The echoes of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua now reverberate across the world, and Deontay Wilder heard them loud and clear during a visit to Dubai. The former heavyweight champion made an appearance at IBA Pro 13 , where interim champion Kubrat Pulev defends his WBA (Regular) title against Murat Gassiev.

After a spate of losses, Wilder returned to the win column with a seventh-round TKO over Tyrrell Anthony Herndon late in June this year. The latest buzz suggests a potential matchup with Oleksandr Usyk. As the media pressed him about a fight with the unified titleholder, questions about the Jake Paul -Anthony Joshua matchup invariably surfaced. And like many, Deontay Wilder believes the fight at the Kaseya Center next Friday may not be as legitimate as it’s being portrayed.

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