It’s going down Saturday night at Barclays Center between two fighters with legitimate bad blood.
Deontay Wilder, a knockout artist with a mean temperament and bad intentions, will be defending his Heavyweight title against California native Dominic Breazeale. Tuesday, Wilder made it known that he not only planned to win the fight, but would be doing so in devastating fashion.
“Dominic Breazeale asked for this. I didn’t seek him out. He (came for) me,” Wilder said. “This isn’t a gentleman’s sport. We don’t ask to hit each other in the face but we do anyway. If you ask any doctor around the world he’ll tell you the head is not meant to be hit. This is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time. It’s legal. So why not use my right to do so?”
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has since rebuked the comments, calling them “regrettable and completely against the spirit of our sport”. Not much has changed for Wilder who one-upped his stance during the final prefight news conference on Thursday.
“This has been a long time coming for me and Dominic. He asked for this, and he shall receive. Just like the Bible says — you ask, you shall receive,” Wilder said. “Come May 18 at the Barclays Center, he’s going to get everything he receives. I’m gonna fade him out, baby. I can’t wait. It’s gonna be an amazing night for me and sad time for him.
“I want to hurt Breazeale so bad. So bad, my blood is boiling right now. I can barely keep my composure right now. But due to the fact we can’t get paid outside of the ring — there’s a lot of money on the line, baby, and my family got to eat. So with that being said I will keep my composure until that time comes. I can’t wait. Come Saturday, I can do whatever I want to do. You better gather around your loved ones. You all better gather around him tonight because come Saturday night he may not be able to talk to you. Trust me. You know I don’t play no games.”
The two men jawed back and forth and let off some more fireworks in their final prefight presser.
Flip the page for video for the stare down as well as Wilder threatening to kill Breazeale.