Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS – Lennox Lewis didn’t hesitate to answer when he was asked to identify the best heavyweight in boxing. “Deontay,” Lewis told a small group of reporters Thursday night at MGM Grand. Ahead of Tyson Fury? “Absolutely,” Lewis said. “Now I say that because of Fury’s last fight [against Otto Wallin]. So, that last fight kinda dropped him a couple points.”
Former two division world champion Paulie Malignaggi believes the public is overlooking the danger of Cuban banger Luis Ortiz, who on Saturday night will challenge Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. Video Interview - Boxing's longest reigning heavyweight champion, WBC titlist Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder,and hard-hitting Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz went face to face at the final press conference Thursday before they rematch in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey)
Devin Haney Video Interview - Boxing's longest reigning heavyweight champion, WBC titlist Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder,and hard-hitting Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz went face to face at the final press conference Thursday before they rematch in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey)
Ben Davison Video Interview - Boxing's longest reigning heavyweight champion, WBC titlist Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder,and hard-hitting Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz went face to face at the final press conference Thursday before they rematch in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey)
By Mitch Abramson - Luis Ortiz's trainer, Herman Caicedo, is aware of the rumors, the jokes, the punchlines. Luis Ortiz is older than his listed age of 40. Luis Ortiz is older than most retired fighters. Luis Ortiz is older than fighters who no longer exist. A satirical website has Ortiz being born before World War II and making his professional debut when...
Luis Ortiz, Deontay Wilder Weights Photos Gallery - Boxing's longest reigning heavyweight champion, WBC titlist Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder,and hard-hitting Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz went face to face at the official weigh-in before they rematch in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Stephanie Trapp, Ryan Hafey)
Deontay Wilder learned something important about himself in those fateful, final 40 seconds of the seventh round against Luis Ortiz. Those tumultuous moments were the closest Wilder has come to losing in 42 professional fights. But Wilder didn’t just overcome Ortiz’s onslaught once Ortiz hurt him with a left hand when there were 41 seconds to go in that round.
LAS VEGAS – Deontay Wilder was heavier Friday afternoon than he was the first time he fought Luis Ortiz. The Cuban-born Ortiz, meanwhile, was lighter than he was for their first fight for their 12-round rematch Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 34-year-old Wilder weighed 219½ pounds when he stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale, almost five pounds more than the 214¾ pounds he officially weighed for their first fight. The 40-year-old Ortiz officially came in at 236½ pounds Friday, nearly five pounds less than the 241¼ pounds he was when he weighed in for their initial encounter.
Deontay Wilder has a tough test in front of him with Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz on Saturday on FOX pay-per-view, but the WBC champion can’t help but think about his potential next opponent in Tyson Fury. The two are set for a rematch of their own on Feb. 22, and Wilder is already starting to amp up that fight promotion as well.