Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder: I Had A Gun In Hand, Thinking About Suicide

[Monzon99]

Fraud zquad and haymon realizing the pretending to be a fake rigged boxing killer yelling fraud zquad doesn't sell tickets. so now they are trying to recreate the big alabama fraud into a sympathetic figure. won't work. the public knows wilder is a complete wwf fraud pretender hoax with a record of rigged fake kos and dives.

only way to become a superstar is to dare to beat the best. All roads lead to Anthony Joshua.

[xxlefthookxx]

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/major-depression.shtml

Take your shots at Wilder and Fury. Call them names. Hate on them. But applaud them for speaking about a subject that nobody wants to talk about. Mental illness is real. Just because you cannot see it like a broken bone, it is there. The real challenge for keyboard warriors is to educate themselves and be MAN enough to discuss the subject. To not call someone weak when they mention being depressed. Depression is not just 'get over the girl who dumped you'...it is a broken psyche full of pain. So educate yourselves and change this into a positive conversation. Encourage those who need help. Don't be the a**hole who chants "jump" to the guy on the bridge.

[Marchegiano]

Yeah wilder is lying. Trying to one up on Fury's story from the 1st fight. Christ its so lame and transparent.

Okay bud.

[JuniorTorres720]

Heck, we all go through things man. But as men, sometimes we have to suck it up and keep it moving. I feel for Tyson Fury and Deontay. I know they've been through some things too and when they come out in public discussing those issues, it inspires other people to keep on fighting.

[Boksfan]

Too bad Beyonce didn't pull the trigger, one bum coward less in PBC boxing

[DaNeutral.]

You gotta feel for Wilder. He was so upset that people were paying more attention to Furys tough life story that he has tried to counter it with some lies. The man is a world champion Millionaire but he is still so emotional and jealous he needs to try create a counter sob story.

Is this an Alabama thing or is it just Deontay that has got so lame? **** he is so embarrassing.

[Roberto Vasquez]

No one cares Deontay. People only care when it's a white guy promoting his book about mental illness while he was on a drug's ban.

[BlackR0bbb]

I knew this article would bring out the trailer park trash Po-dunks who live in fly-over states and hide behind smartphone keyboards. Never fails.

[Manic Shot]

A Toy Gun maybe

[Citizen Koba]

Interesting how most people here can’t seem to empathize with Wilder and Fury. Statistically, only a small percentage can. Something in the range of 5% of all Americans suffer from some form of mental health issue each year. Very often, the most successful among us are hardest hit. This is mainly due to the fact that people tend to think that once they’ve “made it” their feelings of depression and general negativity will melt away. Then, once they have everything they’ve ever dreamed of, and the problems remain, the feelings of negativity and depression are magnified. I believe these guys when they talk of depression and suicidal thoughts. It takes guts to make it public. Witness the unsympathetic and judgmental comments comments here alone.

This ^. Overall throughout our lifetimes something like 40% to 50% (in the US or UK) will suffer some form of mental illness, which means even if we're lucky enough not to ourselves someone close to is us is almost certain to. And yeah, 'success' or money (not that I've had much of either ) are no insulators.. in fact possibly the opposite, we're conditioned to believe in a maufactured wholesale route to happiness which has little to do with finding our own personal road or pursuing our dreams even if we're lucky enough to be free of the grinding requirement to work merely to survive like most of humanity.

That said, I wouldn't necessarily agree that the wealthy or successful are more likely to suffer from such problems, it's merely that we're more likely to hear of them and they're more likely to be expressed in ways that elicit our sympathy... part of the ish I'm involved with is trying to bring the kinda wellbeing practices and therapies that are usually only accessed by those who have more options to those who don't... laughter yoga, yoga, meditation, social and community activities for those on low incomes, the isolated, and those with mental health problems that kinda ****... and believe me there are more folk suffering without a voice than you can imagine, but what they gonna do? We all been there, you put a face on and struggle on, cos what are the other options?

Far as I'm concerned it's a postive when dudes like Wilder or Fury open up on this **** even in the slightly clumsy way both have and even if - as some are arguing - their goals are less than wholly altruistic. If even a few dudes (or chicks) hear Deontays or Tyson's words and decide that their problems don't have to to ruin their lives, or decide to seek help then fuck anyone who's complaining about trying to make promotional mileage outta suffering or calling em weak or sissys. Pragmatism man. If it produces positive results who the hell cares about the motives?