DEONTAY WILDER has no interest in putting money aside, which would be a huge blow to Tyson Fury’s super fight with Anthony Joshua.
Wilder’s new trainer, Malik Scott, shared the news on Instagram when he almost confirmed that heavyweight revenge takes precedence over payday.
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Deontay Wilder with his new trainer Malik ScottPhoto credit: Instagram @malikkingscott
Scott, 40, wrote: “Wilder turned it down and was not interested in retirement funds. You are dealing with a very different kind of mother here.
“He wants the blood, not the money, which stands aside. ‘Retribution is ours’.”
The revelation comes after a U.S. judge ruled in arbitration in Wilder’s favor, meaning Fury owes the American a third fight in his streak.
AJ and the Gypsy King were all but ready to put any heavyweight belt on the line in Saudi Arabia on August 14th.
And in order to save the historic undisputed titleholder, an option was to pay Wilder a compensation fee.
But Malik’s social media post and comments from Fury’s promoter Bob Arum seem to have ditched that route.
Arum told ESPN, “We’re not paying Wilder to step aside. It’s better to get rid of him. We can do Fury against AJ for November or December.”
The veteran promoter also announced that he has reserved the new 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for July 24th in case Fury has to box Wilder again.
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Fury, 32, dethroned Wilder, 35, from the WBC belt in February 2020, but his contract included an immediate rematch.
This was never realized amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the Gypsy King’s team argued the provision expired in October.
As a result, they started talks with Joshua, 31, while Wilder took his case to a civil court.
And months later, the decision went its way, meaning Fury will have to fight for the third time after their first draw ended.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, a driving force in securing a deal for the all-British unification, hopes the historic clash can still be saved.
But he admitted it’s out of his hands and puts up a backup option for Oleksandr Usyk, 34, who is currently AJ’s WBO challenger.
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Anthony Joshua is employed with Oleksandr Usyk as a substitute opponentPhoto credit: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyjoshua/
Hearn said on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel, “I was focused on Plan A. The only fight we’d thought of was Tyson Fury.
“We hope that this fight can take place on August 14th.
“The game changed last night when we have to have a plan B and probably a plan C.
“We have different options. Of course, I immediately think of Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO.
“You have been very patient and I really think we are in a situation where we have no choice but to look for an alternative until the end of this week if Team Fury fail to come together and pull themselves together in a fight.”
