Right now, Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder is at a low point in his career, and with a points loss to Joseph Parker, Wild has only two options to take, one is to retire with a punch, and the other is to continue fighting. For now, it seems that Wilder plans to choose the second path, and he says he wants to not only fight, but also become a two-time world heavyweight champion.
In the battle with Parker, Wilder's performance was a shock, and he only hit a pitiful 39 punches in the whole game, which can be described as embarrassing to the extreme. Wilder's defeat means that his battle with Anthony Joshua, which was scheduled for next March, will not take shape, but Wilder still hopes to fight Joshua.
Regarding the loss to Parker, Wild said:"I have to get it backsHand instinct, I'm too calm, a little too happy, no one will stand a chance when I have that hound inside, and my goal is to become a two-time heavyweight champion. ”
This week, the well-known ** "World Boxing News" learned through multiple channels that if Wilder intends to lower his weight and enter the "bridgeweight" division, then the WBC will directly approve him to compete for the title of boxing champion, and Wilder is expected to become the winner of two different divisions.
"Bridgeweight" is a new division created by the WBC in 2020 and ranges from 200 to 224 pounds, which fans are more accustomed to calling "super-heavyweight." Earlier this month, following the WBC, the WBA also established the "super welterweight" division, and it is widely believed that the "super welterweight" will become the 18th division in professional boxing in the near future.
Wilder, who weighs only 213 pounds against Parker, doesn't need to be in the "super welterweight division" at all, and is even 11 pounds lighter than the upper weight limit of the division, which will undoubtedly be very interesting if Wilder can actually compete in this division.
Prior to this, Wild had been suggested to enter the "super welterweight division", but unfortunately he refused, and at present, Wild has not responded to the question of competing in a new division, but still prefers to fight Joshua.
Wild said"I want to give the fans what they want to see, and there's a difference between being a champion and being a king. When you're a champion, you'll be very picky about your choices, carefully navigating the jungle, but when you're a king, you'll not give handouts just because you're a king. I'm a born king, Joshua is just an artificial king, and if he doesn't agree with that, then the game needs to be staged. ”
At 38 years old, Wilder's already mediocre skills tend to struggle against fighters who use the right tactics, so it remains to be seen how he will break through.
According to sources, WBC President Mauricio Suleiman is very concerned about Wilder's possible fight in the "super welterweight division", which is completely understandable, if Suleiman can really bring Wilder, it will undoubtedly coat the "super welterweight" with a thick layer of **, thereby enhancing the influence of the division, just like in the early 80s of the last century, the newly established IBF brought in Larry Holmes, and in just a few years, IBF became the third largest boxing organization in the world, so Wilder was able to fight" super welterweight", the class will be better recognized.
The biggest problem with the 224-pound "super welterweight" is that the division is small in numbers and filled with a large number of nobodies. At present, the 224-pound boxing champion is Polish Lucas Rozanski (15-0, 14KO), an unfamiliar name, Wild can enter the 224-pound, but it will not cause too much of a sensation, and may even be buttoned up as a "light-weighted" hat, what will Wilder choose at that time?It is up to him to make his own decisions.