Most sports stars have a limited window of opportunity to maximise their earnings and to leave a lasting legacy within their chosen sport. Combat sports athletes, I would say have a much smaller window than most.
Deontay Wilder and maybe more importantly his team need to understand this. Boxing history is littered with fights that never happened, or when they did it was often far too late, Mayweather v Pacquiao the most recent and probably the best example of this.
Anthony Joshua has to do his part this weekend of course, but the more and more I think about it, I am beginning to think the Joshua Wilder fight won’t happen.
Just on the side of Joshua, the likes of Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury and Alexander Povetkin all cloud the waters. All 3 are viable, attractive and marketable options if the Wilder fight doesn’t materialise.
If Wilder takes a fight with Dominic Breazeale which is rumoured, it says a lot about the sort of fights he wants. Most critics of Wilder make reference to the quality of his opposition, with some justification, Breazeale will not silence those critics.
I just don’t understand why Wilder isn’t coming over to work for Sky, just being ringside increases his exposure, if he has been advised not to attend, it’s incredibly bad advice in my opinion.
Robert McCracken has said in the last few days that he believes the fight will be a bigger fight next year. Joshua and Wilder have shown vulnerabilities of course, and one punch landed on either chin could ruin any plans of a megafight between the two.
If you wait for something, it often never comes, why wait if it’s there already.
Whatever the problem is in getting a deal done, if a deal isn’t done soon, there is an ever-increasing chance it will never get done.
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