By James Blears

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is singing the praises of WBC champion Deontay Wilder, but also says an undisputed heavyweight supreme would be a dream come true for boxing.

Evander is one of the stars at the World boxing Council's Convention in Kunming, China.

Holyfield sees an inevitable showdown between Wilder and WBA/IBO/IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko.

"Of course there should be just one champion. It would be great to have just one undisputed champion again. I don't like to make predictions, but Wladimir has more experience and Wilder is a young guy who fights fast and if he does that there's a good chance he would get to [Klitschko]. If you wait on an experienced guy, he'll have a party with you."

Evander, who fought a long and brilliant career said, Wladimir is getting on a bit in age, but is still physically fit and sharp.

"One important key, is taking care of your body.  Wladimir does that, he's always in shape and he's a very wise person. But if you stick around too long you are not going to win."

According to former champion Larry Holmes - Deontay still has to hone his style, but has already proved that he does have a sturdy chin and can take a punch.

"Wilder can beat Wladimir, because he's about the same height and he's got a jab like Larry Holmes and he's got a good right hand. I myself learned from [Muhammad] Ali, and perfected the jab. I wanted to be faster than Ali and punch harder than him," Holmes said.

"Sheer determination is everything in being heavyweight champion. I wanted to win, because a lot of people told me I'd never be the champion of the world, that my legs were too small, that I was a copycat of Muhammad Ali and I wasn't going anywhere.

"But with my title fight with Kenny Norton I proved everything.  It was a good fight, and I miss Ken since his passing. At the end of the fight, Kenny gave me a friendly pat on the shorts. Kenny was all right. He was always all right."