IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not paying attention to the recent critical comments from Deontay Wilder, who holds the WBC's world title.
Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Joshua reclaimed his world titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andy Ruiz.
Ruiz shocked the sport in June, when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage in New York City.
Unlike the first bout, Joshua used movement and was boxing around the ring - not allowing Ruiz to get inside. Almost every time Ruiz managed to get too close, Joshua would lock him up.
Ruiz, who was visibly out of shape and weighed in at an unexpected 283-pounds last Friday, was unable to cut off the ring or let his hands go in the same manner that he did in June.
Wilder was not impressed with the performance, stating that he felt the unified champion was "on his bike" for the entire bout and fought with the mentality to "survive."
“That’s Wilder’s opinion,” Joshua told The Athletic.
“A lot of people don’t have a good bone in their body to say a positive thing anyway. I outboxed the heavyweight champion of the world for 12 rounds. I don’t think I lost a round. Maybe one … I come in there with a great game plan, I’m successful. Isn’t that good enough? You can’t box to keep everyone happy; you have to box for the win. And I feel like when I’m at home celebrating, he’s there talking about negativity.
“With or without Wilder we’re still going to break records, but if Wilder really wants to put his name down in the history books, I think that he should come see us.”
Wilder will return to the ring in February, when he faces undefeated Tyson Fury in a rematch.
