Former unified heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis believes Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will regret not fighting each other for the rest of their lives if they fail to agree on terms for a massive unification showdown.
“It has to happen and they need to negotiate. If they don’t fight each other they will regret it forever and that is because it will become part of a big debate: Would Joshua have won, would Wilder have won?” said Lewis, the last man to hold the undisputed champion title.
He welcomes the recent speculation that Tyson Fury is prepared to fight Wilder, perhaps as soon as November.
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“It’s the right move, right now for Fury,” Lewis insisted. “He’s standing up for Britain like I did and I have to give him all the respect for agreeing to take Joshua’s place and fight Wilder.
“We all wanted Joshua to take the fight, but it’s good news that Fury is prepared to accept it and if he wins it would be a great win — he would have shown the heart of a champion, a real champion.”