When you’re sitting at the top of the heavyweight division, everyone knows you’re the money fight.
This is what champ Deontay Wilder can expect anytime he wants to step out to watch his peers on a relaxing evening off.
After his knockout over Daniel Martz (16-6-1, 13 KOs), Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) wasn’t interested in thanking his handlers & opponent for the competition. Nope. He turned his attention directly to Wilder, who was hanging out at the broadcast table ringside working with FS1.
Never one to back down of course, Wilder was all for the drama:
The two then had more words inside the ring, indicating a possible 2018 matchup could be in the works:
This is exactly the kind of momentum boxing needs in the wake up Floyd Mayweather. More specifically, heavyweight boxing needs an American loudly & successfully representing the division if boxing is going to keep driving up popularity.
Flip the page to see video of Ortiz’s swift knockout, via Fino Boxing Network: