American boxing heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder has thrown another taunt at his main rival and three-belt holder, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua, by declaring that the Nigerian-born British pugilist knows who is best in the class for now, sports247.ng reports.
Wilder, who is still fresh from a bruising draw with another British heavyweight, Tyson Fury, insists Joshua knows he is the best of the moment and is desperate to take him on.
Wilder, though, hinted that he will stall and keep Joshua anticipating, pushing anxiously to get a chance at a total unification of the four belts in world heavyweight boxing.
The American fighter went on to declare emphatically that ‘AJ’ is now begging him for a fight, because the Brit knows where the spotlight is, and says it has to be only on the best fighter of the class.
Wilder declared that the IBF, WBA and WBO champion is desperate to fight him, after he maintained his unbeaten record and kept his WBC belt after the split decision draw with Fury earlier this month.
It was adjudged a draw, though Fury was floored twice, but rose to hold his own very well and dominate for long stretches in Los Angeles.
A rematch between the two appears certain after the controversial nature of the result but Joshua, who as does not have a next opponent scheduled, has long been a target.
Wilder and Joshua have been in negotiations over a unification clash for some time with the Alabama-born fighter insisting Eddie Hearn and the rest of the Brit’s team are growing increasingly desperate.
Wilder blasted: “They’re definitely begging now. He’s trying to reach out all of a sudden.
“His management have been trying to reach out to mine as well. He could have had this opportunity, he had many opportunities.
“He could have fought Luis Ortiz, he could have fought me, he had a chance to fight Fury.
“But people want to know who’s the best, especially after seeing this Fury fight.
“I’ve been trying to show people who is the best. I’m always going to say I’m the best until I’m defeated.”
