Jarrell Miller vs Deontay Wilder can happen now easy enough as ‘Big Baby’ called out Wilder after his latest win this weekend.
Jarrell Miller won on UD on points vs Pero this weekend in a relatively entertaining scrap according to many fans online at least.
But he’s far from a world beater in the heavyweight division.
Same for former champion Deontay Wilder who is past his best days now after a split decision recently over also past it Derek Chisora.
For that reason, a Jarrell Miller vs Deontay Wilder may actually be perfect now as both are at similar points in their careers.
Both are big names in boxing in America as well.
20 reasons Wilder vs Miller does numbers right now
- Both are hot off April wins — Wilder edged Derek Chisora on April 4, Miller beat Lenier Pero on April 25 in Las Vegas
- Wilder finally has momentum: back-to-back victories for the first time since 2019 (TKO over Tyrrell Herndon June 2025, then Chisora)
- Miller finally has momentum too: 1-1-1 in his last three, now a unanimous decision in a WBA title eliminator
- Ages line up for a last big payday — Wilder is 40, Miller is 37
- Both are beltless since 2020, so no sanctioning-body politics block the fight
- Both need a statement after ugly losses — Wilder was stopped by Zhang (June 2024) and outpointed by Parker (Dec 2023); Miller was stopped by Dubois (Dec 2023)
- Styles are made for TV — Wilder’s one-punch right hand (43 KOs in 45 wins) vs Miller’s 300+ lb pressure and volume (threw 1,000+ punches vs Pero)
- It’s a genuine American heavyweight grudge, rare in a division now led by Brits, Ukrainians and Saudis
- The beef is real and years old — Wilder claims he put Miller in hospital in sparring; Miller says Wilder made it personal over an ex
- Trash talk is already viral — Miller called Wilder’s Chisora performance “super s**t”; Wilder replied “I hope he already paid for his grave burial”
- Promoters want it — Eddie Hearn called Wilder-Miller the most compelling US heavyweight and pitched New York
- Networks want it — DAZN, Sky Sports and Matchroom have all teased Miller-Wilder in graphics and reels this week
- Both are ranked fringe contenders, not champions — winner jumps straight back into Usyk/Fury/Joshua conversations
- Weight contrast sells — Wilder came in 226 lbs vs Chisora; Miller weighed 305 lbs vs Pero, 12 lbs lighter than January
- Both train in the US East Coast orbit — Wilder in Alabama, Miller in Brooklyn/Philadelphia, easy to build a camp narrative
- No rematch clauses or mandatory obligations are in the way for either man right now
- Fans are already debating it — social posts show Miller calling out Wilder and Fury minutes after the Pero win
- It’s low-risk, high-reward for Wilder — Miller is a name but not a slick mover like Usyk
- It’s high-risk, high-reward for Miller — beating a former WBC champ erases the drug-test stigma from 2019
- Heavyweight division needs a fun, bad-blood fight while Fury-Joshua and Usyk-Dubois politics stall
Here was some of the reaction to Jarrell Miller’s latest win this weekend by the way in boxing.
