Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua believes Deontay Wilder needs to "stop living the fantasy" if the pair are to meet in the ring. Joshua will put his WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight belts on the line against WBO champion Joseph Parker in Cardiff on March 31.
Eddie Hearn, who promotes IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), believes his fighter is absolutely correct in rejecting the idea of going face to face with Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) next week. Joshua will collide with WBO world champion Joseph Parker in a unification showdown on March 31 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Anthony Joshua would love to face Dillian Whyte for a second time after his fight with Joseph Parker, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Whyte and Joshua slugged it out at the O2 Arena in December 2015, with the now-WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion wobbled by his opponent before he recovered to land a devastating uppercut that ended the contest in the seventh round.
Earlier this month in New York, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) made some controversial statements about Eddie Hearn, who promotes IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). Wilder accused Hearn of being nothing more than another 'white' promoter who takes advantage of a 'black' fighter.
British contender Dillian Whyte does not expect IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) to fight WBC champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Whyte is the WBC's number one ranked contender, and in line for a mandatory shot at Wilder. The sanctioning body has yet to order the fight.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) believes IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), and his promoter Eddie Hearn, want no part of a unification in the coming future. Wilder was back in the ring earlier this month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and survived near disaster in the seventh round to later stop undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz in the tenth round.
Trainer German Caicedo, who works with Cuban heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs), allowed a reasonable amount of time to pass before watching the contest with Deontay Wilder again. On March 3rd, Ortiz appeared to be on the verge of capturing the WBC world title when he badly hurt Wilder in the seventh round of their exciting fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Anthony Joshua hopes to avoid another WWE-like post-fight confrontation following what he expects will be a win against Joseph Parker on March 31. The British superstar knows Deontay Wilder will be ringside for their heavyweight title unification fight at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Having the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion in attendance makes perfect sense, since their showdown is the biggest fight in boxing that has yet to be made
With only a matter of weeks out from the biggest fight of his career BoxingScene.com caught up with WBO champion Joseph Parker to get his take on how camp has been progressing so far and how he is feeling as the clock winds down to April 1st and his meeting with British juggernaut Anthony Joshua. Having interviewed Parker a number of times he always makes for an amiable and laid-back interview subject, nothing too much seems to phase him or raise his ire in any way. And in getting to know a fighter, you begin to notice the little things, subtle changes in demeanour, different energy levels that perhaps lend themselves to a small ‘tell’ as to what sort of camp the fighter is having.
Former two division champion David Haye does not expect a unification between heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in 2017. Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA world titles, is going to have a unification with WBO champion Joseph Parker on March 31 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.