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Lennox Lewis believes the coming fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will trump Anthony Joshua’s with Alexander Povetkin. The one-time undisputed heavyweight champion has also dismissed suggestions that Fury is taking too big a risk against the heavy-handed Wilder, even though he considers his relationship with new trainer Ben Davison to be a “work in progress”.
Anthony Joshua did not watch heavyweight rival Tyson Fury's latest bout as he is fully focused for the "biggest pressure fight" of his career against Alexander Povetkin, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. Unbeaten Briton Joshua will put his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO titles on the line against Russia's Povetkin at Wembley on September 22.
New York - Mega fights in boxing never come easy as recent history has shown. Whether it was Mayweather-Pacquiao or the recent dealings with Canelo-Golovkin, there are always obstacles to overcome. Enter the heavyweight division. Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KO’s) and Deontay Wilder have gone back and forth on every platform outside the ring. However, getting them into the ring to fight each other to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion is another story.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs), says his boxer wants a unification with WBC champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) - but they don't believe Wilder wants the fight. Hearn stated in a recent interview that Dillian Whyte is the frontrunner to face Joshua on April 13, at Wembley in London.
Eddie Hearn says Dillian Whyte is Anthony Joshua's most likely opponent at Wembley next April as a fight with Deontay Wilder "looks impossible". Joshua will put his WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts on the line against Alexander Povetkin on September 22.
Dominic Breazeale is in perfect position to fight Deontay Wilder. He is the mandatory challenger for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title. Their fight also could enable Breazeale to settle a personal score with Wilder, with whom he was involved in an altercation in the lobby of a Birmingham, Alabama, hotel in February 2017.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is still not sold that a fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will actually come off in the fall. From the moment the fight was rumored, Hearn shook his head and expressed his doubts. But, last weekend in Belfast, Wilder was ringside to watch Fury dominate Francesco Pianetta over ten rounds of action.
The president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, celebrated the agreement that was reached for the showdown between WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury. According to Sulaiman, the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO unified champion Anthony Joshua had everything in place to finalize a deal with Wilder - but allowed it to slip through his fingers.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is hoping that a victory over Tyson Fury will create a forceful demand for a full division unification with WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) is going to defend his title against Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) in the fall, likely on a November date in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is still aggravated by how the negotiations played out for a unification with IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two sides were in stalks for the fall, but they were unable to reach an agreement on the monetary terms.