By Chris Williams: Deontay Wilder’s promoter Lou Dibella says his fighter is NOT going to agree to fight Eddie Hearn’s fighter Dillian Whyte so that he can earn a unification fight with IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Joshua vs. Wilder
Joshua says he’ll beat Deontay Wilder
By Scott Gilfoid: According to promoter Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua believes he’s got too much size for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder, and he’s not worried about him following his devastating 1st round knockout victory over former champion Bermane Stiverne last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Hearn wants Joshua vs. Wilder at Wembley Stadium
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn is interested in staging the big unification between IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and WBC champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder next summer at the giant-sized Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Warren: Wilder will drop Joshua if he connects
By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Frank Warren says he wants to see IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), because it’s a fight involving 2 big guys with a ton of punching power.
Joshua says Deontay Wilder fight must happen to help boxing
By Juan Flores: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says boxing needs for him to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder so that the two of them could battle to discover which of them is supreme. Joshua says he wants the Wilder fight, but for it to happen, he’s going to need to be assertive with his promoter.
Hearn says Wilder will never get 50-50 split for Joshua fight
By Scott Gilfoid: It appears that Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is going to be a huge roadblock stopping the unification fight between big Josh and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder from taking place in 2018. Hearn says Wilder can forget about getting an even 50-50 split of the revenue for the fight with Joshua.
Joshua: I will fight Wilder next year
By Jeff Aranow: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he will be fighting WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder next year in a blockbuster fight. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, however, has given Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) the conditions for them to get the fight with Joshua by saying he first must face and defeat Dillian Whyte (21-1, 16 KOs).
Joshua says he’ll fight Wilder and Haye eventually
By Jim Dower: Anthony Joshua says he’ll eventually get around to fighting WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) and David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) at some point in the near future.
Wilder: Joshua needs to fight me in the U.S
By Jim Dower: Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder wants IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to come to the U.S to fight him so that he can become a global star in boxing. Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) points out that Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) is from a tiny country that is only the size of Texas, and that he’s not well known in the States. However, Wilder says he doesn’t care where he fights Joshua though. He’s willing to fight him in the UK if he has to.
Deontay: People are begging for Wilder-Joshua
By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) says the boxing public is absolutely begging for a unification fight between him and IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) to take place. Wilder, 6’7”, says he wants to give the fans what they want to see so that he can show them who the best heavyweight is in the division. Wilder says the winner of the Wilder-Joshua fight will be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world; although there would still be one world title out there not in Deontay’s grasp and that’s the WBO belt held by Joseph Parker.