Wilder Confident of KO: I Would Get Anthony Joshua Out of There!

By Edward Chaykovsky

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) is hoping to fight the other champions in the next twelve months.

The top target on his list is IBF world champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs), who faces Wladimir Klitschko on April 29 at Wembley. The fight will also have the vacant WBA, IBO world titles at stake.

Wilder has a voluntary defense scheduled for February 25th against undefeated Gerald Washington in Alabama.

If Wilder were able to secure his wish, a showdown with Joshua with the IBF, WBA, IBO titles at stake - Wilder is confident that he would win the fight by knockout.

Wilder has a set mind state of knocking every opponent out from the opening bell.

"I would get Joshua out of there. I’m confident in every fight that I fight. Everybody knows that I’m the monster in the division to reckon with. They know that when I speak, they’re going to respect me because I don’t play around at all. I may make funny comments, I may do silly things being that it’s my personality, but when it’s time to fight, it’s all jokes aside with me, there’s no playing around," Wilder told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

"I’m not in the ring to make any friends, to have mercy on you, or to have any sympathy. My main goal is to destroy you, to hurt you really bad and get on with my life. That’s what I do, so I’m just ready to get back in the mix of things and ready to fulfill my goal and my promise that I said I was going to do. My goal is to unify the division and become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world."

If he's unable to land a fight with Joshua, there is always a unification with WBO world champion Joseph Parker, who has a scheduled April defense with mandatory challenger Hughie Fury.

"I know there’s a lot of other fighters out there that are up and coming, but if they cross my paths during my time of trying to get these belts, then so be it. My main goal is to unify the division. With that being said, I need to fight guys who have the titles to fulfill my goals and dreams. That’s what I’m seeking," Wilder said.