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Khan to Joshua: Fight in U.S. to build Wilder fight

By Daily Sports on February 7, 2018

Amir Khan has some very logical advice to IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) and that’s for him to fight in the U.S. in his next fight in the summer of 2018 after the Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) match on March 31st, so that he can build up his unification match with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs).

Joshua-Wilder is not going to be as big a fight in the U.S right now due to Joshua not being well known to the casual boxing fans. Joshua’s previous fights that have been shown in the U.S were fights that were shown earlier in the early evening against Dominic Breazeale and Eric Molina.

Joshua vs. Wilder will be a hard fight to negotiate. Wilder wants a 50-50 purse split, and Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn feels he’s not worth anything close to 50 percent. If that fight can’t get made in 2018, then Joshua will face Alexander Povetkin and possibly Jarrell Miller, provided that he gets past Parker on March 31. Those fights against Povetkin and Miller won’t do much to increase Joshua’s popularity in the U.S, as those are not well known fighters with the casual fans.

”That’s a fight people want to see in America, they are already talking about AJ. I think he should go there,” Khan said to skysports.com. ”If he wants to make a big name, I think he might want to fight there first. “He will build his name up, he will get a good knockout against some up and coming fighter, and then he will be ready,” Khan said.

Khan will be fighting Canadian Phil Lo Greco (28-3, 15 KOs) on April 21 in his comeback fight on Sky Sports at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Khan, 31, is looking to build up to a big clash against former IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook for the end of 2018 in the UK on Sky Box Office.

•Photo shows Anthony Joshua.

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 7, 2018