If you had your hopes up for a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder think again. The damage the sports entertainment industy has taken from the coronavirus pandemic has created no chance of a rematch without a crowd present. “The fans in the last fight put in almost $17 million into the coffers […]
If you were looking forward to seeing Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder go at it for a third time in July, sorry, that’s now going down in October. The fight has a new date of October 3 in Las Vegas, The Athletic reports. The original date was set for July 18. There has not been […]
Britain’s boxing bad boy, Dillian Whyte is back against Alexander Povetkin at Manchester Arena on Saturday, May 2. The fight is the first defense of his WBC Interim Heavyweight World Title. “This is a great fight, Povetkin is an Olympic gold medallist, has loads of experience, he’s a former World Champion and he’s only lost […]
Unified Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua will now defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Titles against Kubrat Pulev. The fight will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The fight is a homecoming for Joshua who fought his last two in New York City and Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes after Deontay Wilder […]
After much speculation, Deontay Wilder has confirmed that he will keep assistant coach Mark Breland on his team. Breland caught Wilder’s ire when he threw the towel into the ring during the seventh round of his second fight against Tyson Fury. The action signaled Wilder’s first loss and the transfer of his WBC belt to […]
It’s official! Deontay Wilder will have a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury on July 18th back in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, who is Fury’s co-promoter, told ESPN on Sunday. “Now we will sit down and go through all the details for the fight,” Arum said. Arum was willing […]
Deontay Wilder has broken his social media silence and posted a video addressing his loss to Tyson Fury. After many statements to the news media, Wilder spoke to his fans directly. The video is an apparent attempt to restore confidence in his abilities. “Hello, my people. My Bomb Zquad Army, my Bomb Zquad Nation, to […]
The Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury rematch pay-per-view receipts are in and it did fabulously between 800,000 to 850,000 buys. The Athletic reported on the numbers and it places the heavyweight bout in esteemed air for championship boxing. The first fight back on December 1st, 2018 generated around 325,000 buys. The last heavyweight fight that […]
Anthony Dirrell thinks Deontay Wilder is weird for blaming him for his coach throwing in the towel. Wilder spoke to Boxing Scene recently and revealed that he thought Dirrell unfairly influenced assistant trainer Mark Breland. “It’s gone viral now, I don’t know why they think it was me, these people are weird,” Dirrell told Koncrete […]
Deontay Wilder’s claims that his ring walk costume weight hindered his performance against Tyson Fury are looking, suspect. An old interview of Wilder on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast has been unearthed. Wilder describes using a 45lb weighted vest for his training. “We do everything fast. If I’m doing that consists of moving my feet […]
Deontay Wilder has decided to exercise his rematch clause and have a third fight with Tyson Fury. Wilder spoke to Yahoo Sports and confirmed he will use his contract option for a trilogy fight. He also revealed that he is going to Africa at the end of March and will return to boxing when he […]
Now that Deontay Wilder has experienced his first loss, other champions have shown their support. In boxing’s new era, being undefeated equals equity. Careers are built and sustained over a myth of invincibility. When warriors are rewarded financially for never taking an ‘L’, it can be a hard reality to wake up to your first […]
As the fallout from the Wilder vs. Fury 2 fight continues, Wilder revealed the referee wasn’t fair in his opinion. “The referee told me specifically that if I hit him in the back of the head or hit him on the break, he’d disqualify me,” Wilder said to Yahoo Sports. “But I guess that was […]
After throwing in the towel during the seventh round of Wilder vs. Fury II, assistant trainer Mark Breland caught the ire of Deontay Wilder (42-1-1). Wilder spoke with Yahoo Sports and The Athletic about his displeasure with Breland’s decision. “I am upset with Mark for the simple fact that we’ve talked about this many times […]
Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder broke his silence revealing his epic loss to Tyson Fury was due to a heavy ring walk costume. What? The former WBC heavyweight champion spoke to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports and Lance Pugmire of The Athletic following Saturday’s loss. “He didn’t hurt me at all, but the simple fact […]
Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury shocked the world with his total destruction of Deontay Wilder then he went to the club and made a diss song. Fury was spotted leading the packed nightclub in Las Vegas in a sing-a-long where Wilder was the focus. “There was three Bronze Bombers in the air There was three […]
Donald Trump has invited Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to the White House. Trump watched the fight and spoke to reporters about it. “That was a great fight, two great fighters, it was really very exciting. Maybe we have to bring them both to the White House, I don’t know because that was really a […]
We all know Floyd Mayweather to be many things, but humble and motivating isn’t usually traits we’re familiar with. Many were quick to criticize Deontay Wilder for his performance and even denigrate his world title run but Mayweather took to Instagram to defend the former WBA Heavyweight champion after his stunning loss to Tyson Fury. “Win, […]
People are taking Deontay Wilder’s loss to The Gypsy King, Tyson Fury really hard. In fact, they are taking it as a racial slight that put a stain on an already testy 2020 and a blemish on the unusually proud Black History Month celebration. Many are longing for the day when you could count on […]
Yuck. Boxing fans’ eyes were glued to the television as they watched the highly anticipated contest between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. The Gypsy King basically took The Bronze Bomber to the wash with a 7th round TKO. With this victory, Fury is the lineal and WBC heavyweight champion of the world. “[Deontay Wilder] will […]