HEAVYWEIGHT ROUND UP

Boxing Guru round up the latest news in the heavyweight division, so what’s been happening?

This week, former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder revealed he has had surgery on his bicep which he suffered in his remtach with Tyson Fury. Some have claimed this is why Wilder failed to throw his right hand after the opening couple of rounds but in truth, Fury didn’t give the Bronze Bomber much chance after turning it on in the 3rd and scoring the first knockdown. Wilder, coming in almost 20 pounds heavier than the first fight quickly became groggy which he blamed on his armoured costume and from then on it was all Fury.

The Alambama native explained to the PBC podcast that he will reveal what happened on that night, “There’s alot of things that went on that I don’t even want to talk about in this moment in time… Maybe I will come out with some things later on… I’m still reflecting on it and trying to figure some things out. People that know me and know boxing know that wasn’t Deontay Wilder, I was a zombie that night. There’s going to be a time and place where I say what I need to say, I will reveal alot of things.”

Wilder is looking forward to giving the world the best of Deontay Wilder, expects to recover well and be ready for the rematch before the end of the year.

WBC champion Tyson Fury responded to Wilder’s recent comments claiming he doesn’t see Fury as champion. “Keep letting yourself down @BronzemBomber. It’s sad. It was you I smashed, that’s the truth. Just admit it and move on. It’s just a fight. You win some; you lose some. That’s boxing pal,” said Fury via Instagram.

Anthony Joshua had his say on the matter, “I always believe that when you go to war, you can’t have one weapon in your arsenal, which was his right hand. Once that was taken away from him which Tyson Fury did, he was able to annailate Deontay Wilder and expose him for some of his weaknesses. Tyson Fury did a great job tactically and I’m looking forward to the rematch.”

Yesterday, Joshua took the opportunity to call out Tyson Fury to prove who is the number 1 in the division, “Come fight me. If you really want to say you’re number one. Let’s get it on. I’ve got the rest of the belts, so it only makes sense. That proves that I’m the unified heavyweight champion of the world. He’s the WBC champion of the world. What that will prove, me and him fighting, is that there will be one dominant figure in the heavyweight division that will have all of the belts and become undisputed.”