Floyd Mayweather has sent a classy message of support to his ‘brother’ Deontay Wilder after the American heavyweight lost his WBC title to Tyson Fury on Saturday night. More information inside…
Over the weekend, Deontay Wilder tasted defeat for the first time, succumbing to a volley of seventh-round punches from Tyson Fury. This first loss also marked the end of Wilder’s reign as WBC heavyweight champion.
While Wilder is no doubt disappointed with the way things unfolded in the ring on Saturday night, he’s received well-wishes from many members of the combat sports community. One of the latest to chime in is an undefeated boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather sent Wilder a message of support on Instagram, urging the community to “uplift” the vanquished champion.
“Win, Lose or Draw…. Deontay @BronzeBomber is our brother that has accomplished many triumphs and as a community, we should all uplift and support him throughout it all. No matter what, you’re still a winner in my eyes, King!”
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s weekend war was a rematch of a 2018 fight, which ended with a controversial draw.
While the rematch was quite one-sided in Fury’s favor, the expectation is that the pair could meet in a trilogy fight in the near future. Wilder’s contract allows him to force an immediate rematch, and Fury seems to believe that’s how things will shake out — though a collision with unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua is also possible.
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