Deontay Wilder: ‘Anthony Joshua will barely mention my name. But I’m ready for him’

AS he closes in on Saturdayโ€™s WBC heavyweight title defence against Luis Ortiz in New York, Deontay Wilder has an eye on unified champion Anthony Joshua.

โ€œI mean what I say, I mean what I feel and Iโ€™m ready for whoever. Anthony Joshua will barely even mention my name. Well, Iโ€™m here and Iโ€™m ready for him,โ€ Wilder said. โ€œI donโ€™t want anybody to change their prediction about me versus Joshua after what they see on Saturday night. Iโ€™m going to keep proving people wrong just like Iโ€™ve always done. I love proving people wrong.โ€

When it comes to the Ortiz fight, Wilder predicts a knockout in round three. โ€œWhen I think about Luis Ortiz, I see threes. Itโ€™s a magical number. I see a third round knockout. Iโ€™ve done what Iโ€™ve said so far, and I havenโ€™t let anybody down. I will knock him out and then I will unify the division. Iโ€™m on a mission. There will be one champion, one face and one name. Deontay Wilder,โ€ the WBC titlist said. โ€œI donโ€™t have any worries about Ortiz at all. When I look at Ortiz, he doesnโ€™t look powerful. I know he has nice skills like all Cuban fighters. Thatโ€™s nothing to me. Itโ€™s going to be up to him to prove me wrong.

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โ€œIโ€™ve prepared myself for this moment for a long time now. Iโ€™m going to prove it to the world that Iโ€™m the best. Thatโ€™s why I gave this opportunity to Ortiz again. He says heโ€™s the โ€˜Real King Kongโ€™, but โ€˜King Kongโ€™ knows what happens when he comes to New York.

โ€œI donโ€™t need anything to motivate me. Luis Ortiz doesnโ€™t need to say anything to motivate me. I have a killer instinct. No matter what people say theyโ€™re going to do, I always do what I say. I speak it, I believe it and I receive it.

โ€œI am the best in the world. Iโ€™ve been saying it for years. Here is a big test. This is the fight that the fans have been waiting for. Iโ€™m going to pass this test with flying colours.โ€

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