This week, according to the Daily Mail, former WBC heavyweight champion Deonte "Bronze Bomber" Wilder did not rule out restarting talks with Andy "Chubby" Ruiz Jr. after losing to Joseph Parker. Many felt that at this point in their careers, the likelihood of a deal would be greatly increased if negotiations were to resume.
As early as November last year, the WBC asked Wilder and Ruiz to open negotiations, and the winner was given mandatory qualification. Earlier this year, the Wilder and Ruiz teams made contact, but unfortunately due to various reasons such as disagreements in remuneration, they failed to take shape, which is also one of the biggest regrets in professional boxing in 2023.
The Daily Mail quoted a source as saying: Wilde and Ruiz's PBC will send a letter to the two fighter teams in the near future, hoping that the two sides will sit together again. The signal from Ruiz's camp was positive, with the likes of Wilder vs Parker being expressed in a desire to face the winner before the Wilder vs Parker clash was staged, and the PBC believes that even if Wilder loses, he will remain the ideal target for Ruiz.
So far, Ruiz and Wilder have not responded to this matter, but as mentioned earlier, it would be ideal to be able to compete at this stage of the careers of both fighters.
Although he did not respond to the fight with Wilder, Ruiz teased Wilder in his latest interview, which was to mock the opponent's loss to Parker. Ruiz was on hand during the Wilder vs Parker match and said he was very happy to see Wilder lose.
"Man, I was praying for Parker to win, and in the end he won, and I'm glad Wilder lost," Ruiz said. I congratulated Parker, and every round, I said God bless him, you know? Parker really won. ”
For Wilder, Ruiz still did not forget to make up for a few more kicks, and he believes that the reason why Wilder lost was completely caused by "karma", that is, Wilder talked too much nonsense before the game and did not respect his opponent at all.
Ruiz said: "I want to beat Wilder and hopefully there will be an opportunity like this. Wilder's timing is sluggish, I don't know what the hell happened to him, but when you say things to other fighters before a fight or during a build-up, things don't go well, and that's why I like to be humble, calm, don't speak ill of other fighters, you never know, everybody is dangerous, anything can happen. ”
Ruiz also met his old rival Anthony Joshua during his time in Saudi Arabia, when after Joshua destroyed Wallin, he stood in the ring and took the initiative to shake hands and greet Ruiz outside the rope, so that many people wondered whether the two sides wanted a trilogy fight? Ruiz himself also expressed his willingness in this regard, bluntly saying that this was his dream goal, but unfortunately all indications indicated that Joshua could not face Ruiz for the time being, and Ruiz had to find another way.
Ruiz is tentatively set to return to boxing in March or April next year, and his influence has plummeted over the past year or so due to his absence from the Circle, and he will need to earn even one quality victory if he wants to rise again.
Wilder is 38 years old, considering his age and condition, if he continues to play, it is more like earning a high "pension", and it seems that Wilder is already difficult to compete with Joshua, but Wilder is not willing to leave, in this case, he can really consider Ruiz. Of course, if this fight is carried out now, Wilder's value is destined to shrink, but it is still better than facing those fighters with mediocre influence, which requires Wilder to make up his mind.