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Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Deontay Wilder claims Anthony Joshua was "not born" to be a fighter

Deontay Wilder believes Anthony Joshua doesn't naturally have what it takes to be a fighter, and was guided to his world title glory by Eddie Hearn.

Wilder and Joshua were never able to come to terms for a world heavyweight title fight when they held all the belts between them from 2017 to 2020. But it now seems that as humbled challengers, the two hard-hitting former champions could be able to square off with less pressure from governing bodies.

There is clearly bad blood between the two, particularly with Wilder, who has never been keen on Joshua's set-up, including his promoter Hearn. And he feels it's the Matchroom Boxing boss who engineered his rival's journey to the top, as opposed to Joshua's own fighting spirit.

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