ANTHONY JOSHUA has been called out for a huge heavyweight grudge match against an old foe.
The former world champion has not fought since his defeat to Daniel Dubois last year.
Anthony Joshua could face Deontary Wilder[/caption]
The pair were set to do battle numerous times over the years[/caption]
He is searching for his next opponent and has reportedly agreed to fight Jake Paul, while also being called out by Joseph Parker.
But Joshua could now face old foe Deontay Wilder after his manager Shelly Finkel revealed they would like to set up a fight.
Finkel told Box Nation: “We’d like — our first choice [of opponent] always would be (Anthony) Joshua.
“But if we can’t get Joshua — if we could get (Oleksandr) Usyk, we’d fight him.
“I believe it’s [a fight with Joshua] is the biggest fight for him.
“And it’s the fight – it’s the fight of last decade, hopefully it’s this one.
“[The fight is] not as big as it was, but it’s enormous. Enormous. It would sell out any of the smaller arenas, and maybe with a good undercard, it could sell out a Wembley.”
Joshua and Wilder were once the top two heavyweights – but their promoters failed to strike a deal to get them in the ring.
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The most recent failed attempt came in 2023 after Joshua’s win over Otto Wallin, which would have seen a clash in Saudi Arabia.
After a deal collapsed, Joshua said: “I’m sure from a fan perspective, they’ll be more annoyed. For me, I always understand how this game is.
“You never know. This is elite level boxing.”
He was first tipped to fight Wilder in a unification fight in 2017, and again the following year when months of talks were held.
Terms had been agreed over the fight purse, date and venue, with Wilder even agreeing to fight in the UK.
But there was a delay over the contracts and Joshua ended up facing his WBA mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin instead.
Promoter Eddie Hearn was hopeful of reigniting for April 2019 at Wembley, but it never came to fruition.
Wilder instead fought Tyson Fury in a famous trilogy, creating one of the sport’s biggest rivalries.
Anthony Joshua has not fought since his defeat to Daniel Dubois[/caption]
