

“You don’t say you want to put someone in a body bag unless you’re purely desperate,” Hearn said, according to The Guardian in 2018. When attempting to put together a failed undisputed unification with Anthony Joshua, promoter Eddie Hearn frowned over Wilder’s comments. I want the ones who feel that they’re the best to come and prove me wrong.” “I want to unify the division, and I want to see who is the best. Whether I beat him or beat him to death, it’s all a win in my situation. “I said I beat him to an inch of his life last time.

“It won’t be a disappointment for me, whether I knock him out or whether I beat him to death,” Wilder told On The Ropes Radio before his rematch, which ended in a first-round demolition. who made it to the final bell, a pre-fight threat Deontay Wilder was genuine. Irked that Stiverne was the only fighter on his C.V. Wilder famously stated that he wanted “a body on his record” and added he tries to put foes in a ‘body bag’ for their trouble.Ī case in point comes from his two-fight sage with Bermane Stiverne.Īfter going the distance with Stiverne when claiming his only world title in 2015, Wilder was allowed to face the Canadian-Haitian again. The ex-heavyweight champion has courted controversy for his views on potentially killing his opponents.

Inside it, he’s a cold-blooded and ruthless KO artist. Deontay Wilder is one of the most respectful people in boxing outside the ring.
