he's not busy signing or pitching your fighters)
Wilder is a fool and should sign with Hearn and start getting proper paydays

Who cares where fighters are from? All that matters is that fights happen. Nationalism is silly. There are great boxers all around the world. Rooting for a country is so limited. I became a fan of the sport watching Nigel Benn on ABCs wide world of sports. I couldn't stay up late enough to watch the American stars of the time so didn't grow up with any concern over country. Only sport. We're supposed to be boxing fans not country fans.

If the UK starts putting on the best fights, great. We got the best fights

I'll just try to get a word in edgewise in the "Ron and Primo Show" to say that IMO there's nothing wrong with nationalism in boxing. In fact, you (Ron) are displaying some of it by defending Wilder come hell or high water. Nothing wrong with that. I just happen to think nobody is ducking anyone here, but Hearn and his followers are throwing Wilder a bone and expecting him to wag his tail and thank him for the table scraps. Still, I'm very passionate and supportive about my own countrymen champions. Not to mention mostly proud, because very rarely is one of my countrymen involved in high profile cheating a la Clenelo, Margacheato, etc. Nothing wrong with rooting for your own. It makes championship boxing that much more exciting. That's not to say I don't root for other nationalities, because of course I do. That's where the individual and his qualities come in.

You guys have certainly gone the extra mile in your respective defenses of Wilder's and Joshua's teams, but in the end none of it matters one damn bit. It all boils down to Hearn thinking Wilder isn't worth as much as Wilder believes he is. That's all. They're gonna push and shove, apparently very publicly..... and all of us fans are going to side with one side or the other. In the end, they might end up fighting other people before they themselves meet. They've got the youth, so I'm not worried about that part. That one of them might lose on their way to the mega payday..... yeah, but that's boxing for you. I just hope if they end up facing mandatories, that they survive them, so we can get this matchup at some point with both of them still undefeated.

It's not nationalism man, I will be rooting hard for AJ when they fight. Just, one side is not being real about what the other brings. Hearn said today it brings 500k PPV sales in the US. AJ didn't do 500 on free tv(in US) in any fight other than Wlad. Wilder consistently gets great ratings. To suggest it does 500k PPV in U.S. admits Wilders value, so be honest about it. Don't say nobody knows him, the numbers show that isn't true. Acknowledge his worth, pay his worth and kick his arse.