Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Rameez Haider: After my previous article on Anthony Joshua, I have had several tweets debating whether David Haye would beat him? Is Wladimir Klitschko a step up for Joshua? Do these fights matter when the number one heavyweight Tyson Fury is inactive? How will Joshua hold up against Deontay Wilder?
The questions got me thinking about the heavyweight division and where we currently sit. I think it is fair to say that everyone will agree on the current top heavyweights in the division:
By Scott Gilfoid: The promoters for new WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) are talking about his first fight as the WBO champion either a unification match against WBC champ Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) or a mandatory defense against unbeaten #5 WBO Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs).
Even if the World Boxing Organization orders the 24-year-old Parker to defend against Hughie next, he could still potentially face the talented 6’7” Deontay in a unification match due to unification fights overriding mandatory defenses. Wilder vs. Parker would be a great fight. I’d be the first in line to see that one.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) is saying he could be … read more
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) is finally fully recovered from his right arm injuries he suffered in his last fight against Chris Arreola last July in a title defense in Birmingham, Alabama, Wilders, 31, suffered a fractured right hand and a torn right biceps injury in the 4th round of that right, which he won by an 8th round knockout.
Wilder had surgery on both injuries, and he’s been healing and doing rehab during the last five months. It’s taken this long for the talented 6’7” Wilder to come fully back from the injuries, but he’s finally ready to go. The injury has arguably helped Wilder’s career, because it’s given him more time to work on developing his left hand to make it more of a weapon for him.
By Eric Baldwin: If the cards play out right, the fans could be seeing a big fight in late 2017 between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and IBF champion Anthony Joshua on Showtime. Joshua will need to win his fight against former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in early 2017.
Wilder, 30, will be potentially taking two tune-up fights to get ready to fight the winner of the Joshua-Klitschko fight for later in the year. Wilder will need a couple of tune-ups, because he’s coming off of a bad right arm and hand injury from his fight against Chris Arreola last April.
By Scott Gilfoid: After turning down a world title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) in 2015, unbeaten #5 WBO, #13 IBF Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) could now be fighting him in March of 2017. Hughie and Wilder’s team are reportedly in talks for a fight in March.
This is interesting news, because I figured that Hughie would wait two or three more years before he fights for a world title. If he’s serious about wanting to get inside the ring with Deontay now, then he must really see some flaw in his arsenal that he thinks he can take advantage of. in fact, Hughie is yapping about seeing flaws in Deontay’s game that he believes he can exploit.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten Cuban heavyweight Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) says he wants to fight for a world title against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder when/if he gets past Malik Scott this Saturday night in Monte Carlo. It seems that the 37-year-old Ortiz is bothered by some of the comments that the hard hitting Wilder has made in the media about him.
Ortiz might want to hold off on taking on the dangerous 6’7” Wilder though, because he has a chance for a big payday against IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) in 2017, as long as he doesn’t get upset along the way. Ortiz is now signed with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport in the UK, and it’s likely that Hearn will want to keep Ortiz in a separate lane until he can match him against Joshua for a big UK bash.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) hasn’t yet taken care of business yet in his fight against Malik Scott (38-2-1, 13 KOs) in their fight on Saturday and yet he’s already calling out Anthony Joshua Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko. Ortiz believes he can beat him all.
Well, we’re going to find out if the 6’4” Cuban Ortiz can beat Malik Scott on Saturday, because he’s going to be facing him on HBO Championship Boxing from the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo. Ortiz is a heavy favorite to beat the 36-year-old Scott, but that doesn’t matter.
The soon to be 38-year-old Ortiz has put himself in position to get at least a fight against Joshua now that he’s signed with Matchroom Sport, the promoters for Joshua. That still doesn’t mean the fight is going to happen though.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is hoping to face former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury when he eventually returns to the ring in the future. Fury is taking a break from boxing for a while to take care of problems. He’s vacated his titles, and it’s anyone’s guess when he’ll return to the ring. It’s possible that Fury could be back in action as early as next year.
Wilder is willing to fight Fury whether he’s holding s world title or not. It’s not likely that we’ll see Fury take a dangerous fight against Wilder for a world title shot. If Fury is going to take a risky fight for a big payday, it’s likely going to be against IBF heavyweight champion or Wladimir Klitschko if he’s able to beat Joshua in their fight next year.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) wants to take IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s title from him in 2017 if the fight can get made. Wilder sees Joshua’s December 10th fight against #8 IBF Eric Molina (25-3, 19 KOs) as a prelude to a fight between the two of them in 2017.
Wilder is just hoping that the 26-year-old Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) can get past the hard hitting 6’4” Molina, because the challenger will be coming into the ring to fight his heart out on December 10. Molina won’t be an easy out for Joshua, as he’ll be looking to bounce right hands off the chin of the British fighter, especially if he bum rushes him like he does against all of his opponents.