Wilder offers Joshua $50 million for heavyweight mega-fight

Deontay Wilder revealed to Anthony Joshua "the cash's taken care of" as prospects rose Wednesday of a blockbuster world title unification session between the unbeaten heavyweights.

In a Twitter video posted Wednesday, America's World Boxing Council title holder Wilder moved down reports that his camp had messaged Britain's Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn an offer of at least $50 million.

"I have something extraordinary for you," Wilder tells Joshua in the video. "Coincidentally, all the cash is taken care of. I expect you'll take care of business of your statement."

Joshua, who bound together the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization heavyweight titles by out-pointing New Zealand's Joseph Parker on March 31, had just been recorded saying he'd "take $50 million in advance" to battle Wilder.

The Los Angeles Times revealed that Wilder promoter Lou DiBella had affirmed the offer for a battle in the United States at some point amongst September and December.

"We'll perceive how seriously he needs the battle," DiBella told the daily paper. "Anthony Joshua has said he'd acknowledge this offer. In the event that Eddie Hearn isn't hoping to prevent it from happening, they presently have a phenomenal offer to consider."

ESPN detailed that the two camps had affirmed the offer, including that it was for one battle, with no rematch proviso, and would need to be the following session for every warrior.

The victor of a Joshua-Wilder session would be the primary man to hold every one of the four noteworthy heavyweight titles all the while, and Joshua told the BBC this month that he'd preferably confront Wilder than Russian Alexander Povetkin, the WBA required challenger.

Joshua, 28, won his first world title in 2016 and has made five resistances, taking his record to 21-0 with 20 knockouts.

More stunning, 32, enhanced to 40-0 with 39 knockouts when he thumped out already unbeaten Cuban Luis Ortiz in the tenth round in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3.