By Tim Royner: Promoter Frank Warren doesn’t think much of Deontay Wilder’s comments in the aftermath of his crushing defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury last February. Wilder didn’t want to take the high road in a recent interview by giving Fury full credit for his seventh-round knockout victory on February 22. Instead of giving Fury credit, Wilder said ...
By Tim Royner: Former two-division world champion Michael Moorer is interested in taking over as the new trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder going into his third clash with Tyson Fury. Moorer has grave doubts about Wilder’s ability to beat Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) in their third fight without dramatic changes to his game. Moorer would like to ...
By Charles Brun: Heavyweight great Gerry Cooney wants Deontay Wilder to go after the soft belly of Tyson Fury in their rematch, and NOT give up real estate like he did last February in the second fight between them. Cooney says former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) made a mistake in backing up against Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) ...