This week, former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder claimed that if he met Oleksandr Usyk, he could level his opponent completely. Next month, Wild will return to action for his redemption battle against "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei, and if Wild loses the fight, all he needs to consider is when to retire.
Fans and media alike generally believe that the fight against Zhang Zhilei will be Wilder's last chance to return to the top of the list with his victory over Zhang, but it remains to be seen if he can do so.
Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a unified boxing bout on the 18th of this month, and Wilder is eager to face the winner between the two, and he thinks it will be "easy" to fight Usyk in a four-way fight with Fury.
In an interview with Sky, the host asked Wilder who he would choose if it was Fury and Usyk in front of him?Wilder said: "I think the easiest night of the two games came from Usyk, look at his style and other things, style determines the process, the result, and I think it will be easier against Usyk because we have never competed and we don't know each other. ”
Wild added: "On the contrary, I've had a lot of duels with Fury, we know each other well, and things will be different. You don't know what's going to happen against fighters you've never met before, and that's what I'm based on. ”
If Usyk beats Fury this month and wins the heavyweight boxing title, then theoretically he may choose Wilder, but it is very small, and we will not talk about whether he will rematch with Fury, because compared to Wilder, Anthony Joshua may be a more ideal choice for Usyk, and Joshua is also significantly better than Wilder in terms of rankings, so he can take the lead, and Wilder's so-called challenge to Usyk is more like wishful thinking.
Wilde also talked about a potential four-match with Fury, the two competed three times in 2018, 2020, and 2021, Wilder only achieved a record of 1 draw and 2 losses, and was completely suppressed by Fury, but in the three competitions, he knocked out the opponent a total of 4 times, so a four-way fight is not impossible, and the Fury team also said that if the timing is right, he doesn't mind beating Wilder again, but the timing is not right?
"I'm not over with Fury yet, I'm really looking forward to the fourth fight, I admit that Fury is a good fighter, but in boxing, anything can happen, and I'm sure the fourth fight will be completely different," Wilde said. I've knocked out Fury multiple times before, probably more knockouts, and I'm absolutely confident in myself. ”
At the moment, Wilder is preparing for the game against Zhang Zhilei, who has uploaded a lot of videos since he started training, looks hot and has maintained his body well. Wilder's last game against Joseph Parker was out of form and ended up losing to the opposition on points.
Many people feel that with consecutive losses to Fury and accumulating enough wealth, Wilder has lost his passion for boxing, which is indeed possible, and now returning to boxing is more like making a last stand, while piggybacking on some gratuities, as for re-fighting Fury and challenging Usyk, it is not known if Wilder can pass Zhang Zhilei's hurdle.