Deontay Wilder contemplating retiring imminently!

[Enlightened-One]

"Deontay Wilder retirement admission casts shadow over Tyson Fury trilogy"

Before a punch is thrown in anger this weekend, concern got raised by Deontay Wilder’s recent admission over his possible retirement.

The statement made to Brian Custer on The Last Stand Podcast made it hard to gauge where Wilder’s mindset sits for Tyson Fury.

Going through a long and arduous arbitration to get Fury in the ring in the first place, “The Bronze Bomber” stated that he wants to clean up the heavyweight division before retiring. But the speed at which Wilder wants to do so brings big question marks to the trilogy.

“I feel it is getting close – retirement,” Wilder told Custer. “I’m seeking one face, one name, one champion.

“The faster I can get that, the faster I can retire and get the hell out of here,” he added.

That kind of talk has never followed the name Deontay Wilder around. Only since he got defeated for the first time, and stopped badly into the bargain, have those sentiments been rendered in the public domain.

Evidence is rife that Wilder aims for life outside boxing, meaning his urgency should get heeded when discussing Saturday night’s clash.

Anytime a fighter mentions hanging up his gloves before a fight, alarm bells should be ringing, especially on the back of a loss.

Just one question getting asked is, ‘maybe Wilder pushed for the Fury agreement to secure the biggest one-fight payday on offer.

Had he lost out on Fury III, facing Andy Ruiz Jr. on Pay Per View would certainly not have garnered the same financial numbers.

Therefore, the former WBC heavyweight champion can earn another multi-million dollar paycheck this weekend before riding off into the sunset. So how much ambition does Deontay Wilder actually have to reverse the result?

Time will only tell, but historically, heading into a big fight in your mid-thirties with retirement hovering above your head is never a good situation to be in for any contender.

Wilder looks in great shape and has been talking a good game, though. It is possible the admission was just a smokescreen to put Fury off the scent.

Fury himself has always been one step away from his final fight, and that’s worked for so far. It just begs the question of whether that can work for Wilder as he prepares for what could be his last ring entrance tomorrow night.

Thoughts?

[Enlightened-One]

If Wilder loses to Fury again, but the nature of his defeat isn’t as brutal as his previous outing, then I feel there are plenty of big money fights for the American puncher to compete in (i.e. Ruiz Jr., Whyte, Joshua, Parker, Joyce etc.).

I’d even rate him as having a respectable chance to upset Oleksandr Usyk.

For sure, he’d loses almost every single second of that bout, but the Ukrainian does gets hit. And Wilder might have a decent puncher’s chance to score the upset, because sometimes all it takes is a single shot (i.e. Herol 'Bomber' Graham vs. Julian 'The Hawk' Jackson)!

That said, Wilder’s words suggests that he’s desperate to hang up his gloves.

And if he only competes for the money, then this will surely diminish his performance levels, especially when the going gets tough and he’s forced to dig deep, which is a scenario he might be forced to endure this weekend.

[DrDuke]

The beating, which awaits the Big Dosser tomorrow, can become a strong reason for the retirement. However, he'll most likely take a couple of can-crushing and cashout fights afterward.

[lazboy]

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[IRONFIST]

Contemplating retiring on his stool against Fury no doubt.

If he was a British fighter he would've made tons of money and been a household name, even after getting stopped by Fury. Knockouts get the viewers in.

When he loses to Fury again, he can take on the likes of Whyte, who is a sitting target, get some good money on the UK circuit taking on Joyce etc before retiring.

[KiwiRider]

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But in his own words, it is quite an admission.
That sort of talk is cashing out talk.
First I've ever heard Wilder talking himself out of anything less than 'the baddest mofo on the planet'

[caldo2025]

Let’s face facts here-none of us consider Wilder to be a good fighter. His resume is brutally inflated as I bet 80% of his opposition no longer even box. He’s got one punch and even it is awkwardly thrown. Zero chin. Heart? Absolutely. I’ll never knock his moxy. But I never liked him holding the prestige of HVY Champ of the World and it’s because he’s just not good enough.

Fury absolutely demolished him this time. Over by 7.