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Deontay Wilder Responds Brilliantly To Dillian Whyte Calling Him Out

Deontay Wilder Responds Brilliantly To Dillian Whyte Calling Him Out

Whyte called out the undefeated American after beating Lucas Browne.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

The heavyweight division in boxing has been heating up for the last couple of years and on the weekend Dillian Whyte turned up the temperature again when he knocked out Lucas Browne and then called out Deontay Wilder, but the American is having none of it.

Ever since Tyson Fury's rise, the fall of Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua's ever growing reputation and the prospect of the undefeated Deontay Wilder all seemed to coincide boxing's heavyweight division has been at its best for a while.

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Throw in the likes of David Haye, Dillian Whyte, Joe Joyce, Kubrat Pulev and of course Joseph Parker and you've got a very healthy division that is ready to really come to a head.

Joshua or Parker will hold four of the divisions five major belts after they face off on Saturday in Cardiff, leaving Wilder with the one remaining strap that really matters and a potential showdown between the American and the winner from the bout in Wales.

However on Saturday night Whyte's destruction in six rounds of Lucas Browne left him as the number one contender for Wilder's WBC belt and the Brit, whose only professional defeat came to Joshua, called the American out saying, "Listen, Deontay Wilder, where you at? Where you at Wilder, let's go, let's go, let's go I'm ready, let's get it. Deontay, let's go, no more excuses. Forget Joshua, Joshua's not going to be ready in time. Let's do this. June, live at The O2, let's get it. I'm No 1 baby. Let's go, let's go."

It hasn't taken Wilder long to dismiss the fight, taking to Twitter to show his eyes are still only on Joshua:

Wilder's response refers to the fact that Eddie Hearn and Matchroom represent both Joshua and Wilder and the suggestion is that the promoter is still worried about his champion losing to the American.

Of course for Wilder the big prize is the possibility to unify the division and become the undisputed champion, as it would be for Joshua, Parker or even Whyte.

However the flip side to Hearn being worried is that the Bronze Bomber could be worried that Whyte is good enough to stop him before he has the chance to beat the winner of AJ vs Parker.

This one is certainly set to run with Wilder meant to be at ringside for the big fight on Saturday night. Who will the Bronze Bomber face next?

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Topics: Boxing News, Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn, Deontay Wilder