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Deontay Wilder has fought less than one round in bouts that count over the past 26 months. The former WBC heavyweight champion knocked Robert Helenius cold in the first round of Wilder’s only fight since his
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is not worried about his upcoming opponent, Joshua Parker, receiving strategic advice from Tyson Fury. Fury, the current WBC champion, face Wilder on three occasions.
Wilder, Parker Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De Mori in another heavyweight shootout. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Deontay Wilder isn’t convinced there is anyone in the sport who hits harder than him. That would also include boxing newbie Francis Ngannou, the former UFC champion who made a reputation for himself as a dangerous puncher in the mixed martial arts world.
By Cliff Rold - The caveat is all that really matters. For the better part of five or six years, a showdown between 34-year old two-time former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KO) and 38-year old former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KO) has been there. As an option. As a possibility.
Wilder, Joshua, Hrgovic, Parker, Bivol, Workouts Photos Gallery - An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De Mori in another heavyweight shootout. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Anthony Joshua this, Anthony Joshua that. According to Eddie Hearn, Deontay Wilder has been paying attention to the wrong former champion.
Deontay Wilder wanted to fight Joseph Parker in 2017. Wilder had held the WBC heavyweight title for two years by then. Parker, who edged Andy Ruiz Jr. by majority decision to win the then-unclaimed WBO belt in December 2016, traveled to Birmingham, Alabama two months later and watched Wilder stop Gerald Washington in the fifth round at Legacy Arena.
Trainer Andy Lee is working to make sure Joseph Parker will not suffer from inattentiveness during his upcoming fight against puncher Deontay Wilder. Lee, the former middleweight titlist from London, is preparing New Zealand’s Parker for his 12-round bout with Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Wilder bout on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The card will feature Anthony Joshua in the main event against Otto Wallin, as well as a host of other top names, including light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol and cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.
Joshua, Wallin, Wilder, Parker Grand Arrival Saudi Arabia Photos Gallery - An unprecedented line-up on a single night of boxing in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Day of Reckoning’ sees former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua face top contender Otto Wallin, former WBO world champion Joseph Parker takes on the Bronze Bomber and former WBC world titleholder, Deontay Wilder, with IBF No.1 contender Filip Hrgovic fighting Mark De Mori in another heavyweight shootout. (photos by Mark Robinson)