{"id":302884,"date":"2023-12-19T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302884"},"modified":"2023-12-19T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:24:21","slug":"revealed-saudi-officials-pick-headliner-out-of-joshua-and-wilder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/revealed-saudi-officials-pick-headliner-out-of-joshua-and-wilder\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: Saudi officials pick headliner out of  Joshua and Wilder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Saudi Arabian officials FINALLY choose between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder for the headliner of the &#8216;Day of Reckoning&#8217; just four days before the event&#8230; after both men insisted it should be them!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Saudi officials have chosen between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder at last<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Both were gunning for the honour, and the one not picked will be disappointed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He&#8217;s ready! We&#8217;re seeing a new and confident AJ now &#8211; Listen to The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ: Mail Sport&#8217;s EXCLUSIVE interview with Anthony Joshua\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We finally know which of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will headline boxing&#8217;s Day of Reckoning on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabian officials have picked between the two heavyweights at long last &#8211; just four days before the gloves start bashing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joshua will take on Otto Wallin in a mouthwatering \u00a375million clash while Wilder will come face to face with Joseph Parker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both had been hoping for the honour of topping the bill on a historic night in Riyadh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wilder recently declared that his fight should be the main event because fans &#8216;have been wanting a knockout king&#8217; and asked &#8216;what other man to do it?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/15\/79132577-0-image-a-6_1703001340908.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Saudi organisers have finally selected a main event out of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/15\/79132627-0-image-a-8_1703001462299.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua&#8217;s fight with Otto Walli has been chosen at the top of the bill for the &#8216;Day of Reckoning&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Saudi organisers have picked Joshua&#8217;s fight with Wallin to be the main event on the card in a bombshell decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AJ is looking for a third win of 2023 and wants to reclaim his place on the throne of the heavyweight division.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has returned to winning ways by beating Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius after losing his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts to Ukrainian superstar Oleksandr Usyk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively with Mail Sport, he spoke of his mission to get back to the top, saying: &#8216;Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Heavy is the head that wants the crown and I want it. This is my calling. This is something I have dedicated my life to since I was 18 years old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I need the pressure. This position I am in is not a joke. It is serious. I understand what I am here and what I am doing. I understand the pressure that comes with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to keep on chasing my goals and the goals of people within the sport. It&#8217;s just my way of showing that I am honouring them. So, keep on putting pressure on me and I will keep on making sure I get better.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/16\/79132565-0-image-a-9_1703001696413.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive chat with Mail Sport&#8217;s Charlotte Daly, Joshua said: &#8216;Keep on putting pressure on me and I will keep on making sure I get better&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/16\/79132985-0-image-a-10_1703001843669.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wilder had claimed that &#8216;I think I should be main event because of what I carry&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, Wilder will be disappointed that his bout with former WBO champion Parker is considered the second-rate fight &#8211; especially after talking himself up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had told 78SPORTSTV:&#8217;I feel I should be main event, I think I should be main event because of what I carry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People wanna see knockouts, and we know for sure, if you wanna see that, who&#8217;s the man to do it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Women lie, men lie, but numbers do not lie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;With all that being said, they&#8217;ve been wanting a knockout king, they want to give their people that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They want a body on that canvas shaking and doing all kinds of freaky s***, so what other man to do it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They&#8217;ve had Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk there and they&#8217;ve done their best, but now it&#8217;s my turn.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This time it is not his turn, but with hopes of lining up a fight with Joshua for 2024, one imagines it won&#8217;t be long before Wilder&#8217;s name is back on the top of a bill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12881859\/Saudi-Arabia-Anthony-Joshua-Deontay-Wilder-Day-Reckoning.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabian officials FINALLY choose between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder for the headliner of the &#8216;Day of Reckoning&#8217; 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