Former Champ Deontay Wilder Shrugs Off Floyd Mayweather Training Offer

Deontay Wilder has finally broken his silence following social media rants that he was cheated by Tyson Fury in their last meeting.

The 35-year-old believes that the “Gypsy King” did something to his gloves when they met last February.

Wilder lost that encounter via technical knockout and the WBC heavyweight title in the process. The rematch was held to settle the score after he and Fury battled to a draw in December 2018.

A third fight was believed to be in the works, but talks between the two camps bogged down.

Wilder had remained silent since losing to Fury. That was until recently when the former heavyweight champion went on a tirade to accuse Fury of cheating in their last bout.

He took a shot via his Instagram account, calling on “The Gypsy King” to honor their agreement.

“When you were going through your darkest time, I told you that if you got yourself together I would give you a title shot. Being a man of my word, I gave you the title shot,” Wilder wrote on his social media account.

“When that fight was a draw, I told you that I would give you a rematch. You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I was getting to fight you. Again being a man of my word, I fought you.”

That led to some speculating that Wilder was dealing with some kind of depression. Hw set the records straight in an interview with 78 Sports TV via World Boxing News.

“I heard people saying they think I’m depressed and stuff like that. You know, I’m too blessed to be distressed,” he stated. “I don’t do any interviews unless I’m promoting the fight. Things haven’t been bad, so why would I feel the need to speak?”

Wilder fired his trainer, Mark Breland, for what he calls “fake love.” The former champion took exception to the coach’s move of throwing in the towel in the seventh round of his rematch with Fury.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. suggested he could help train Wilder, but the latter saw through the gesture immediately.

He pointed out how Mayweather bet on fighters he fought against. With the sudden interest in him, branding is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

“It's publicity. When I see people do that stuff, it's for publicity. But to the offer [from Mayweather], thank you, but no thank you. I don't feel any love from that man. Their actions don't show that,” Wilder stressed.