Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
AJ makes tons of money no matter what he does. He has a whole country backing him and calling him the real champ so he doesn’t need the Wilder fight. AJ has a ton to lose. It just bothers me that these stupid cash cows with the benefit of their country’s fans get all of the power of negotiation.



.....annnnnd...... I think we all know who the King of Stupid Cash Cows is. (Hint: He ate tainted ones of his own kind.)


I think AJ's legions of fans would probably not be as forgiving of AJ if he consistently ducked opponents and then got caught cheating.

Another thing in AJ's favor is he has no weight finagling issues to worry about.
AJ is basically like Canelo but just not as crooked. Canelo is an obvious cheat and gets gift decisions. AJ hasn’t had to do any of that yet.



The optimistic (or naive) side of me thinks AJ's fans would turn away if AJ came within sniffing distance of what Ginger gets away with. Dunno..... maybe I'm wrong.
Maybe. I mean, Mexican fans don’t seem to care what their fighters do. I know tons of Mexicans still supported Margarito after the glove incident. I would hope British fans are a bit more level headed and turn on a cheater. I mean, I feel like Brits should be hating on AJ after this whole thing for ducking Wilder. We will see though...


Exactly (on the first part you said). But my point is Joshua is nowhere near Ginger and/or Margacheato territory. True.... I'd expect some impatience from fans for not grabbing a fight with Wilder right now (if he really wants to unify), but you can't put this in the same stratosphere as the other transgressions mentioned. Now if this perceived ducking turned into a constant thing..... I would expect some real anger from the UK fans. I think the reason AJ probably gets a free pass right now is that he ended a LONG drought of British HW champions in what let's face it, is boxing's glamour division. He shouldn't waste that goodwill.