I ‘ll fight Wilder on my terms ―Joshua

Anthony Joshua has warned Deontay Wilder they will fight on “my terms” after revealing Eddie Hearn will make an offer to the WBC heavyweight champion.

The 28-year-old Joshua, who defeated Carlos Takam by TKO to retain his world heavyweight titles last month, insists potential opponents only talk of fighting him without making an official approach.

Most recently Wilder accused Joshua’s promoter Hearn of delaying negotiations regarding a potential match-up and WBO champion Joseph Parker described him as his “preferred option”.

Before Wilder stopped Bermane Stiverne inside a round in his sixth WBC heavyweight title defence, Hearn had spoken of plans to make him an offer to fight Joshua’s rival Dillian Whyte.

However, Joshua told Press Association Sport: “If Wilder’s not making an offer we’ll do it on my terms. Present him with an offer, and see how they feel about that offer.

“That only goes to the champions: Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker. It’s the same situation to both of them.

“It’s no problem if Wilder wants to fight early next year, but no offers have been made to me. There has never been an offer. Everyone says they want to fight, and then sits back and waits for me to do all the homework.

“What we then have to do – which Eddie’s doing – is fly out to the United States to make time.

“No offers have been made from their or our side; we had a mandatory in place, and now we’re taking the time and effort to get the ball rolling.

“There’s one thing talking and acting, but negotiations don’t happen over social media. We’re now making the moves forward.