Deontay Wilder blasted by Billy Joe Saunders over claims Eddie Hearn is ‘exploiting’ Anthony Joshua

DEONTAY WILDER has been labelled a 'racist c**t' by fellow boxing champ Billy Joe Saunders.

The US heavyweight, who secured a stunning tenth-round KO victory against Luis Ortiz at the weekend, launched a blistering verbal attack on promoter Eddie Hearn last week.

The Bronze Bomber said that Hearn was "just another white man milking a black man" in reference to his working relationship with IBF, IBO and WBO champ Anthony Joshua.

And the comments have shocked WBO middleweight champ Saunders.

Speaking to , the WBA middleweight champ said: "He is a racist c**t I think, I personally think he is. Questions about promoters using fighters, he's got a bit of a chip on his shoulder.

"When I read them, I thought you can't be saying that. I've got mates from all different nationalities and you can't come out and say that. It's unprofessional."

Justifying his shock comments, Wilder said: “It's about time for somebody to say it and come out with it and I don't care who hears it.

“I don't hold my voice and I don't have any filters, I speak what I think."

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“Joshua has been letting him do it because if Joshua really wanted this fight he knows how to make it happen.

“Give the fans what they want to see.”

While that potential fight against Joshua edged closer after Wilder's successful WBC title defence against Ortiz, Saunders want another heavyweight champ to get in the mix - Tyson Fury.

He added: "I just want to see that, I don't care about anything else. I want to see Tyson 'brup' him up.

"I have a lot of time for Joshua, he is a respectable man and he has done so much for the sport.

"But I know Tyson Fury, I know what character he is and how his mind ticks and what he would bring to the table in the a fight like that.

"He would bring another 30 per cent from the Klitschko performance."