Deontay Wilder claims Eddie Hearn orchestrated AJ's rise to stardom

‘They made him’: Deontay Wilder claims Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing orchestrated Anthony Joshua’s rise to superstardom and ‘bought’ the two-time heavyweight champion’s belts

• Deontay Wilder slammed Anthony Joshua for his rise in boxing
• Wilder claimed that AJ’s success had been orchestrated by his promoters
• The 36-year-old further stated that he is still willing to fight Joshua in the future
• Joshua and Wilder had been set to clash in 2018, but negotiations fell apart 

Deontay Wilder has claimed that Anthony Joshua’s success in boxing was ‘bought’ by his promoters, and that the Olympic gold medallist was not born to be a fighter.

The former WBC champion is currently preparing to take on Robert Helenius after returning from a short-lived retirement earlier this year.

The 36-year-old has not fought since suffering a second successive defeat to Tyson Fury in October, but wasted no time in re engaging in a war of words with the man that Fury looks set to face next.

Deontay Wilder has taken aim at Anthony Joshua’s rise to stardom in boxing

Wilder claims Joshua’s success was orchestrated by his promoters and that AJ was not born to be a fighter

Speaking on The Last Stand podcast, Wilder explained his belief that AJ’s success was the result of careful matchmaking from his promoters:

‘They made him. As a businessman, I don’t like him at all. I don’t like how they conduct business.’

Wilder specifically took aim at Joshua’s success in the super heavyweight class of the 2012 Olympics. 

‘From the Olympics all the way to the pro rankings, they’ve made him and they know that. We’re born to do this, not made up.’ Wilder said.

The Bronze Bomber also took issue with Joshua’s controversial gold medal win at the Olympics

Joshua won gold on home soil at the games with just five years experience in the boxing ring, but many felt that his opponent in the final, Italian amateur boxing legend Roberto Cammarelle deserved to get the nod from the judges.

After his Olympic success, Joshua embarked on his professional career, and worked his way through the professional ranks before earning a world title shot against the unheralded American Charles Martin.

Martin had been crowned champion after the IBF title was vacated following Tyson Fury’s refusal to face the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger, and Joshua duly defeated the overmatched Martin to claim his first world title. 

Joshua’s first world title came after he defeated the unheralded Charles Martin in 2016

The Bronze Bomber took issue with Joshua’s win: ‘They bought a lot of the belts. The way they moved him and prepared him for certain moments, he was not ready for it.’ 

However, despite his professional issues with AJ, Wilder affirmed that he would still be willing to meet Joshua in the ring.

‘I’m willing and able for everybody. I still want to whoop that a**,

‘I’m not going to rob the fans of not making that fight happen. I definitely want that fight to happen. I just wanna know if they’re for real.

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