WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) has no doubt in his mind that IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is avoiding him.

He places both Joshua, and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, on notice.

Wilder will first have to get past undefeated Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on March 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The fight will be in heavy demand if Wilder wins his upcoming fight, and Joshua wins his his unification with WBO world champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) on March 31 at the O2 Arena in London.

"I want him just as bad as everybody else wants him. If it was up to me, we would've been fighting two years ago. I've been calling this man out. When they hyped him up and said he was this, said he was that. I'm the type of person that I get happy for other people. With me and my happiness and me being successful, that's all up to me. It ain't up to nobody else," Wilder said.

"So, when I see other people doing great things, when I see good things coming to other people, I get happy for other people. It's a hard thing for people to get happy for other people because things don't happen for them but I'm not like that because I know my blessings will sure enough come. All I got to do is keep working."

In the opinion of Wilder, Joshua's handlers are simply motivated to build up his record against safe opponents in order to avoid the possibility of a loss.

He plans to keep himself in the loop, by winning fights, in order to force that Joshua showdown to happen.

"I come in peace all of the time but with him, I don't think Joshua wants to fight me. His promoters don't want him to fight me. They're on the goal of trying to build this resume, saying they want to be the first billionaires, stuff like that. But doing that, the plans all end with me," Wilder said. 

"All roads lead to me. I'm not going nowhere, no time soon. They know black don't crack. So, I'm going to be around for a long time. I ain't the best heavyweight in the division. I'm the best heavyweight on this earth. I'm just waiting on the opportunity to prove it."