Deontay Wilder is down to get talks going again with Francis Ngannou regarding some potential fights.
When Ngannou first left the UFC and was fishing for a top heavyweight to fight in boxing, things were looking a little sparse at first. After inviting him into the ring to hype up a potential fight, Tyson Fury started talking down the match-up. Anthony Joshua called it a circus fight. But Deontay Wilder always seemed genuinely interested in the match, even going so far as to suggest one bout in MMA and another in boxing.
None of that went anywhere after Ngannou secured fights with both Fury and Joshua. Maybe now it will? In a new interview with “The Bronze Bomber” from TMZ Sports, Wilder discussed what’s next after he suffered two lackluster losses in the past twelve months.
been blossoming of late either.
He talked Ngannou’s chances up when asked about how competitive a fight may be.
“I mean, any fight is competitive,” Wilder said. “You got a man that got two hands and two feet and a heart, that will to win, you got competition. You got a fight on your hands. That’s why when you get in the ring, you respect every man that steps in there. You never know what he may bring to the fight.”
