Frank Warren Expresses His Doubts Over Potential Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua Fight

Frank Warren doesn’t think Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua will happen as expected.

Eddie Hearn recently revealed that talks are ongoing to finalize Joshua vs. Wilder in January in Saudi Arabia. It would be a highly-anticipated matchup but Warren isn’t sold that the fight will happen.

“I don’t know, and I’ve got to be honest. I don’t particularly care,” Warren told IFL TV (h/t BoxingScene). “It doesn’t bother me that much. You asked me last time we spoke what I thought about the [Joshua vs. Wilder] fight, and I gave you my views. If they make it, they make it. I don’t think they will make it. I don’t think they make it and get the money they think they’re going to get; I really don’t. They were talking about making another fight for AJ in between, and I think they’re going to have a problem with that because I think the public will be expecting more. 

“That fight wasn’t going to happen in December, and we all know that. If you go check all the interviews that when you asked me about this, I’ve not changed,” Warren continued. “What I’ve said is what will happen. I said he [Joshua] won’t fight in December. He won’t be fighting Deontay in December, and I’m right, and he’s not fighting Deontay in December. So he may as well have taken that fight at that time.”

If Frank Warren is right and Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua doesn’t happen, it would be a big blow to boxing fans.

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