DEONTAY WILDER has threatened to fly to the UK to face off with Anthony Joshua and accused the Brit boxer of being “afraid”.
The Bronze Bomber is eager to meet his fellow former world heavyweight champion – as current title holders Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk prepare to clash.
Wilder, 38, has been out of the ring since October 2022 when he knocked out Robert Helenius.
But despite the long wait, the American has challenged the Brit and reaffirmed that he is ready for an AJ clash.
The Bronze Bomber even threatened the 2012 Olympic Champ that he would hop across the pond to meet the boxer.
He said on Blue Blood Sports TV: “I just don’t know what’s up with Joshua, bro. Maybe I’m gonna have to go to England and sit down with him on some real man s***.
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“I don’t want him to feel like I have anything against him, but I know he’s afraid of me.
“Joshua – me and you is the biggest fight in the world bro, what are you doing? I really wanna talk to that dude.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn has been promising 34-year-old AJ will finally face the Bronze Bomber for an eternity.
And a deal was agreed between Wilder and Joshua but it eventually fell through.
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But the Matchroom boss has still not delivered anything and Hearn blamed Wilder for not wanting to fight.
Meanwhile, Joshua intimated the highly anticipated bout could fight on the undercard of the clash between Usyk and Fury.
Despite his recent inactivity, 42 out of Wilder’s 43 wins have ended by way of KO.
And Joshua – with 23 knockouts in 26 victories – is planning on another showdown in December before taking on the ex-WBC champion.
AJ has bounced back from back-to-back defeats against Usyk in underwhelming triumphs against Helenius and Jermaine Franklin.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
