The Gypsy King has called on Joshua to "give Britain the biggest fight in British boxing history"

Barry Hearn says Anthony Joshua wants to fight Deontay Wilder on April 13 in order to become the unified heavyweight champion of the world.

Tyson Fury was denied an incredible result against WBC king Wilder in Los Angeles when the world title fight was controversially ruled a draw.

And Fury wants a crack at the WBA, IBF and WBO king, calling out Joshua to “give Britain the biggest fight in British boxing history.”

However, veteran boxing promoter Hearn says glory is at the forefront of AJ’s mind, and while he’d also love to fight Fury his first choice is the American.

Getty Barry Hearn insists Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury need to get to the “promised land of milk and honey” before calling out Anthony Joshua

Joshua is the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight title holder

Speaking on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast he said: “I’ve been hearing a lot of things that simply aren’t true.

“AJ’s first choice is Wilder because when you’re collecting belts, which he is, he wants to be the unified champ.

“He’d love to fight Fury as well, but for now I think Wilder is the one he wants.

“There’s three or four options at the minute for us.

“Sooner or later fight fans are going to get everything they want, but we won’t be doing any silly deals – that’s for sure.”

Both Fury and Wilder have called out Joshua, but Hearn insists the pair of them need to concentrate on building their own profiles and popularity before anything else.

He continued: “There’s a lot to talk about. This business is about money at the end of the day.

“It’s not totally out of the window (Joshua and Fury) but look they didn’t sell out the Staples Center and the numbers were relatively low in regards to Pay Per View.

“If they did a rematch of course it would be much bigger and the prospect increases (of them fighting AJ).

“When they get to the promised land, the land of milk and honey, that’s when they fight Anthony Joshua.

“So both of them need to stop kidding themselves. We’d love the fight against either of them – it would be great for fight fans.

“AJ wants to be fighting the best, but not on silly terms. At the end of AJ is the best heavyweight in the world, and commercially heads and shoulders above the rest.

Wilder, right, and Fury went head-to-head in a thrilling bout on Saturday in Los Angeles

Elsewhere, Hearn laughed off the ‘lineal champion’ expression that he continues to hear, insisting that it is Joshua, and indeed Wilder, who have the belts and therefore the authority.

He added: “I heard Darren Gough talking about lineal champions on the radio yesterday, I have no idea what that is though.

“I think it’s some kind of fantasy title we’ve made up – like I’m the king of the street or what not.

“The main thing is that the titles are with Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

“We call the shots at the end of the day – we have AJ.

“I’m sorry but if you go to work and you’re not happy with your wages, you’ll probably change your job and look for a better deal.

“Being the size of the company we are and having the assets Anthony Joshua has and we have collectively – it means we don’t do silly deals.

“We don’t listen to people who say ‘you’ve got to do this’. We haven’t got to do anything.

“I have to wake up in the morning and I try to stay up until I go to bed at night – they are the only two things I have to do.”