Former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder is definitely interested in a potential showdown with unified heavyweight champ, Oleksandr Usyk, but is doubtful it will happen anytime soon.
Wilder spoke with the media this past Saturday night during the post-fight conference following his first-round KO victory over Robert Helenius in Brooklyn, New York, and explained that he intends to reach out to Usyk's team to set up a bout between the two, but is unsure of the Ukrainian champion's interest in the fight.
“I think it’s gonna be very difficult,” Wilder said (h/t Boxing Scene). “I’ll be very surprised if he sticks to his word. You know, I’m a man of my word. I abide by principles, morals, and goals. They say that if you don’t believe in something, you’ll fall for anything. And I believe in something. You know, and the last champion that came to a fight that said he would give me a fight, he went the other way after a devastating knockout. You know what I’m saying? We talkin’ about Joseph Parker. You know, so we’ll see what happens. And I’m gonna keep Usyk to his word. You know, we’ll be calling his team, you know, and whoever his handler is, and we’re gonna see what’s up. And if he a man of his word, what a hell of a fight it would be.”
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