Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: Former two division belt holder David Haye thinks Anthony Joshua will agree to the $50 million offer made to him and his promoter Eddie Hearn if the offer is real for a unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Shelly Finkel, the manager for Wilder, shocked the boxing world on Wednesday when he revealed that he’d made a significant $50 million offer to Joshua.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua has received a huge $50 million take-it-or-leave-it offer from Deontay Wilder’s promoter Shelly Finkel. The offer is a 50-50 split of the revenue, and it must be accepted by this Thursday for the fight to take place. Joshua recently said that if Wilder gives him a $50 million offer, he would agree the next day.
By David Alexander: Eddie Hearn is heading to New York for talks with Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) as a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) moves ever closer. The Matchroom boss will meet with Al Haymon and Shelly Finkel, the two main advisors to WBC heavyweight title holder Wilder, on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a summer unification blockbuster with WBA, IBO and WBO champ Joshua.
By Scott Gilfoid: The management for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has made a big $50 million counter offer to IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing for a unification fight, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.
By Damian Poole – Anthony Joshua (21-0-20 KOs) vs Deontay Wilder (40-0-39 KOs) looks to be in jeopardy after a recent interviews on YouTube with Lou Dibella. But first of all let’s elaborate how we got to this sorry state of affairs.
By Scott Gilfoid: The World Boxing Council has ordered a heavyweight eliminator between Dillian Whyte 23-1, 17 KOs) and former heavyweight world title challenger Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) to decide the second mandatory for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn admitted today that the reason he’s not offering WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder a percentage deal for a fight against AJ is because he feels he doesn’t rate it. All he rates is a flat fee offer, according to Hearn. Wilder is not going to accept Hearn’s 88/12 purse split for the fight with Joshua. That’s not going to happen.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua says his fight instincts kick in when he hears the likes of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder trash talking him. Joshua says he wants a “face to face” with those two to fight them. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like either of those guys will be facing Joshua soon.
By Scott Gilfoid: Wladimir Klitschko says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) would be a dangerous fight for IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) right now if that fight were to happen. The combination of the 6’7″ Wilder’s speed and power would be potentially devastating to Joshua, who has has been hurt numerous times in fights in the last three years.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury asked for a 50-50 purse split for a fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, according to Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. He says Fury wants four easy tune-up fights against poor opposition, and then he wants a fight against Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) for a 50 percent cut of the revenue.