Via Scott Gilfoid: WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman says Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder will return to the ring in 2022. Sulaiman did not say how he knew that Wilder would return, but he sounded confident he would. return.
With Tyson Fury about to retire and give up the WBC heavyweight belt, Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) is at number 1 in the World Boxing Council rankings for the title.
Fury says he hopes Deontay will get a chance to fight for his WBC title once he leaves the strap. It is not yet clear whether the 33-year-old Fury will retire. Although he says he’s hanging up his gloves, his promoter Bob Arum says he’s not.
If this is just a game for Fury to get boxing fans eager to buy his PPV fights, it could work for some of them.
Depending on how long Fury is out in the ring, it could backfire for him, especially if Deontay shows up after six months of layoffs to start taking down the top guys again.
“He is pondering his plans for the future. He’s had a very busy reign as a champion, two knockout losses to Fury, it’s been tough. However, he has matured and is doing very well,” WBC president Mauricio said Sulaiman told Sports sky.
“I’m sure he’ll come back. He’s one of those boxers who can knock someone out with a single punch, and he’s had a lot of interesting fights,” said Sulaiman.
It looks like Sulaiman is speculating about Wilder’s return. In a recent interview, 6’7″ Deontay talked about going through a mental trip to decide whether or not to continue his boxing career.
No wonder Wilder from Alabama seems bitter about what he’s been through in his professional career, and he seems fed up with the sport.
Given what Deontay has been through in his three fights with Fury, you can’t blame him if he decides to retire. Heck, we’ve seen it all in those three games.
Rabbit punches hard, wears soft gloves, a umpire shockingly counts Fury unconscious, and some fans believe a long number in the third bout. Well, it’s hard to blame Wilder if he decides to retire instead of coming back and grace the boxing world with his presence.
With a net worth of approx $30 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Deontay is not harmful to powder. He doesn’t need to go back to the ring for the money.
If 2008 Olympic bronze bomber Wilder returns, it will be more for the love of the sport than for the green.
Wilder is the most exciting fighter in the weight class and arguably a lot more fun to watch at heavyweight than Fury, a fighter who has been turned into a boxer by his American trainer.
Deontay inflicted significant problems on Tyson Fury in their three skirmishes, chilling him in the 12th round of their first bout and knocking him to a seemingly permanent knockdown in the near-fight. Here they are in October.
Some boxing fans believe Wilder should have scored by knockout in his first and third bouts with Fury.
“He’s a great fighter and a great person. I’m sure he’ll fight this year,” Sulaiman said of former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay.
Let’s hope Sulaiman knows what he’s talking about with his talk about Deontay’s return to the sport. He’ll get the boxing world excited with his word on Wilder’s return, and if that doesn’t happen, there will be plenty of upset fans.
“I want to see Deontay Wilder fight anyone for it again,“Fury told Behind The Gloves. “I believe he knocks everyone else out.”
Therefore, Fury confirmed Wilder as a fighter to take his place.
