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Anthony Joshua next fight: David Haye 'bigger attraction than Wilder' | Daily Star

Joshua overcame Joseph Parker in 12 rounds at a packed Principality Stadium last night.

All eyes are fixed on his next opponent, with many calling for him to do battle with WBC king Deontay Wilder.

But Steve Bunce is not convinced.

Bunce, who released Bunce's Big Fat Short History of British Boxing last year, blasted the WBC heavyweight champion.

“Deontay Wilder is a big sexy name because he screams and shouts and swears – and he’s got Lou DiBella over his shoulder, the ultimate huckster, the man who inherited everything from Don King,” Bunce told Daily Star Online.

“There’s Deontay Wilder – he’s the one we know about. He basically can’t draw flies in America and I mean that in the nicest possible way. Deontay Wilder struggles to attract interest in America – unless Anthony Joshua is involved

“He somehow thinks that he’s a bigger attraction than David Haye."

Haye is set to lock horns with Tony Bellew on May 5 in a rematch of their fiery encounter last year.

He has previously vowed to become the world heavyweight champion for a second time, despite a shock defeat to the Liverpool-born brawler at the first time of asking.

But Bunce believes Wilder is yet to prove himself outside the realm of social media, unlike his British rival who clinched the WBA world title with a win over Nikolai Valuev in 2009. Steve Bunce claimed David Haye is a far bigger name than Deontay Wilder

“He [Wilder] basically can’t draw flies in America and I mean that in the nicest possible way”

Steve Bunce

“What’s happened in this Twitter boxing age is if you say something often enough and retweet it often enough, you actually believe it’s true.

“Just because Deontay Wilder and his man Lou DiBella say we’re the best heavyweight in the world, it’s not a Jedi mind trick.

“Just because you say something and look people in the eyes, ‘I’m the best heavyweight in the world’ – it doesn’t work that way.

“It works on how many people would pay to see you, how many people want to see you and, more importantly, if you’re on pay-per-view. And he’s not, yet.”

“[Anthony] Joshua is the biggest attraction now in world boxing. Not in British heavyweight boxing. In world boxing, Anthony Joshua is the number one attraction,” Bunce, 55, continued.

“If Anthony Joshua fights next week at seven days notice in Madison Square Garden, it sells out like that. At the MGM in Vegas, it sells out like that. In Dubai, in a purpose-built arena, it sells out like that.

“If Deontay Wilder fights in six weeks time against anyone other than Anthony Joshua, you struggle to sell 4,000 tickets. 

“It’s like the manager of a second division team saying ‘well, we’re bigger than Liverpool and Man City’. How are you? You’ve got 800 through the turnstiles.

“‘Yeah, but we’re bigger’. Just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s true.

“He’s fought better men? No he hasn’t. He’s a better fighter? No he isn’t. He’s technically more gifted? No he isn’t.”

Wilder recently defended his belt in a thrilling encounter against Luis Ortiz, despite surviving a major scare in the seventh round.

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