Just days after Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury to a split draw in Los Angeles, the WBC heavyweight champion hosted a media call to discuss what is next for him.
Wilder touched upon a number of topics on the media call, including his interest of wanting a rematch against Fury, his anxiety levels in the match and if he thought he won the first fight. Wilder also revealed that he suffered a broken arm right before his training camp and had surgery sometime in September.
Below are highlights of the conference call:
Deontay Wilder conference call just started. Lou DiBella starts off by talking how great #WilderFury was.
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Lou DiBella stated that the debate from the fight is great for boxing and for heavyweight boxing. DiBella puts over Stephen Espinoza for helping make the fight happen.
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Deontay Wilder joins the call. Wilder said the bout against Tyson Fury was an amazing fight, better than what he expected.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder joins the call. Wilder said the bout against Tyson Fury was an amazing fight, better than what he expected.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said he pressed getting the knockout win over Tyson Fury too much because he desperately wanted to end the night with a devastating right hand.
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Deontay Wilder expressed happiness over getting heavyweight division back in America.
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Deontay Wilder said he is ready to give Tyson Fury a rematch as soon as possible and end the debate once and for all. Wilder said God brought Fury back up from the second knockdown just for the rematch.
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Deontay Wilder said a tie is the best case scenario because if he had beaten Tyson Fury early, then there would have been excuses over how Fury is not the fighter that he once was. Wilder feels that if he beats Fury in a rematch, he will get full credit for the win.
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On the topic of Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder said he has not thought about him.
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Deontay Wilder said a rematch with Tyson Fury is the biggest and most exciting fight in the heavyweight division right now.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said he has not personally gone back and watched the fight against Tyson Fury. Wilder said he was the more aggressive fighter and threw the most effective punches.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said the build up to a rematch with Tyson Fury has already started and does not want him nor Fury to have any other fights that isn't a rematch.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
On when a potential rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury could happen, Wilder said he wants it "Early next year, maybe March, maybe April."
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Stephen Espinoza chimed in on a Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury rematch. Espinoza said May or June would be more ideal to make the rematch happen to give both men time to rest. Espinoza said the satellite PPV numbers have been delayed a bit and so he doesn't have the numbers yet.
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Deontay Wilder said he thinks the fight against Tyson Fury and all the buzz it's gotten should help him become a crossover star in the United States.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Stephen Espinoza calls Deontay Wilder one of the biggest draws in the sport.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder says it is sad what is happening to Adonis Stevenson right now, who is still in the ICU after his knockout loss to Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Lou DiBella said he's had a thought about commercials for the rematch and that the image of Fury getting back up in the 12th round and that having Undertaker's music play and build it like a WrestleMania match is already a million PPV buys for the rematch.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said he broke his arm before the start of training camp. Wilder said that and his anxiousness may have played a part in his low accuracy in the fight against Tyson Fury.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said the surgery for his broken arm was around early-mid September and his trainer added it was not a big surgery, Wilder didn't need a cast for it and that the broken arm was actually more between the elbow and the rest and didn't know the technical term of it.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder said the recovery from the broken arm didn't bother him by the time he was deep into training camp for his fight against Tyson Fury.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Deontay Wilder closes the media call by thanking Showtime and Lou DiBella for giving him the chance to showcase his skills and Staples Center for hosting the fight against Tyson Fury.
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) December 4, 2018
Fightful had a post-show podcast dissecting the fight as well as the entire pay-per-view card which can be seen in the video above.
