Deontay Wilder the former WBC heavyweight champion is never one to make excuses before or after his fights.
If you go back over those Fury fights he had, the man is a warrior who would fight to the death if he was not saved from doing so (as is Fury by the way).
Wilder returns to the boxing ring on Friday night in Kansas but is coming off the back of not one, but two, absolutely brutal shoulder surgeries.
Anyone’s physical and mental health would be effected by that level of physical pain and trauma, not least a prize fighter’s who’s right fist is how he earns.
Deontay Wilder Brutally Honest On Barbaric Shoulder Surgeries
Speaking to Dan Rafael on ‘BLK Prime Boxing’ — Wilder firstly said on the shoulder being connected to the big right hand for him in the first place:
“I mean, when you talk about right shoulder surgery, anyone who knows about Deontay Wilder understands that the right hand is my money maker. That’s where I’ve scored all my big, massive knockouts, and it’s what I’m best known for.”
He went on to add that the shoulder has been something plaguing him for quite some time now.
The injury came about after his two fights with Tyson Fury — mainly his third fight with Fury.
“I’ve been dealing with a shoulder injury for the last four years. Some things you just have to keep to yourself and push through. There’s no need to complain about it; you learn to live with certain challenges. Many people might share their struggles with the world, and others might see it as an excuse, but some things aren’t meant to be said. I always tell people I stay truthful to what I say. Others may use my truth as their excuse, but it’s not my excuse—it’s my truth, and you can interpret it however you want.”
Wilder went on to clarify his shoulder now is doing well after two recent brutal surgeries — totally injury free:
“The shoulder is great, you know what I mean. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve felt this way. But it will prove itself, you know what I mean. I can say a lot of things, like I have in the past, to convince myself to keep going and believe it will be okay with time and training to reach the mental state I need. But at this point, there’s no need for convincing. It’s coming straight from my heart and where I stand. I’m definitely injury-free at this moment. And I think, Dan, it’s going to show itself. It’s not something I have to declare—next week, it will reveal whether it’s real or not, you know what I mean. And that’s the great thing about it.”
Alas, it is important to consider that Wilder has made many changes coming into the big fight on Friday night.
Not least a last minute parting of company with Malik Scott.
ESPN are even behind Deontay Wilder in America in his comeback on Friday night.
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