Behind the Gloves: Wilder's Take on Usyk's Ducking and Ruiz's Money Fight
Deontay Wilder, has disclosed that reigning unified champion Usyk ducked multiple lucrative proposals for a match against him. The unified champion Usyk is scheduled to make a defence of his WBO, IBO, IBF, WBA belts against the mandatory opponent, Daniel Dubois, in Poland on August 26th. In the event of a Usyk victory, speculation has it that he might defend his title once more in December. Meanwhile, Wilder is working on securing a match with Andy Ruiz in the fall, with prospects of a face-off against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia come December. Previously, a fight between Usyk and Wilder was deliberated for the summer season, however, Wilder questions the unified champion's readiness to meet him in the ring as Usyk ducked him Wilder told 78SPORTSTV: "I don't think Usyk really cares. As long as he ain't got to fight me. I don't think he cares, as long as he don't have to fight me, it's all good, because that man is terrified of me." "He's dodged me so many times and I know. And don't act like I don't know, I don't want anyone to come out like, 'Usyk said this and that. It would be a lie because I know a lot of sh*t. I'm in the business, I know. He's been offered a lot of money to fight me, many times. But he's denied it. They said they do not want Bomb Squad problems." Deontay Wilder's planned fight with Andy Ruiz, approved by the WBC as the final title contender fight, is still up in the air. Ruiz and his team want a straight 50-50 split of the money, even though they were first offered a 70-30 split that favours Wilder. Wilder made it clear recently that he has no plans to agree to a fair split with Ruiz.
