Deontay Wilder puts his WBC heavyweight crown on the line against Dominic Breazeale on Saturday, unfazed by a storm of criticism following his vows to cause death in the ring.
Even by boxingโs lurid standards, where threats of violence are a stock-in-trade, Wilderโs gruesome pre-fight comments have been condemned by many in the sport as beyond the pale.
โHis life is on the line for this fight and I do mean his life,โ Wilder said this week as he prepares for Saturdayโs bout at Brooklynโs Barclays Center. โI am still trying to get me a body on my record.
โDominic Breazeale asked for this. This is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time. Itโs legal. So why not use my right to do soโฆif he dies, he dies.โ Read more