Anthony Joshua Urges Wilder To Speak Out About Fury Loss & Trilogy Fight
Unified heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is eagerly anticipating Deontay Wilder speaking out in public for the first time since his seventh-round TKO loss to Tyson Fury back in February.
Joshua suffered his own loss last year, a huge upset at the hands of Andy Ruiz. The Englishman who has since beaten Ruiz in a rematch told Sky Sports News that things changed dramatically after his first professional defeat and that he suspects Wilder is doing one of two things during his time out of the spotlight, he said.
“I don’t know, so I can’t speak on everyone’s situation, but just from my humble opinion, after a loss, things change. You distance yourself. The world is cruel. You’ve got to have a thick skin.
“Either he’s putting together a master plan – he’s in a lab right now, with his science glasses on, studying Fury’s every move. Either he’s doing that, or he’s sitting at the edge of that lake, with his head in his hands and thinking, ‘What’s going on?’
“One minute you’re on top of the world, and the next minute you’re not. That’s the name of the game we’re in.”
Joshua admits he is intrigued as to why Wilder is yet to publicly address the first defeat of his career. He’s also eagerly anticipating hearing from ‘The Bronze Bomber’ about the loss and why a trilogy fight with Fury no longer seems to be on the table.
“It’s interesting as to say, ‘Why he hasn’t spoken?’ But when he does speak, we’ll soon find out. For me to make speculation as to why he hasn’t spoken, I can’t because only he knows,” Joshua said.
“But I can’t wait for him to address the reason why the fight isn’t going to happen at the end of the year. What happened in the first fight? Why he lost.
“Was it the costume, was it the glove situation? It would be really good to hear the reasons as to why and even better, I hope he does come back, because he’s a great asset to the heavyweight division, and like the Dillian (Whyte) situation, I would like to understand how he found the strength to pull himself up.”
Do you agree with Anthony Joshua? Is it time Deontay Wilder spoke out regarding his loss to Tyson Fury and the failed trilogy fight?
