I still maintain let's get Wilder-Joshua done.

Let's face it. Whether they're champions or not is almost beside the point. The point is this was THE fight everyone wanted to see way back when. Then we had the interminable soap opera... then Fury came swooping in and spared us further drama... and today both Wilder and Joshua are slightly damaged goods. So what??

Their styles would make for a HUGE heavyweight fight, and let's face it... it would put a lot of years-old speculation to bed once and for all. Did Wilder duck Joshua? Did Joshua duck Wilder? Who's really going to give a damn once they decide to fight each other?

Wilder is 37... so it's not like he's got all the time in the world for these guys to think about it. If it's gonna get done, it needs to get done in 2023. No more waiting.

Are they damaged goods? Sure. Wilder lost his last two fights against Fury and it became totally obvious that Fury has got his number and would beat him 100 out of 100 times. Other than that... what has Wilder done to "dis-ingratiate" (excuse the bad English) himself from the boxing fan base? On the other hand, Joshua got flattened by Ruiz, but came back to avenge the loss, albeit in a cautious fight by decision. Then he loses twice in a row to Usyk, who is to Joshua what Fury is to Wilder. 100 out of 100.

But are they still top heavyweights? Certainly.

So instead of scrounging the bottom of the barrel for retreads to the retreads (Fury-Chisora style)... let's just get them into the same ring. What's the holdup?

If either wants a tune-up fight... go for it.