By James Blears

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman feels strongly that fight fans are now urgently clamouring for the unification fight between WBC champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) and WBA, IBF and IBO champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), so squabbles about which boxer will get the most money shouldn't get in the way of who's going to lose their undefeated status.

Matchroom Sports promoter Eddie Hearn, who handles Anthony, makes it clear that there is no way that Wilder is going to get a 50-50 deal with Joshua - because of his boxer's superstar-like popularity in the UK, where record crowds of 90,000 and 78,000 were generated for his last two fights.

"Well, this is a matter of promotional agreements, and a matter of hyping up a fight. The reality is that Deontay Wilder is the WBC champion. He's a solid champion, has been there for a time, proving his punching power... and his fitness. Joshua is a tremendous athlete and a tremendous champion, and I don't think economics should get in the way of having this great fight. It's a fight that the world wants, and they must understand that they have to give the world and boxing fans what they expect," Sulaiman said.

Sulaiman continued - "This fight should be made. There's no need to delay it. The WBC has expressed absolute support for the fight and I'm sure that the other organizations will do the same. So, I think everyone should get on with it!"

Mauricio stresses that this contest is highly unlikely to go the distance as both men are proven power punches saying:

"Joshua has knocked out all of the fighters that he's faced, and the same goes for Wilder. He's knocked out all of the fighters he's fought. Bermane Stiverne lost the decision the first time around, but he was spectacularly stopped in the rematch. This is the heavyweight division. One punch can a whole fight and an entire career. Right now, without it being confirmed, everyone is talking about it. Once they both sign the contract, it's going to be a tremendous road leading up to the greatest heavyweight championship fight in a decade," Sulaiman said.

"Deontay really wants this fight. He has seen three fights fall apart due to adverse findings [with opponents failing drug tests], he has suffered and he's had to wait. Joshua has capitalized very well by knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in Wembley Stadium. That was a huge statement, so... the fight is ready to take place."