By Gabriel Princewill-
WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, has told the eye of media.com that he will travel anywhere for the biggest fight out there.
The unbeaten and chiseled 6 ft 7 inches boxer Deontay Wilder, worth an estimated 10 million dollars, says he doesn’t need a warm up fight but instead is ready to take on anyone ready to step up to the plate.
Unbeaten in 36 fights, with 35 of his wins coming by way of knock out, the athletic big puncher said he wants all the belts, and is prepared to fight the best out there as from early 2017.
Wilder stated he would be ready to face anybody who is available. Currently recuperating from a hand injury, Wilder said his surgery was successful, and that after he makes full recovery, he wants the most credible challenger out there to present themselves for a meaningful fight, whether it be Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, or the next most potent fighter among the crop of the current heavyweights out there.
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Asserting his readiness for the most challenging and rewarding fight on the world stage, Deontay Wilder declared:
”I don’t need a warm up fight, I don’t need a tune up fight. I am willing to fight wherever. That’s why I traveled across the world to Russia, something no other heavyweight has ever done. ”Ofcourse we all know what happened” , he said, referring to the aborted fight against 2004 Olympics gold medalist, Alexander Povetkin, initially suspected and accused of using drugs, but subsequently acquitted by the world anti doping body.
Wilder was slated to meet Povetkin -an aggressive operator whose only defeat in 25 fights was to former no 1 in the world, Wladimir Klitschko. However, that fight,in which Wilder was to earn $4m dollars, was scuppered as a result of the failed drug test of Povetkin.
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The issue of drug allegations in boxing has long been mired in confusion because of the complexities that sometimes arise with respect to dieting and some of the ingredients in various supplements that may contain banned substances.
It has led to contested decisions by some of the accused, and even litigation in the case of others. A prime example was the recent allegation from the world doping organization that Tyson Fury and his younger cousin, Hughie Fury failed a drug test they took last year, despite having supposedly fought and won fights whilst allegedly on the banned drug. Fury hired lawyers to challenge the World Doping Organization, and they seem to have conceded or at least, retreated on their initial assertion that the Fury cousins definitely set out cheat by using illegal drugs .
Fury’s rematch with Klitschko is set for October 29, though even that date doesn’t seem certain. ”I don’t know what’s happening with the Fury – Klitschko fight”, Deontay Wilder said.
The Alabama heavyweight force did not get drawn in with the dope allegations relating to Fury, but addressing the evil of drugs that has bedeviled certain aspects of the sport. Wilder stated:
‘I’m a clean boxer and I’m for clean boxing. There should be a level playing field. It’s too dangerous a sport for anyone to be cheating to gain an advantage. You can test me every day of the year. I’m clean. Whoever I’m in the ring with should be clean too”.
That’s fair comment, and it’s good to see the world heavyweight champion set standards in the heavyweight division. Wilder is expected to return to the ring early in 2017 once his hand has fully recuperated.
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