Via Brian Webber: Badou Jack posted about what appears to be a cut former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on social media on Tuesday.
Wilder 6’7 ″ (42-2-1, 41 KOs) looks no different from the 230+ lb boxer he fought in his last two fights with Tyson Fury. During those skirmishes, Wilder surprises with an early breather, letting Fury 6’9″ take advantage of his poor stamina by bringing him into submission.
For Wilder to become the boxer he was in his best years, he had to have his weight in the 215 to 219 zone. He lost too much of his natural speed advantage. himself as he ramped up to 230 seconds, as he did in his last two fights with Fury.
There is a lot of speculation that Wilder will return to the ring to face the winner of the September 4 match between Andy Ruiz Jr and Luis Ortiz. Those two are fighting in the WBC heavyweight belt elimination match on FOX Sports PPV.
If Wilder picks winner Ruiz-Ortiz, it will be the final WBC knockout, placing the winner in a position to challenge for the WBC title against the last man standing from the Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
Good to see @B comply back to the gym today pic.twitter.com/GQhvARZVxM
– Badou Jack (@BadouJack) August 2, 2022
There would be plenty of interest from the boxing world if Deontay were to go head-to-head with the last man standing in a Joshua-Usyk vs Fury bout. Needless to say, Wilder will make it interesting as long as the fight lasts due to his speed, size and agility.
The Alabama-born player probably won’t need to worry too much about facing Fury again because the big Brit is expected to hang up his gloves after he fights winner Joshua vs. Usyk 2. It is believed that Fury was just hanging around in that big money fight before he went into the sunset once and for all.
Wilder will have a chance to beat even Fury if he goes into the fourth bout with him weighing around 212 lbs as he did in their first contest in 2018. Deontay knocked Fury down from the cold in the fight. 12th match, only for the referee to choose not to wave back.
