DiBella: "Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne Is Most Likely Next"

[Ray*]

Yeah Stivernie stepped aside for Ortiz ONLY so if the Ortiz fight don't get resolved then they don't have a choice

Adam Kownacki as a replacement opponent for Dominic Breazeale would be Great!

They have plenty of time to Salvage this Card IF the Ortiz thing doesn't get worked out!

Great shout.....

[BigZ44]

[sicko]

Great shout.....

He should be on this card in some capacity if he is ready. Just fought Szpilka in July so not sure if he is ready but if he is he should be on that Heavyweight Card in his Back Yard

[Madison Boxing]

its almost as if this was the plan all along....

[Jewish-Reptile]

Is Stiverne clean ?

[Jewish-Reptile]

its almost as if this was the plan all along....

It most certainly makes you wonder. Ortiz needs to be stripped of the WBA ranking too, no bs throw him on the heap with Browne, the Fury's, Briggs, Povetkin, Wawrzyk.

[Lopez_Boxing]

Might as well elevate Dominic. At least he'd be someone new. And he can take s lickin. His last fight was a barn burner

[Clegg]

Is Stiverne clean ?

IMO, no. He tested positive before the aborted Povetkin fight and the whole thing was quickly forgotten because 1. The testers/commission bought the BS excuse of 'oh some random person in a gym told me it was OK to take and I believed them, not my fault' and 2. Povetkin's team didn't push for punishment/cancellation due to knowing their guy was on something much stronger anyway.

He tested positive for the same substance as Dillian Whyte did a few years back, DMAA. It's not as strong as steroids but it's still banned PED. So basically Wilder's main potential replacement opponents for PED cheat Ortiz are 2 guys who have tested positive for PEDs before. Seems like a recipe for trouble.

Just looking it up online now, Whyte got a 2 year ban, Stiverne got no pubishment at all and just happened to make a 75K donation to the WBC at the same time. Boxing is such a corrupt sport, if it wasn't for the fact that 2 guys throwing punches at each other is 100000x more interesting than guys throwing balls around, kicking balls around, hitting balls with bats etc. I would've given up on it long ago.

[RussB23]

They should still be fighting Ortiz.

[Mammoth]

They should still be fighting Ortiz.

That shit ain't going to fly in New York...