Anthony Joshua v Deontay Wilder is the fight that the whole world wants, and now, it seems that it could be a matter of “when”, rather than “if”.

Joshua has been on a one way collision course with Wilder since he defeated New Zealander Joseph Parker at the end of March.

Wilder has been mouthing off for what feels like an age as he bid to coax Joshua into a fight and it seems he may be on the brink of getting what he wants.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said that the Joshua camp want the fight to happen, but insisted they will not overpay Wilder as negotiations rumble on.

“Joshua has overpaid his opponents. He overpaid Charles Martin, he overpaid Dillian Whyte, he overpaid Breazeale, he overpaid Takam, he overpaid Parker. We ain’t doing it again. We’re not going to overpay Deontay Wilder for this fight,” said Hearn.

“We want this fight, but does that mean that we’re going to roll over and let you play with our balls while we give Deontay Wilder something he doesn’t deserve - no.”

The boxing world is desperate for Wilder and Joshua to finally get their hands on each other and so it seems silly that one of the most hotly anticipated fights shouldn’t go ahead because the two parties are unable to agree a price.

However, while the negotiations continue, the world and his wife (those with any kind of boxing pedigree anyway) have added their two cents on the potential mega fight.

But none of those opinions will make people sit up and listen quite as much as Mike Tysons’.

Tyson, who retired with a staggering 50 wins to his name, certainly knows what he is talking about and after Joshua’s fight with Parker in march, Tyson was rather critical of the Brit.

“Joshua looked like he was the guy to [become undisputed champion] but in his last fight, he did not impress me,” Tyson told Showtime i the aftermath of the Cardiff bout.

Tyson changes his tune

However, ‘Iron’ Mike seems to be warming to Joshua’s chances as the Wilder fight begins to look like more of a possibility, declaring that he believes Joshua would come out on top if the two were to take to the same canvas.

“I don’t give him [Wilder] much of a chance,” Tyson explained.

“I just think Anthony Joshua does better with tall opponents.

“I saw him fighting a short guy [Takam] and he didn’t do that well with him, they stopped the fight real early.

“But with tall guys, like Deontay Wilder, I think he’ll do real well with them. Like he did with Klitschko.”

There you have it.

Now we just wait and hope - desperately - that terms can be agreed.