Deontay Wilder News

Chris Taylor - December 7, 2019

Deontay Wilder was not impressed with Anthony Joshua’s unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. this evening in Saudi Arabia. The current WBC Heavyweight champion, Wilder (42-0-1), spoke with The Athletic shortly after today’s highly anticipated rematch where he shared his thoughts on Joshua’s performance.

Natasha Hooper - December 5, 2019

Tyson Fury took to social media to share a heartwarming story about how he stopped a man from committing suicide by taking him on a three-mile run. Fury has long been open about his own struggles with mental health. “The Gypsy King” has battled depression previously, which almost put an end to his fighting career and his life.

Mike Pendleton - November 28, 2019

Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is among the best in the boxing world — even MMA stars like Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson have taken notice of his incredible punching power — but the “Bronze Bomber” still has critics. Following his win over Luis Ortiz, the talk wasn’t just about how Wilder has some of the best punching power the boxing world has ever seen, but the criticism was that he didn’t look technical in the fight, and if he fought that way against Tyson Fury, Wilder would lose.

Adam Martin - November 27, 2019

Heavyweight boxing sensation Deontay Wilder says he is the hardest-hitting puncher in the history of boxing and it’s not even close. Wilder recently picked up a huge KO victory over Luis Ortiz to improve his professional boxing record to 42-0-1 with 41 of those victories by way of knockout. The only fights in his 11-year professional boxing career that went the distance were his split draw against Tyson Fury in 2018 and his unanimous decision win over Bermane Stiverne in 2015.

Adam Martin - November 26, 2019

Boxing legend George Foreman believes that the upcoming rematch between heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will be one of the greatest fights of all time. Wilder and Fury fought in December 2018 to a split draw in one of the most memorable heavyweight boxing title fights in recent memory. Fury outboxed Wilder for the majority of the fight but Wilder landed a brutal late knockdown that nearly stole it for him. Instead, Fury rose from the dead and was able to edge out a draw in one of 2018’s best fights.

Thomas Taylor - November 25, 2019

Deontay Wilder picked up yet another incredible knockout win over the weekend, flattening Luis Ortiz in the seventh round. The victory impressed fight fans far and wide — including reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones commented on Wilder’s incredible punching power on Instagram, after MMA journalist Blaine Henry compared the two fighters’ impressive wingspans on Twitter.

Adam D Martin - November 24, 2019

Heavyweight boxing sensation Deontay Wilder continued his reign of terror on Saturday night when he knocked out Luis Ortiz in devastating fashion. He believes that his special KO power is what makes him different than all the other heavyweights on the planet. Speaking to Sky Sports after knocking out Ortiz in the seventh round of their rematch, Wilder explained what makes him different than every other heavyweight.

Adam D Martin - November 24, 2019

Heavyweight boxing superstar Deontay Wilder called out rival Tyson Fury for a rematch, and he hopes the fight takes place next February. Wilder took on Luis Ortiz in a rematch on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like in their first fight in March 2018, Wilder was able to get the better of Ortiz and this time knocked him out in the seventh round to defend the WBC heavyweight title. After winning the fight, Wilder took the microphone and called out Fury for a rematch.

Chris Taylor - November 23, 2019

Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-0-1) put his title on the line in a rematch against Luis Ortiz tonight in Las Vegas. Wilder and Ortiz had first met in March of 2018, with Wilder emerging victorious with a tenth round TKO.

Chris Taylor - November 23, 2019

Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (41-0-1) will puts his title on the line in a rematch against Luis Ortiz tonight in Las Vegas. Wilder and Ortiz first met in March of 2018, with Wilder emerging victorious with a tenth round TKO.

Chris Taylor - November 23, 2019

Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (41-0-1) will put his title on the line against Luis Ortiz tonight in Las Vegas. Wilder and Ortiz first met in March of 2018, with Wilder emerging victorious with a tenth round TKO.

Cole Shelton - November 22, 2019

Deontay Wilder believes Andy Ruiz Jr. will defend his heavyweight title against Anthony Joshua on Dec. 7. Ruiz Jr. and Joshua first fought in June where Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world as he TKO’d the Englishman. The win made him the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion.

Tom Taylor - November 6, 2019

Deontay Wilder recently claimed that Tyson Fury, who he battled to a controversial draw in late 2018, is afraid of a rematch with him. It didn’t take long for Fury to respond — and he didn’t hold back.

Tom Taylor - August 20, 2019

It’s no secret that Joe Rogan is pretty high on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The UFC commentator and podcaster frequently gushes over the brick-fisted boxer, and has even had him on a guest on his show in the past. On the latest edition of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, which featured boxer Terence Crawford as a guest, Rogan once again sang the praises of Wilder.

Cole Shelton - August 13, 2019

Tyson Fury is expected to rematch Deontay Wilder in early 2020 after their first fight ended in a controversial draw. Since then, Fury has been reflecting on the fight and it’s outcome. “The Gypsy King” believes it wasn’t a fair playing field in their initial encounter,  and doesn’t think that will change for the rematch.

Tom Taylor - June 27, 2019

If Junior dos Santos defeats Francis Ngannou at UFC Minneapolis this weekend, he hopes it’ll earn him a heavyweight title shot — though he doesn’t intend to wait for that opportunity. If he does re-capture heavyweight gold, dos Santos then plans to challenge one of the top boxing champions in the world — something he attempted to do during his first reign as UFC champion. “Back when I was the champion in 2012, I challenged Wladimir Klitschko, he was the champion at that time, and I said I would beat Wladimir Klitschko in a boxing match but of course I’m not a good promoter like Conor McGregor and he got the fight against [Floyd] Mayweather,” Junior dos Santos told MMA Fighting this week. “Klitschko actually replied to me, he said anytime, anywhere, something like that. But then I lost my belt, I lost the fight to Velasquez and I lost the belt so it didn’t make much sense anymore to promote that fight.

Tom Taylor - June 16, 2019

Last night, heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury put on a show, pummeling the out-matched Tom Schwarz to a second-round knockout. Shortly after this victory, the Brit called for a rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, who he battled to a controversial draw in December. Fury plans to fight once more on October 5, possibly in New York, then rematch Wilder in 2020. He vowed to give an even better performance when he meets the American knockout artist for a second time.

Cole Shelton - June 13, 2019

Heavyweight boxing is the best it’s been in years. At the top, there are the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, and now Andy Ruiz Jr. who is coming off of a shocking knockout win over Joshua. Although they all haven’t all fought each other, many rank them as the top-four. And, UFC president, Dana White agrees. In an interview with BT Sport, he decided to rank the four of them. There, he says Tyson Fury is the best heavyweight boxer right now.