"Deontay Wilder Awaits Anthony Joshua's Bout with Dillian Whyte: High Stakes, High Nerves"
Deontay Wilder has openly expressed his concern as he awaits Joshua's bout with Dillian Whyte on August 12. The bout between Joshua and Whyte was officially announced earlier this week, promising to end their long-standing rivalry in London's O2 arena the following month. Joshua and Whyte first faced off as amateurs in 2009, with Whyte, also known as 'The Body Snatcher', coming out on top and even managing to floor 'AJ'. However, Joshua avenged this loss in 2015 in their first professional fight, with a thrilling seventh-round knockout. Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter since his professional debut, has expressed concerns about Joshua taking on Whyte before the lucrative face-off with Wilder in Saudi Arabia later this year. This sentiment is shared by 'The Bronze Bomber' himself. In an interview with The Sun before the official fight announcement, the American boxing powerhouse admitted he would be on edge if 'AJ' were to have another bout before their showdown. “Are you nervous? Everybody’s nervous, we all are. I will be, I’ve said before I’m a straight forward, honest guy anyone that knows me knows that. But I am nervous, if he takes a fight.” This sentiment is echoed by Wilder’s coach, Malik Scott, who expressed doubt about 'AJ' making it through the fight with Whyte unscathed. “I don’t trust AJ fighting Dillian Whyte in the summer before us. I’d much rather us get the fight, and he waits. Just continue to develop and sharpen up mentally, and then in December he fights Deontay and we let nature take its course. With how he looked in his last fight, there’s no telling if he will make it.” Both parties have their nerves on display, which can be attributed to the reportedly massive prize money at stake in the Wilder vs Joshua fight. Hearn disclosed that his fighter would earn $60 million from the bout, but only if he survives the match against Whyte. According to our experts it will be really hard for Joshua to first win the fight and then on the top of that, come out clean so that he can fight Deontay and makes loads of money in December. This match is highly awaited, as it was already postponed multiple times. Fans are eagerly awaiting as well to see these boxing icons of the heavyweight division to get in the ring and get things settle for once it for all.
