The pair were in talks over a multi-million-pound bout earlier this year, though their respective teams couldn’t hash out a deal before the WBA ordered Joshua to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin.
Joshua’s desire to unify the heavyweight division hasn’t waned since he saw off Povetkin in September, though the likelihood of him getting his hands on Wilder has done so in recent weeks.
Wilder’s controversial draw with Tyson Fury earlier this month has well and truly thrown a spanner into the works for Joshua as the WBC sanctioned a rematch less than a week after the memorable Los Angeles bout.
Nevertheless, Joshua is still hoping for the opportunity to unify the division against American later this year.
Prior to Wilder vs Fury, there was the narrative that Joshua is afraid to face the pair and that he was being strategically protected by his promoter, Eddie Hearn.
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Joshua’s blunt insistence in recent weeks that he’s willing to fight both men has put that notion to bed, yet there are still those who doubt a fight with Wilder will come to fruition.
Former IBF and WBA welterweight champion Amir Khan is part of that camp and believes the bout the boxing world is yearning for won’t happen as it’s too much of a risk for ‘AJ’.
“I don’t think the Joshua fight will happen,” Khan told Express Sport. “There’s a lot to lose for Joshua in that fight.
“But, I can see the rematch (between Wilder and Fury) happening more likely.”
Like combat sports fans across the world, Khan was blown away by Wilder vs Fury and the heart the ‘The Gypsy King’ showed to pick himself off the canvas in the 12th round after being felled by a vicious straight-right-left-hook combination.
“That was a great fight, first of all. As a fight fan, it was wicked to watch,” said Khan.
“There were big blows going in and out; great movement by Fury. Fury dodged a few big shots but landed on the floor twice. But he came back from it.
“The way he came back, not a lot of people would ever think that, with those big shots he took. Because a lot of people are out for the count from them.
“But Fury just kept coming back stronger and stronger and showing that he is a better fighter and a bigger name.”
Fury dominated Wilder before being dropped in the ninth and the twelfth rounds.
Despite the late scare, many thought the Wythenshawe native had done more than enough to claim the WBC crown, including Khan.
He said: “I had Fury winning the fight, even though Wilder is a friend of mine. I scored the fight and I thought Fury won by one or two rounds.
“It’s just a shame to see a British judge, out of all the judges, record a draw. I mean, what fight was he really watching.
“One thing about judges, they normally favour their own countrymen, normally.
“It didn’t happen that way, but be fair at least. But look, it is what it is.”
In the eyes of many, Wilder and Fury proved themselves to be the best heavyweights on the planet in their war for the ages, a notion Khan agrees with wholeheartedly.
“It was a great fight and I can’t wait to see the second one,” he added.
“And I think it’s showed the world that the best two heavyweights in the world have to be Fury and Deontay Wilder. Because both of them look unbeatable.”