As a deal looks more off than ever, WBN looks back at complete coverage of the Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua collapse.
Things don’t seem to be going as smoothly as the fans would like between Wilder, Joshua, or Tyson Fury. Therefore, looking back at how another big clash fell apart is eye-opening.
World Boxing News was at the forefront of negotiations and had the inside track from Wilder’s team.
A contract arrived with Deontay Wilder’s advisor and co-manager Shelly Finkel at his office in 2018, with only clarification on TWO POINTS needed before ‘The Bronze Bomber’ signed the deal.
Finkel exclusively told WBN: “We looked at the contract on Monday and raised two specific details in the paperwork that we needed clarification.
“It’s frustrating, as Eddie Hearn states in the media, that we need to be quick and sign the contract. But how can we sign if they don’t respond to our email and clarify our concerns?
“If we are being rushed, we need to hear back from Barry to be able to complete things on our side,” he added.
At the time, WBN understood an official announcement would be possible a week later.
Finkel was always on the website, gracious enough to keep WBN in the loop on the American side. At the same time, WBN reporters spoke to Eddie Hearn and Sky Head Boxing Adam Smith face-to-face to get their view on proceedings.
WBN now looks back at where it all went wrong with a complete and frank timeline of negotiations from start to finish.
See below for the beginning of the whole saga, which began unfolding just before Joshua unified further against Joseph Parker in March of 2018.
