David NicholsonHirst: Joshua, Fury, Wilder & Povetkin all are mediocre fighters, they are big but not talented in the way of the past heavyweights, its a poor division.

Carlos Fernando Cruz: Wilder and Fury should be the final for sure, Fury better boxer and Wilder stronger than Fury. But given the rules, my final would be Wilder vs Joshua, KO third round.

Three points taken off, but he still gets the British cruiserweight championship via 116-110, 114-112 and 114-113 margins. Not a fight to talk about for long. Lawrence Okolie the new champion, Matty Askin the beaten man.

"One of the worst fights I've seen in a long time," says Matthew Macklin on Sky Sports Box Office.

Anyway, the night will get better.

We have had a bit of a stinker at Wembley as Lawrence Okolie is heading towards the British cruiserweight title, despite having three points taken off. Some boos from the crowd. It was a poor, poor fight against title holder Matty Askin.

Anyway, take your mind off that by catching up with the 5 live podcast with the always excellent Mike Costello and Steve Bunce.

The crowd at Wembley aren't letting the damp weather get in the way of their excitement as they arrive ready for the Anthony Joshua fight.

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Fight fans have been provided with ponchos by one of the sponsors and they’re grateful as the rain falls slowly.

Now though, Mike Costello and Mr Steve Bunce are happy for us to share this classic. He wants to be clear that he’s dressing this up with a tie...

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September. At night. In England. It was always going to be risky weather-wise. And it's raining.

OK, discussion time.

Let's imagine Joshua, Povetkin, Fury and Wilder were taking part in a World Super Series-style mini tournament with the semi-finals being Joshua v Povetkin and Wilder v Fury.

Who wins the tournament and why?

Tweet us using #bbcboxing and get involved.

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Wembley Stadium, our venue tonight, is already pencilled in for an Anthony Joshua fight on 13 April, potentially against the winner of Wilder v Fury.

Fury is very confident he can take out the American. He said: "I know you have got a big punch, I know you are unbeaten, I know you have got a big mouth, and I know you want to win, but you don't want it like I do.

"You can't beat me, I will out heart you, I will force my will upon you until you quit and that is a promise. This chin is going nowhere, this chin will absorb all your power and I'll detonate."

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So the fight between WBC world heavyweight champion Wilder and Fury will take place on Saturday, 1 December, after a date was announced earlier today.

Contracts have been signed with the venue for the bout, expected to be in the United States, announced next week. American Wilder, 32, and Briton Fury, 30, agreed a fight in August.

"The two best heavyweights competing against each other, the best fighting the best, giving the people what they want," Wilder said on social media.

The promotional tour for the fight will start on 1 October in London and will continue to New York and Los Angeles. In August, former world champion Fury registered a unanimous points victory over Francesco Pianeta in his second fight since returning from a two-and-a-half-year spell out of the sport.

Wasn't this meant to be the night when all the heavyweight titles were up for grabs?

Well, yes, it was. After Anthony Joshua's points win over New Zealander Joseph Parker in March, we looked all set for a showdown between Joshua and Deontay Wilder to give us a first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis back in 2000.

Talk of contracts offered came from Joshua's camp and also the Americans, insults were traded on social media. And then...nothing.

Basically time ran out as no deal could be sorted out with mandatory challenger Povetkin eventually being given his chance. Fight the Russian or lose a belt became Joshua's options.

With that fight signed, Tyson Fury accepted the Wilder challenge, with them meeting on 1 December.

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And here is the man hoping to upset Joshua and a capacity 80,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium.

Thumbs up from the champ.

Good evening and thank you for joining us for another huge night of boxing.

I'm Michael Emons and I'm lucky enough to be guiding you through tonight's big fight as Anthony Joshua returns to action.

And that is always a very special night indeed.

Twenty-one men have tried to stop Anthony Joshua. All have failed. Only one has even got to hear the final bell.

Joshua is now a holder of four heavyweight world titles. There was hope he could have a chance to get the only one missing from the set with a fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder.

But, after so much hope, that has not happened with Wilder facing Tyson Fury next instead. Maybe the two winners can meet in April? But that's for another day.

Back to the present and it is the controversial Alexander Povetkin next up for Joshua with the Russian looking to take the Englishman's gold.

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