Published 13:29 IST, October 21st 2020
Anthony Joshua hopes Deontay Wilder makes a comeback despite Fury fight hitting roadblock
Unified world champion Anthony Joshua claims he would love to see Deontay Wilder make a return as he’s a “great asset to the division”.
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A couple of days ago, Tyson Fury anunced that he has “moved on” from Deontay Wilder and is targeting a new opponent for his homecoming fight on December 2020. current WBC champion, who defeated Deontay Wilder in February, refused to give Bronze Bomber a rematch after Wilder and his team made various attempts to push back dates of ir much-awaited bout. "y don't really want to fight lineal heavyweight champion. y kw how it ends. world kws how it will end: with Wilder on his a** again," Tyson Fury told Athletic.
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Though Deontay Wilder’s team has claimed that former champion is ready to fight Tyson Fury “any date, any place,” Bronze Bomber himself is yet to comment on same. Recently, unified world champion Anthony Joshua chimed in on topic, revealing why he thinks Deontay Wilder is t replying to Tyson Fury’s comment. Anthony Joshua said that after facing a huge loss in February, Wilder might be stewing in his loss or might be busy conjuring a “master plan” to defeat Fury. Whatever happens, Anthony Joshua claims he would love to kw what’s going through Wilder’s mind.
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Despite this, Anthony Joshua says he would love to see Deontay Wilder make a return as he’s a “great asset to heavyweight division”. Anthony Joshua said he would also like to kw how Deontay Wilder found strength to look past his loss. Wilder lost to Tyson Fury via TKO in seventh round, losing his WBC title in process.
"I hope he does come back, because he's a great asset to heavyweight division, and like Dillian situation, I would like to understand how he found strength to pull himself up," Anthony Joshua told Sky Sports News.
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What’s next for Anthony Joshua?
Anthony Joshua is currently training to fight his mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in December 2020. If AJ successfully stops Pulev, he would go on to face Gypsy King next year. However, Tyson Fury would also have to defeat his next opponent to get a shot at Anthony Joshua. unification bout between Joshua and Fury would be arguably biggest fight in British boxing history.
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13:29 IST, October 21st 2020