04-16-2020, 03:50 PM
Deontay Wilder's new excuse for world title loss to Tyson Fury
08:08, Apr 16 2020
WBC champion Deontay Wilder doesn't know how Tyson Fury got up from the 12th round knockdown.
Deontay Wilder has revealed he needed surgery to repair torn biceps injured in his heavyweight world title loss to Tyson Fury.
Fury destroyed Wilder to win the WBC belt by a seventh round knockout in Las Vegas in February.
Wilder blamed his first defeat as a professional on his elaborate and heavy ring walk costume he claimed drained him of energy.
Deontay Wilder had a tough night losing to Tyson Fury but is still struggling to accept his knockout defeat.
Now he's saying he tore the biceps muscle in his left arm and that he felt like a "zombie" in the ring.
"Recovery is going well. I'm in therapy, I ended up injuring it during my last fight," Wilder told the Premier Boxing Champions podcast hosted by Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal.
"I've been there before, but everything is going great with it. I'm just focusing on recovery and getting back to full health.
"I'm looking forward to once all this coronavirus stuff is over to getting back to camp and getting ready."
Deontay Wilder initially blamed his elaborate and heavy ring walk costume for draining his energy before his fight with Tyson Fury.
Wilder hopes to be back training towards the back end of May as he prepares for his third fight with Fury set for October 3. The first bout in Los Angeles was drawn and Wilder says he has unfinished business and doesn't see Fury as the true WBC champion yet.
"In my eyes, I don't see Fury as a champion. It's still going. He ain't the champion yet. We still got one more fight left.
"I'm not done yet. This (third fight) is the last final straw right here, as I see it. I am looking forward to showing the world the best of Deontay Wilder."
He remains very frustrated by his loss.
"A lot of things happened to me that I couldn't believe was happening to me at that time and at that point of my career. People that know boxing know that wasn't Deontay Wilder that night. I can't talk about a lot of things," he told the PBC podcast.
"I was a zombie that night... I wasn't myself, I felt like a zombie in there.
"He [Fury] knows that wasn't me. I know that wasn't me. Everyone knows that wasn't the real Deontay Wilder, something was wrong."
Deontay Wilder still doesn't see Tyson Fury as the WBC heavyweight champion and wants to sort that out in their third fight in October.
Wilder says he has enjoyed spending extended time with his family during the coronavirus pandemic but is eager to get back to training.
"I can't work out right now," Wilder said.
"That's what I'm looking forward to. You know, once I get healed with my arm, I'm looking forward to just working out, being able to do the things that I love to do."
08:08, Apr 16 2020
WBC champion Deontay Wilder doesn't know how Tyson Fury got up from the 12th round knockdown.
Deontay Wilder has revealed he needed surgery to repair torn biceps injured in his heavyweight world title loss to Tyson Fury.
Fury destroyed Wilder to win the WBC belt by a seventh round knockout in Las Vegas in February.
Wilder blamed his first defeat as a professional on his elaborate and heavy ring walk costume he claimed drained him of energy.
Deontay Wilder had a tough night losing to Tyson Fury but is still struggling to accept his knockout defeat.
Now he's saying he tore the biceps muscle in his left arm and that he felt like a "zombie" in the ring.
"Recovery is going well. I'm in therapy, I ended up injuring it during my last fight," Wilder told the Premier Boxing Champions podcast hosted by Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal.
"I've been there before, but everything is going great with it. I'm just focusing on recovery and getting back to full health.
"I'm looking forward to once all this coronavirus stuff is over to getting back to camp and getting ready."
Deontay Wilder initially blamed his elaborate and heavy ring walk costume for draining his energy before his fight with Tyson Fury.
Wilder hopes to be back training towards the back end of May as he prepares for his third fight with Fury set for October 3. The first bout in Los Angeles was drawn and Wilder says he has unfinished business and doesn't see Fury as the true WBC champion yet.
"In my eyes, I don't see Fury as a champion. It's still going. He ain't the champion yet. We still got one more fight left.
"I'm not done yet. This (third fight) is the last final straw right here, as I see it. I am looking forward to showing the world the best of Deontay Wilder."
He remains very frustrated by his loss.
"A lot of things happened to me that I couldn't believe was happening to me at that time and at that point of my career. People that know boxing know that wasn't Deontay Wilder that night. I can't talk about a lot of things," he told the PBC podcast.
"I was a zombie that night... I wasn't myself, I felt like a zombie in there.
"He [Fury] knows that wasn't me. I know that wasn't me. Everyone knows that wasn't the real Deontay Wilder, something was wrong."
Deontay Wilder still doesn't see Tyson Fury as the WBC heavyweight champion and wants to sort that out in their third fight in October.
Wilder says he has enjoyed spending extended time with his family during the coronavirus pandemic but is eager to get back to training.
"I can't work out right now," Wilder said.
"That's what I'm looking forward to. You know, once I get healed with my arm, I'm looking forward to just working out, being able to do the things that I love to do."