DEONTAY WILDER has brutally mocked Anthony Joshua’s “pitty pat” style and declared him “irrelevant” in the heavyweight division.
The WBC champ is preparing for his own rematch against Tyson Fury in Las Vegas next weekend.
Wilder has mocked Joshua’s ‘pitty pat’ boxing style and claimed he is ‘irrelevant’ in the heavyweight division
A fight with WBA, WBO and IBF king Joshua should be on the horizon after that if terms can be agreed.
And Wilder – who recently labelled Joshua a “coward” – ramped up the bad blood between the pair by belittling his boxing in his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr last December.
Ruiz Jr shocked the world when he downed Joshua in New York in June but AJ got revenge in Saudi.
He failed to knock out journeyman Ruiz, though, and Wilder, who is regarded as the most powerful puncher there is, reckons AJ was too soft with his opponent.
‘BEEN MADE IRRELEVANT’
Speaking to CNN Sport, Wilder said: “He didn’t fight off. Nobody wants to see you come back and gain a title pitty pat, stealing someone else’s technique and style of punch, grab, hold.
“We want to see you all on your shield.
“This man knocked you down four times and knocked you out. Knocked you out!
“So you don’t come back and pitty pat pitty pat and just win a round off a guy that’s overweight and didn’t train for the fight at all.”
Wilder also blasted Joshua’s team – which includes promoter Eddie Hearn – for not setting up fights with the top boxers.
He said: “Their approach is making him irrelevant in the heavyweight division. No one is talking about him, no one.
“This is the king division. This is the warrior division. No I don’t have time for, ‘Oh, this is a business, so we conduct our career accordingly to business’.
“I understand business as well. But I also understand I’m a warrior and a true champion.”
Fury was robbed of the win in his first fight and Wilder admits he was “overwhelmed” when he saw the Brit get back off the canvas in the 12th round.
He added: “I’m glad it was a controversial decision. I’m glad Fury got up. I was surprised on the outside, but inside I was overwhelmed.
“I was excited because this fight was living up to the hype. This was another score for the heavyweight division.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
