Wilder: I Don’t See Fury As A champion

By Daily Sports on April 16, 2020

Deontay Wilder has admitted that “something was wrong” causing his defeat to Tyson Fury but said “no-one should be surprised” by his desire to fight again.

Fury floored Wilder twice and stopped him in seven one-sided rounds to become WBC heavyweight champion 14 months after they initially fought to a draw. They are expected to fight again in October.

“In my eyes I don’t see Fury as a champion,” Wilder told Premier Boxing Champions’ podcast. “He ain’t the champion yet because we’ve still got one more fight left.

Wilder insisted his body language was wrong: “When I took off my mask, the things that I was doing. I’ve been in this sport a very long time so people automatically know how I am. People that know boxing know that it wasn’t Deontay Wilder on that night. I was a zombie on that night.

“I wasn’t myself. I felt like a zombie.

“I’m still reflecting. I can’t believe the things that happened. I’m figuring things out.”

Wilder has previously claimed that his ring-walk outfit, weighing 40lbs, tired his legs and contributed to his loss.

The American, previously undefeated in 43 and feted as one of boxing’s all-time hardest punchers, intends to pursue his right to a third fight with Fury.

“No-one should be surprised. I am who I am, Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder,” he said.

“Why wouldn’t I want it?

“He knows that wasn’t me. I know that wasn’t me. That wasn’t the real Deontay Wilder, something was wrong.

“There is more fuel on the fire. This is the final straw.” (Sky Sports)

•PHOTO: Deontay Wilder 

Source Daily Sports

Posted April 16, 2020


 

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