Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have long been two of the biggest draws in the heavyweight division.
Both men ruled as champions for several concurrent years, but as of yet have never met in the ring. Joshua largely fought on UK shores early in his career, as he became the unified heavyweight champion with victories over the likes of Charles Martin, Joseph Parker and Wladimir Klitschko.
Though he knocked out plenty of his opponents along the way, he was eventually derailed by back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2020 and 2021, which put talk of a fight with Wilder on ice, especially as ‘The Bronze Bomber’ twice lost by KO to Tyson Fury and then got beaten by Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker.
This weekend, Wilder finally got back to winning ways with a victory over Derek Chisora in his 50th contest, making that two wins in the last two years.
Speaking to MF PRO, Joshua was asked about a potential match-up with Wilder sometime down the line and said ‘you don’t even have to ask.’
“I don’t want to talk about myself. People know what I’m about. You don’t even have to ask that question, you know what I’m about.”
The Brit has been consistent in his willingness to fight Wilder, saying as recently as last year that he believes the fight should still be on the table. With the result this past weekend, it has become all the more likely.
Joshua hasn’t fought since he knocked out Jake Paul late last year. Earlier in 2026, he lost two close friends – Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele – in a car accident, which has also kept him out of the ring, but now he is back in training, so this huge fight could be drawing closer as both men approach the autumn of their careers.
