Bob Arum: Deontay Wilder is Just Another Trumpian!
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Deontay Wilder's recent behavior was likely influenced by former United States President Donald Trump.
Back in February of 2020, Fury captured the WBC strap when he dropped and stopped Wilder in seven rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In the aftermath of the loss, Wilder had a variety of controversial explanations for his defeat.
Initially, Wilder told reporters that his in-ring outfit was too heavy and significantly weakened his legs by the time the contest officially started.
He later claimed Fury had allegedly manipulated his gloves and loaded them with weights.
The boxer also made several allegations in the direction of former co-trainer Mark Breland.
It was Breland who threw in the towel to prevent Wilder from taking additional punishment in last year's rematch with Fury.
A few months later, Wilder fired Breland from his training team.
Wilder would then take part in several interviews where he accused Breland of being a double-agent and made a serious allegation that he may have spiked his water bottle.
Arum is not usually left speechless, but he's been shocked with the some of the statements made by Wilder in the last twelve months.
"Deontay Wilder has been spoiled by our former president Donald Trump who says you can say any lie, or any preposterous thing and maybe some people believe it. In Trump's case, they believed it and stormed the capital. Deontay Wilder, again, irresponsible what he's saying, totally," Arum told Talk Sport.
"Whether it's about Tyson Fury, Mark Breland – a tremendous guy – Deontay Wilder is not making any sense. But hey, if the former president who served for four years doesn't make sense, I mean Deontay Wilder is just another Trumpian."
