Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Scott Gilfoid: Floyd Mayweather Jr. says IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) should be the “A-side” when it comes to the negotiations for his unification fight against unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze’ Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) when it comes down to who gets the bigger money for their potential fight in 2018.
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says his fighter is the ‘Willy Wonka’ of the division, and that the other fighters see him as the ‘Golden ticket’ for a big payday.
By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Naazim Richardson says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) should wait a little while longer before he faces IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), because he’s still too raw at this point and he needs a little more seasoning before he faces him.
By Tim Royner: A fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) and Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) is in the works for March 3 on Showtime at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Marcus Richardson: Anthony Joshua says WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) is being realistic in their negotiations for a fight in early 2018, more realistic than Deontay Wilder, the WBC belt holder, who wants an even split of the revenue for a fight with Joshua at 50-50, and that’s a non-starter for AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn. They feel that Wilder isn’t worth the 50-50 split.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Richard Schafer states that the money split for the heavyweight unification clash between IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua and WBC champion Deontay Wilder should be an even 50-50 affair for their proposed fight in the summer of 2018.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury says he won’t be forced into fighting the “elite” heavyweights in the division until he’s 100% ready to face them in the future. When Fury speaks about the elite heavyweights, he’s referring to Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko believes IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) has got the talent to unify the heavyweight division by capturing the last remaining 2 titles not in his possession at this time with the WBC and WBO belts.
By Tim Royner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is starting early with the trash talking against his potential next opponent #3 WBC Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) in calling him “Bubbles the chimp.” This is obviously Wilder making fun of Ortiz’s nickname ‘King Kong.’
By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) says he’ll give Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) a title shot against him following his 2nd round knockout win over Daniel Martz (16-6-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night. The 38-year-old Ortiz put Martz down twice to get a stoppage in the 2nd round in their fight at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, in Hialeah, Florida.