Published 22:12 IST, November 28th 2019
Deontay Wilder unhappy with Mike Tyson post Luis Ortiz fight
Deontay Wilder called out Mike Tyson and urged the former heavyweight champion to express himself in public, rather than praising him privately with friends
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Deontay Wilder has retained his WBC heavyweight championship as he crushed Luis Ortiz with a brutal right hand in round seven of fight last weekend. Following huge win against "King Kong", Deontay Wilder received a wave of public praise from fans and experts in game. However, it came with one table exception – boxing legend Mike Tyson.
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impressive win over Luis Ortiz also had fans compare Deontay Wilder to Mike Tyson, who is still kwn as hardest punching heavyweight in history of boxing. After fight was over, Deontay Wilder reportedly claimed that Tyson would praise his performances behind scenes but does t do so publicly. Wilder was keen for former undisputed world heavyweight champion to express himself and make his admiration public.
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Deontay Wilder also added that he had people tell him about how Mike Tyson would draw a comparison between himself and Wilder. Speaking of which, Mike Tyson would talk about having to use a bunch of combinations to be able to kck people out, while praising Wilder to have that hard-hitting ability.
"I am hardest-hitting puncher in boxing history, period," he claimed.
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Deontay Wilder – His next big challenge is Tyson Fury
Deontay Wilder awaits his biggest challenge as he seems determined to get his point across to Mike Tyson, fans, and all doubters in rest of world when he takes on Tyson Fury in ir highly-anticipated rematch after a controversial draw in December last year. Regarding his plans for upcoming Tyson Fury rematch, Wilder said that if getting up off his back makes Fury 'Kryptonite' n Lord better have mercy upon him second time because he would t be getting up, and if he does, Wilder would get him again.
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17:22 IST, November 28th 2019