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Turki Al-Sheikh wants to see a fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder next. It’s a fight that will attract a lot of interest from fans around the world even though both former heavyweight champions are past their prime.
Joshua-Wilder is a fight the boxing world has wanted to see for the last decade, but the two have never been able to come to an agreement. Deontay’s right hand is like an old land mineburied underground for 60 years, but still dangerous. If Joshua activates that right hand from Deontay, he will sleep.
Wilder’s career has fallen lower than Joshua’s, but both are practically on the same level when it comes to chins. Joshua, 35, was crushed in five rounds by IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on September 21 in London.
Turki’s plan
If Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) gets through that fight against former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs), Turki wants him to fight contender Martin Bakole in Africa. Bakole will fight Efe Ajagba in his next fight.
“I want to see Joshua and Wilder now. If Tyson is not available, why not Joshua and Wilder? Turki Al-Sheikh said to talkSport Boxing about wanting to make a fight between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua, recently defeated.
“We finished the fight between Bakole and the Nigerian fighter Ajagba. After that, we want to see Joshua against Bakole. I want to see this fight. Do you know where I want to see it? “I want to see it in Africa.”
Wilder gets a confidence boost against journeyman Curtis Harper on April 26 at BLK Prime in Atlanta. Given how poor Deontay has looked over the past five years, a win for the 36-year-old Harper can’t be ruled out.
Turki hasn’t said if he’d still be interested in using Deontay as an opponent for AJ if Harper beats him, but one would have to assume that would make him ineligible. Wilder’s record would be 1-5 in his last six fights.
It’s bad enough that Deontay has lost four of his last five fights, but a loss to the veteran Harper would be a clear sign that he is not worth using as an opponent for Joshua.
