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Deontay Wilder – via Zenger *Deontay Wilder likely broke his powerful right hand in the fourth round while twice flooring Tyson Fury during his 11th-round TKO loss on Oct. 9 Wilder underwent a 90-minute surgery on Monday in Atlanta to repair the hand’s metacarpal bone nine days after he was dropped once each in […]

Deontay Wilder *Deontay Wilder will stop Tyson Fury in the first half of their third fight on Oct. 9, according to Wilder’s manager, Shelly Finkel. Wilder will “conclusively” regain his WBC heavyweight title from Fury said Finkel, who considers “The Bronze Bomber” to be “on that level” with four other champions he’s guided — […]

Deontay Wilder *Deontay Wilder has a reminder for the heavyweight division. “I’ve always wanted to be the unified undisputed heavyweight champion of the world,” Wilder said. “That’s my mission, and I won’t rest or retire until I accomplish that.” Wilder wants to regain his WBC heavyweight crown from England’s Tyson Fury in their third […]

Tyson Fury *Tyson Fury delivered on his promise to give Deontay Wilder a beatdown during Saturday’s five-knockdown slugfest. But “The Gypsy King” had to rise from the canvas twice in the fourth round and drop “The Bronze Bomber” on three other occasions to complete an 11th-round TKO victory in defense of his WBC heavyweight crown […]

Deontay Wilder via Zenger *COLUMBIA, Md. — Deontay Wilder landed just three punches in the first round against Robert Helenius on Saturday night, but the final blow was so lethal the former champion was concerned for his fallen rival. The 6-foot-7 Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) fired a counter-right that flattened the 6-foot-6 ½ Helenius […]

Wilder via Zenger * Deontay Wilder wants to give himself an early birthday present — winning his fight against former sparring partner Robert Helenius on Saturday night. It’s Wilder’s fifth appearance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, before pursuing a clash with undefeated two-division title winner and unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. “It could […]

Tyson Fury (right) *Tyson Fury gave Deontay Wilder a literal licking during their second bout in February 2020, flooring him once each in the third and fifth rounds of a seventh-round TKO to become WBC heavyweight champion. As blood dripped from Wilder’s left ear in the sixth round, the 6-foot-9 Fury licked some of it […]

[…] past two fights. “Tyson has more power in both hands to the point where he’s a fighter with one-punch knockout power.” Fury (31–0–1, 22 KOs) stopped 6-foot-7 Deontay Wilder by 11th-round TKO on Oct. 9, flooring “The Bronze Bomber” in the third round, rising from a pair of knockdowns in the fourth, and dropping him […]

John Fury *Tyson Fury’s father John says Deontay Wilder could learn a thing or two from defeated British boxer Anthony Joshua on how to handle being beaten in the ring. John Fury, 57, a former professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter, told Dan Ludlam from Hayters TV that Wilder has been “in total denial” and “talking […]

*We guess you can say it just wasn’t in the cards for Deontay Wilder to beat Tyson Fury. Nope, instead, it was Fury who won decisively in their personal trifecta. But the record will show that Wilder didn’t make it a walk in the park for Fury, either. Not as Fury battered him around the […]

Tyson Fury stands over Deontay Wilder (Getty) *There’s only one word I could come up with that adequately describes what happened last Saturday night and I think I’ll put that in all caps: HUMILIATE! That is exactly what Tyson Fury did to Deontay Wilder for lack of a better term. Fury HUMILIATED Wilder!! After all […]

*You can look for a third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder after Fury’s victory in ‘Vegas on Saturday night in the WBC Heavyweight title fight/rematch of their 2018 encounter. While beating Wilder comfortably in a 7th round TKO, Fury became the first fighter to defeat Wilder in 44 professional bouts which also translates […]

 *WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder wanted to show-off how hard he can deliver a punch on ESPN, so his fist met the jaw of the network’s mascot and folks assumed he didn’t realize there was a person inside the costume. Wilder apologized Sunday after it was widely reported that he broke the mascot performer’s […]

*George Foreman has weighed in on the heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury on Saturday, saying BOTH men woulda kicked the ass of a young George Foreman. When TMZ caught up with the two-time heavyweight champ, he noted that Wilder and Fury would have been too much for him to handle in his prime.  “I don’t […]

*OK, here it is straight, no chaser. Because of the way it ended, Ice Cube is not a happy man today. We’re talking about the way the Deontay Wilder/Tyson Fury boxing match concluded Saturday night in Los Angeles at Staples Center. The heavyweight championship fight ended in a split decision draw which is why Cube is […]