09 December 2023 , 10:00
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Deontay Wilder thinks he was born a fighter whilst claiming his bitter rival Anthony Joshua was manufactured.
Wilder returns to action later this month on the undercard of Joshua's fight against Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia when he fights Joseph Parker. 'The Bronze Bomber' hasn't fought since knocking out Robert Helenius last October and Joshua's last fight also took place against Helenius as he beat the Finn in August.
Fans are hoping a long-awaited fight between Wilder and Joshua, who have been linked to meet for over a decade, will finally take place next year if they both win their respective fights before Christmas. Wilder has issued a damning putdown of Joshua in a new interview as he accused his rival of being silver spoon fed.
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“I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again, it’s a difference between champions being born and being made,” Wilder told The Last Stand. “Joshua was made, he was a made fighter. They bought things, they gave him things. Even with certain things, with the arena. ‘Oh, they sold this.’ No, you didn’t sell out nothing. You comped tickets and you resold them.
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“I know how the whole game works. I’m behind scenes. I know how things work. You wanted it to seem like it sold out, you put your tickets out there, and you build your own little ticket thing and you buy all your tickets. Now it seems like you sold out the arena. What you do? All you do is put it back on the market and resell it.”
“It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book, when it comes to the business and now people on the outside looking in, ‘Oh my God, they sold out faster than Michael f****ng Jackson.’ Are you serious? That’s how it is. That’s how the trick is done.” Wilder, who turned 38 in October, has only fought once since being knocked out by Tyson Fury twice but doesn't have any plans of retiring soon.
“I’m young, I’m young, I just turned 38 but we have got to understand that I started [boxing] very late. I started at 21. I haven’t had much damage on me. I’m still sexy, I still talk very well, I handle business very well. I’m still energetic. I think I’m a seasoned fighter right now. I’m seasoned right now and a lot of people will see it come December 23rd, what I mean by that.”