‘I just want to prove who is the best’: Deontay Wilder calls out Anthony Joshua again for grand heavyweight date

Deontay Wilder can’t wait to get Anthony Joshua into the ring. He’s just not sure when it’s going to happen.

“I just want to prove who is the best, that’s all I want to do,” Wilder said on Thursday. “I want people to see a great fight and witness the two best heavyweights compete with each other one night in the ring.”

Wilder, who is coming off an impressive first-round knockout of Bermane Stiverne, said his representatives have been in contact with Joshua’s camp, and the sides are exploring ways to stage the heavyweight unification fight.

It could happen sometime next year, Wilder said, if Joshua’s handlers aren’t too protective of the British fighter.

“I think they’re hesitant for a reason,” Wilder said. “They’ve got a great thing going. He can fight literally a guy who doesn’t even have a name and can make millions and millions of dollars off him. Why would they risk taking a chance with the most dangerous heavyweight in the division?”

There are other obstacles to the fight, as well, including whether to hold it in England or in the US and on what pay-per-view network. Joshua’s camp has indicated their fighter would have to get more money than Wilder, too, because he has proven his ability to sell huge amounts of tickets in England.

There’s also the feeling that both fighters should fight once more – perhaps on the same night – to build up more anticipation for the bout.