Deontay Wilder could hardly have done a better job of selling himself to Anthony Joshua, his promoter, Eddie Hearn, and a potential pay-per-view audience of many millions than he did in coming from behind to stop Luis Ortiz in the seventh defence of his WBC world heavyweight title in Brooklyn on Saturday night.
But would he win a unification fight with Joshua, who rules three versions of the title and will probably take Joseph Parker’s IBF belt when they meet in Cardiff on 31 March? Unlikely.
Joshua will have been encouraged in his belief that the American is the near-perfect opponent: a flawed drawcard, dangerous enough to bring out the best in him. And they surely must meet now – possibly before this summer, certainly within a year. These are the knockout kings of boxing. They have to fight each other. If they do not, this business is crazier than everybody knows it is.
Source: Theguardian
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