Drenched in sweat and surrounded by reporters and cameras, Deontay Wilder made sinister remarks Tuesday (May 14) ahead of his bout with Dominic Breazeale, which centered the WBC heavyweight champion in steep controversy.
“[Breazeale’s] life is on the line for this fight and I do mean his life,” Wilder said. “I am still trying to get me a body on my record.”
Last December, Wilder earned the title in a controversial draw against Tyson Fury, but prior to their bout in the ring, Wilder, 33, said he wants “a wants a body on his record,” which resulted in backlash as the sport has already had several injuries and deaths in and outside of the ring.
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Breazeale, Wilder doubled down on his desire and asserted boxing is a sport which makes it legal.
“Dominic Breazeale asked for this. I didn’t go seek him. He [sought] me. So if it comes it comes. This is a brutal sport. This is not a gentleman sport,” Wilder said. “We don’t ask to hit each other in the face but we do anyway, and you can ask any doctor around the world, he will tell you, your head is not meant to be hit.”
“On this particular time, we have bad blood against each other. This is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time. It’s legal. So why not use my right to do so?”
Wednesday afternoon (May 15) Wilder began to trend on social media with many demonstrating a plethora of emotions
https://twitter.com/RealLifeKaz/status/1128691722081513472
Nobody:
Deontay Wilder: pic.twitter.com/oWQyF2NK8Q
— The Money QuarterBack ?? (@TheMoneyQB) May 15, 2019
I've been inspired and touched by Deontay Wilder's story about how He got into boxing to help pay for His daughter's medical bills and He genuinely might be a really nice guy, but it's so fucking hard to see when he's spouting shite like this. Get fucked pic.twitter.com/hgF4G8D2l1
— Jay Brown (@JayJagsBrown) May 15, 2019
Deontay Wilder on ESPN talking about killing his opponent this weekend in the ring pic.twitter.com/ilNTSNScWT
— James Ryne Goldberg (@james_ryne) May 15, 2019
Deontay Wilder and Dominic Breazeale go at it Saturday, (May 18) Let’s hope both men leave the arena in one piece.
