Viddal Riley reveals the rival he wants manager Anthony Joshua to fight next if Tyson Fury stays retired
VIDDAL RILEY has the perfect fan-friendly fight to pitch to his boss Anthony Joshua if Tyson Fury remains retired.
AJ - whose 258 Management company looks after Riley - saw his Great British blockbuster KO'd
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Anthony Joshua with Viddal Riley
And the unpredictable Gypsy King - so far at least - looks to be keeping to his word with no return in sight just yet.
So 12-0 Riley named
He told SunSport: 'If it's not Fury, I would like it to be Wilder.
'At this stage in his career, I feel like it's more so having the fights that people have wanted for a long time.
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'You know, having those fights, because people still want to see them, there'll still be massive events, massive occasions.
'So it's more about fighting the people of his generation, the most exciting fights, the biggest fights, that's what I'd like to see him do.
'But as a fan, if we're trying to please the fans, then a Fury fight, of course, a Wilder fight, of course, those ones will, will get people going.'
Fury, 36, lost to
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Riley wants Joshua to fight Deontay Wilder if Tyson Fury remains retired
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Familial tension and a rivalry that has been brewing for years will finally be resolved when Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night.
There has been huge drama in the build-up with the pair engaged in a war of words and multiple clashes in person.
SunSport will have full coverage of the blockbuster clash all week and LIVE round-by-round coverage of every fight on a stacked undercard.
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Joshua, 35, meanwhile is yet to fight since his September knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois, 27,
But on the comeback trail is Wilder, 39, who faces Tyrrell Herndon, 37, on June 27 in Kansas off the back of two losses.
Spurs-mad Viddal Riley out for North London bragging rights against Arsenal fan Chev Clark after aiming Declan Rice dig
Spurs fan Riley, 27,
They contest for the British cruiserweight title on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn - with Riley hoping AJ will be in the house.
He said: 'I don't know, maybe he should be there. It's an event to be at, you know what I mean?
'It's a big event to be at. So if he is there, and he can get there a bit early to see me throw some smoke in person, that'll be nice.'
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Chev Clarke facing off with Riley
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