BEVERLY HILLS, June 03, (THEWILL) – The American boxer, Deontay Wilder, who secured the arbitration decision that set aside the unification bout between the top British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, has labelled his opponent Fury a “coward.”
He said this was because Fury opted to pursue an undisputed heavyweight title fight against Joshua instead of fighting him.
Plans had been concluded and everything was ready for the Joshua-Fury unification boxing fight, which was billed to be a multi-million-pound Saudi showdown before an American judge ordered Fury to honour the agreement of a trilogy fight with The Bronze Bomber before a September 15 deadline.
As far as Wilder was concerned, “the Gypsy King”, as Fury is popularly called, was invested in escaping his contractual obligation to fight him because Fury bore the justified dread of losing their third showdown and, by extension, never getting the chance to face Joshua.
The Bronze Bomber boasted about this in an interview, saying: “Of course, I look at it as a coward way of trying to avoid me. For what reason? We know the reason and he knows the reason.
“I’m ready to get this title back. We were contractually obligated to have a fight. He gave his word. When you do all that – and we have the proof – you’ve got to abide by that.
“You got to handle the business, and you can’t close the chapter without going through Deontay Wilder.”
All is now set for the familiar foes, 35-year-old Wilder and 32-year-old Fury, to renew their rivalry on July 24 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, where as THEWILL reported Fury warned Wilder: “You’re getting smashed. When I say smashed, I mean smash, smash, smash, bang. You’re getting knocked out. End of. One round, you’re going. I’ve got your soul, your mojo, everything.”
Yet, the Alabama bruiser is unfazed as he is relishing the opportunity to settle the score with Fury, after the British boxer ended his five-year reign as WBC champ in February last year. He believes it is his fight to win as he has said: “Now that we have an ETA and location of where we’re about to go, it makes training much more intensified. Now it means something. It’s for certain now.”
“There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. You’ve got to go through me.
“I’m the hardest puncher in heavyweight history and I’m going to continue to do that.”
To make sure there is no other outcome but victory for him, Wilder has enlisted the help of former foe Malik Scott for his third clash with the former unified heavyweight champion. Scott, who is brimming with confidence ahead of the pair’s final meeting, also thinks Wilder is the man of the moment.
Scott also gave an inkling into their preparations: “We built a facility to do a licensed homicide. Deontay Wilder is not playing. He built a facility to get this job done. When he wakes up and rolls out of bed it’s right to work. Everything we’re doing he’s right to work.
“I’ve never seen it before from him like this at this level. I’m proud of him already for what we’re about to get done.”
The boxers will do the final talking when they meet for the public weighing and then it will be settled in the ring on Saturday, July 24, in Las Vegas.
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