By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s performance against Luis Ortiz last Saturday night impressed Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn enough to where he’s now saying that his fighter Anthony Joshua will likely face him next if he gets past WBO champion Joseph Parker on March 31.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) to call him so they can put together a unification fight between him and IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs).
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder says the Americans don’t know the name of IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. They only know Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) as the big heavyweight from the UK, Wilder says.
By Marcus Richardson: Deontay Wilder says he expects Anthony Joshua’s popularity in the UK to evaporate overnight after he knocks him out. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is a mega-star in the UK, bringing in massive pay-per-view numbers on Sky Box Office and selling out 90,000 seat stadiums.
By Scott Gilfoid: The crafty promoter Eddie Hearn says his fighter Anthony Joshua will want a bigger purse split against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in 2018 if he wins the WBO title against belt holder Joseph Parker on March 31 in Cardiff, Wales.
By Allan Fox: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman thinks WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder has a little too experience for IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua for him to handle for when the two of them meet up inside the ring in 2018 or whenever. Thurman says he sees Joshua as being too green for him to beat Wilder at this point.
By Stanley White: Deontay Wilder has no doubt that a fight between him and IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will be able to get made this year. WBC champion Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is optimistic that he’ll be fighting Joshua in 2018, and he has no problems traveling to the UK to make the fight with the 28-year-old.
By Scott Gilfoid: After analyzing Anthony Joshua’s talent level, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber” Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) has determined that he’s faster, stronger and more mobile than him.
Wilder says he cannot wait to get Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) inside the ring in 2018, so that he can dethrone him and take his IBF and WBA heavyweight titles from him.
By Jeff Aranow: Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) has spotted a flaw in heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s game that he feels he can exploit when the time comes for the 2 of them to face each other in a unification fight in 2018.
By Tim Royner: Keith Thurman thinks it’s still too early for IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to face WBC belt holder Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder in a unification fight. Thurman feels that Joshua needs a few more fights under his belt before he’s fully ready to take the fight with Wilder.