ANTHONY JOSHUA has been warned of the potential outcome of a clash with Deontay Wilder.
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion was seemingly on course to finally settle his five-year-long feud with the American in a Saudi showdown in December.
PAAnthony Joshua is slowly but surely edging towards a showdown with Deontay Wilder[/caption]
The pair are on course to throw down after competing on the same Saudi cardGETTY
PAFour-time heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield has tipped Wilder to win the bout[/caption]
Saudi boxing chiefs, however, ultimately pulled the plug on the bout – despite both parties agreeing lucrative deals.
The tentative plan at this moment in time is for the duo to throw down after respective December 23 dust-ups with Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker on the same Saudi card.
And four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield only sees one outcome for the fight.
The Real Deal told ES News: “I think Wilder will get him.”
AJ, 34, has shown improvements under the stewardship of new head coach Derrick James in his back-to-back outings against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius.
Those improvements, however, have done little to convince Holyfield that Wilder won’t detonate one of his nuclear bombs of a right hand on his chin.
He continued: “I think he’ll get him because of the big shot, and because of the style Joshua fights.
“He stands off and he’s open, and when you’re open that way [Wilder] will get the right hand on you.”
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Joshua and Wilder have been jawwing down one another since they held all the heavyweight marbles five years ago.
Watford warrior Joshua has remained silent on the long-overdue showdown, something that can’t be said of Wilder.
The Bronze Bomber told Blue Blood Sports TV: “I just don’t know what’s up with Joshua, bro.
“Maybe I’m gonna have to go to England and sit down with him on some real man s***.
“I don’t want him to feel like I have anything against him, but I know he’s afraid of me.
“Joshua – me and you is the biggest fight in the world bro, what are you doing?
“I really wanna talk to that dude.”