"I want Deontay Wilder because that is the biggest fight in world boxing," Hearn said. "It would be the biggest fight in all...
"I want Deontay Wilder because that is the biggest fight in world boxing," Hearn said. "It would be the biggest fight in all-time British boxing history."
But saying it and making it are entirely different. Hearn said any deal must be done before Wilder-Fury on Dec. 1, which is going to make things even more difficult given that Wilder (and Fury, also a possible foe for a huge all-British showdown) will be focused on the task at hand. There's really no need to line up an April fight in December, so it seems like an artificial deadline that will cause the fight not to happen.
But Joshua, boxing's biggest global star, can tell Hearn what he wants. There is no need for such a deadline, and everyone knows it. Still, Joshua at least said the right things.
"My No. 1 [next opponent] would be Wilder. That's it," he said. "That's it. Let's not talk about No. 2, No. 3, Wilder that's all. ... The venue's booked. The date's booked. He needs to win in December and then we need to sit down and get the little bits out of the way."
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