Eddie Hearn’s assertion that there is a “brilliant chance” Anthony Joshua will fight Deontay Wilder in November or December, unifying the heavyweight title for the first time since Lennox Lewis owned the division nearly two decades ago, is the best news boxing has had in a long while.
The sport and the business need an undisputed heavyweight champion. And confused fans want someone they can identify with as the best fighter in the world, without argument, someone who can rule for more than a few fights – like it used to be in the days of Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Whoever ends up with the WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO belts should be that man.
Written by Kevin Mitchell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/mar/12/joshua-wilder-unification-fight-2019-heavyweight-boxing under the title “Why a Joshua-Wilder unification fight in 2019 has moved a step closer | Kevin Mitchell”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
