Deontay Wilder insists Anthony Joshua’s weight advantage will count for nothing if they meet next year.
Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, scaled just 15 stone, 9 lbs when he knocked out Bermane Stiverne inside one round in New York on Saturday – compared to Joshua’s career-heaviest 18 stone, 2 lbs in his defeat of Carlos Takam a week earlier.
Wilder’s manager, Shelly Finkel, revealed the 32-year-old would be happy to come to London for a potential curtain-raiser fight against Dillian Whyte in February.
Undefeated Wilder has now won 38 of his 39 fights by stoppage. In contrast, Joshua laboured to a 10th-round win over Takam, while some critics believe his muscle-bound frame hampers his movement and stamina.
The difference between them in their most recent fights was 35 lbs, with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn disclosing his fighter was surprised by Wilder’s weight and would “eat him”.
Wilder said: “My power is real. And I don’t care about other guys being heavier. It never matters.
“I don’t think about the weight. The one thing you can’t weigh or measure is my heart — and it is big.
“All I want to now is to prove I am the best. I want to unify the titles. Is Joshua up for the challenge? He can run and run but I’ll catch him.”