Boxing: Don’t Use Joshua’s Name for Hype, Wilder Warned

The prospect of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder finally meeting seemed to have hit the deadest of ends in recent times.

It appears boxing promoter Hearn has lost all patience with the WBC world champion and claimed it’s clear Wilder doesn’t want a fight with Joshua and is instead using the Brit’s name for notoriety.

“I’m sick of tired of idiots out there who thinks he wants the fight. How stupid do you have to be to think Deontay Wilder wants this fight (against Joshua)?

“Just listen to what he’s saying. Boring. Boring. Boring. Mate f*** off. Mate (Wilder) you ain’t earned three million bucks. F*** sake.

“A row of beans over here, you could walk up any high street, any town, any town in the world and ask who Deontay Wilder is and no one has a f****** clue who he is.

“He ain’t even going to do 300 (thousand) pay per views on Showtime (against Fury) and you want 60/40 (against Joshua)? Idiot.

“Don’t waste our time. Don’t use Joshua’s name to gain profile and publicity. F****** waste of time. If that’s what he really thinks please don’t f****** waste my time. I’m really f****** busy.

“I’m busy, no time for time-wasters, give me someone who wants to fight Joshua, not talk about it to raise their profile.”