Anthony Joshua's camp set to make offer that will 'stop Deontay Wilder whining'
The Brit defended his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Joseph Parker at the end of last month and has now set his sights on unifying the heavyweight division
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Your support makes all the difference.Anthony Joshua's camp are ready to make Deontay Wilder an offer that he can't refuse.
The Brit defended his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Joseph Parker at the end of last month and has now set his sights on unifying the heavyweight division.
WBC champ Wilder is the only man between the Brit and his goal and Joshua is upping the ante to try and make the fight happen sooner rather than later.
"I want that fight, no doubt about it. He was very vocal about wanting the fight before I was, because my objective was to accumulate every single one of the belts," he said.
"Now I have done that, Wilder's my 100 per cent attention. We're about to make another offer to Wilder's team - a very good offer that should create a lot of interest from Wilder.
"Hopefully that will stop a lot of his talking and whining, and he can step up to the plate. I don't know about Wilder and how serious he is. If Wilder offered me the deal I'm going to offer him - to come and fight for four belts, with a great rematch clause and a great up-front clause - I would grab that with both hands.
"I would be over the moon with a deal like that, so it will be interesting to see how he takes it."
The location of any clash between the two has been the subject of much debate with Joshua continuing to push to do it on home soil.
"Yes definitely. Being world champion means you fight anywhere and everywhere," he added.
"But I like the fact UK boxing is booming and we've cornered the market. I'm happy being based here and I think the first one has to be based in the UK - hopefully at Wembley or Cardiff. "
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