Anthony Joshua: Wilder fight ‘is definitely going to happen’

Hey, maybe you’re sick of hearing about Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder, given that they’re not fighting this year, but the fight is still on a lot of minds, and we’re trying to pay the bills around here.

Joshua (21-0, 20 KO) says that the fight with Wilder (40-0, 39 KO) is “definitely going to happen.” From Sky Sports:

“I’m ready, I’m focused, I’m confident that I’ll get there, and I’m confident that I’ll win once I do get there. So let’s talk about it until the cows come home because that fight is definitely going to happen.”

But he’s not ignoring his next challenge, a September 22 fight at Wembley Stadium with Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KO):

”Ultimately I am interested in who I’m fighting, and when I’m fighting. It’s a simple business. They provide good, worthy opponents for me, and Povetkin is one of them. Povetkin — everybody knows who he is. If you’re a boxing fan you know he’s an Olympic gold medalist, a world title challenger, one defeat. A real interesting competitor.”

Joshua has a lot on his plate right now, as Povetkin is far from a pushover, but it’s still no secret that the fight everyone wants at heavyweight, THE fight at heavyweight, is Joshua-Wilder.

Like he says, we’ll be talking about it until the cows come home. Hopefully they at least come home in April 2019, as is the current idea.