The trash talk from Deontay Wilder seems to be never ending.
The way Wilder is presenting himself in the media, it’s clear that he’s almost desperate to fight Anthony Joshua but it’s no wonder. The American has called Joshua ‘king’ on numerous occasions. ‘AJ’ is the number one name in the division but unlike his future challenger, Joshua presents a calm demeanor with a business first type of mind.
Lack of self-confidence is something one rarely accuses Joshua of. But in a recent interview, Wilder talked about how Joshua doesn’t show the same type of excitement as the American does when talking about the unification title fight.
“Every time Joshua do speak, we got Joshua and his lack of self-confidence. He don’t even know that he’s the best! He won’t even say he’s the best! And when it comes to me, he’s not trying to make this fight happen. I’m trying to make it happen ASAP,” in an interview with The42.
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— Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) November 14, 2017
The Alabama native then claimed Joshua is fearful of him. The lack of trash talk from Joshua is a sign of weakness for Wilder and he claims that’s one of the reasons why promoter Eddie Hearn does most of the talking on Joshua’s behalf in the media.
“‘Scared’ is too strong; we’ve seen guys get in the ring many times, so they can’t be scared. But I think Joshua is very fearful of fighting me. Being fearful is a different term to being scared.
“I think he fears me. I don’t think Joshua really wants to fight me, because he know that I am who I say I am. He knows that I am the part. He knows that I mean exactly what I say.
“Americans always come across as cocky, sometimes a little bit arrogant. They talk a lot of stuff. But this American right here, they know that I am who I say I am. And with that being said, Joshua don’t want to say any of these things – that’s why Eddie Hearn is always talking for him,” commented the WBC champion.
No matter what the eventual date for the fight, Wilder believes he can beat Joshua at any given time.
“He says he needs more time, maybe 2018, maybe ’19, maybe ’20, so that he can put himself in a better position to beat me. Only, you can’t find no position where you’re going to beat someone who’s more than a match for you. You can only measure with your heart how you cope in war, and use your mind and skills that you have already built, and test yourself – just like you did against Klitschko,” said Wilder.
“People say I haven’t fought nothing but bums, they say I ran, they say I haven’t done nothing. Hearn said Joshua would knock me out in three. So if that’s the case, if that’s facts, then why are you so hesitant to make the date?” added the American.
Hearn recently paid a visit to the US and met with Shelly Finkel and Al Haymon to discuss terms for the fight itself. The promoter revealed some interesting points that were brought up in the meeting, including putting Joshua and Wilder on the same card to box opponents before their eventual clash potentially in the summer.
“We talked about maybe both of them boxing on the same card in March or April and then doing it in the summer. Everything is in play at the moment,” told Hearn in an interview with IFL.tv.
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