Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Tim Royner: Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber” Wilder sees his next fight on March 3 against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz as his proving grounds in showing the boxing fans and the top fighters in the heavyweight division that he’s the most dangerous man in the sport.
By Stanley White: Watch out Floyd Mayweather Jr. because Deontay Wilder is looking to match your 50-0 record. WBC heavyweight champion Wilder 39-0, 38 KOs) said his week he’ll “easily” get to 50-0 once he unifies the heavyweight division.
By Jeff Aranow: Deontay Wilder ripped into IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua during his open media workout, telling the journalists and fans that AJ has been avoiding him and mentioning other heavyweight with intention of facing him. WBC champion Wilder says Joshua doesn’t want to sign the contract to face him.
By Tim Royner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) revealed on Friday that he’s willing to take less than a 50-50 purse split for a unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). However, Wilder said that Joshua will need to accept the same deal with him taking the smaller purse in the rematch if there is one.
By Jeff Aranow: Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller says he sees the heavyweight clashes between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz and Anthony Joshua vs. Anthony Parker being fights where anyone could win. Miller likes the punching power of WBC champion Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs), but he thinks he’ll get clipped by the 38-year-old Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) Ortiz is if comes out throwing his wild windmill punches in the early going of their fight on March 3 on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder says the Americans don’t know the name of IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. They only know Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) as the big heavyweight from the UK, Wilder says.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder says he’s going to knockout Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz on March 3, and then travel to Cardiff for Anthony Joshua’s fight on March 31st, and then face off with him if he defeats WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on the night.
By Jim Dower: Interim IBF super middleweight champion Andre Dirrell (26-2, 16 KOs) and Jose Uzcategui (26-2, 2 KOs) has been added to the Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder vs. Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz card on Showtime Boxing on March 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Marcus Richardson: Deontay Wilder says he expects Anthony Joshua’s popularity in the UK to evaporate overnight after he knocks him out. 2012 Olympic gold medalist Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is a mega-star in the UK, bringing in massive pay-per-view numbers on Sky Box Office and selling out 90,000 seat stadiums.
By Jeff Aranow: Deontay Wilder doubts whether WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be given a decision in his unification match against British heavyweight Anthony Joshua on March 31 in Cardiff, Wales. Wilder does not believe the judges in the UK will give the visiting fighter Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) the decision if it goes the full 12 rounds at the Principality Stadium.