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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 23: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder looks on as he waits for the start of his title fight against Luis Ortiz at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 23, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilder retained his title with a seventh-round knockout. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 23: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder looks on as he waits for the start of his title fight against Luis Ortiz at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 23, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilder retained his title with a seventh-round knockout. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
The former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder had a phenomenal undefeated run in his career. Until he went toe to toe against ‘The Gypsy King’. Since his defeat against Fury, Wilder has had an uprising. A little while ago, he unveiled his statue in his hometown.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 18: Deontay Wilder looks at the crowd and celebrates after knocking out Dominic Breazeale in the first round during their bout for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight championship at Barclays Center on May 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Anthony Geathers/Getty Images)
However, many fans have displayed their dismay with the way the Bronze Bomber greeted his statue in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Deontay Wilder made fans uncomfortable
On May 25, 2022, Deontay Wilder was honored with a 7-feet tall statue of himself. Wilder couldn’t contain his happiness and excitement as he thoroughly embraced the statue. He went up really close to it and kissed it intimately.
Deontay Wilder likes his hometown statue a bit too much… pic.twitter.com/wEabSeEq3h
— ᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴏꜰᴡᴀʀ🗿🏝 (@TheArtOfWar6) July 8, 2022
However, some fans deemed Wilder’s behavior weird. Not only that, fans went on to claim that the act made them feel “uncomfortable.”
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Additionally, they stated that they wished they could “forget” what they had witnessed just then because it was like “reliving a traumatic memory.”
Wow I’m uncomfortable lol https://t.co/vki0PJ9MiS
— Cuso Vasquez (@Cuso1333) July 9, 2022
Wish I could forget I saw this tbh. It’s like reliving a traumatic memory when I see it https://t.co/V0tBAubP2q
— OddBallMMA🎱 (@mmaoddslol) July 9, 2022
Furthermore, fans hilariously joked that Tyson Fury “literally broke” Wilder and asked the ‘Gypsy King’ about the state in which he left the Alabama fighter.
Wow, Tyson Fury literally broke this mf lmfaoo https://t.co/SI29nrpVwi
— 🧛🏻 (@cwsmith111) July 9, 2022
@Tyson_Fury look what you got this man doing😂 https://t.co/gbCHzeu3vU
— Island Vato😎🌴! (@KeoniC__) July 9, 2022
If that wasn’t enough, they went on to state that Fury “knocked a few screws loose” which caused Wilder to have “brain damage.”
It appears Tyson Fury knocked a few screws loose.
— Lucas McCain (@RealLucasMcCain) July 9, 2022
Bruh got brain damage https://t.co/pnltpOMwuA
— Maybe: Lorenzo (@Cowboy_Fever16) July 9, 2022
Although Wilder was free to appreciate his statute the way he wanted to, witnessing the fans’ creative chops as they roast the American boxer is hilarious.
What happened the last time Wilder stepped inside the ring?
Deontay Wilder was on a winning streak throughout his career until he went toe-to-toe against ‘The Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury. In one of the most iconic trilogies in boxing, Fury dominated Wilder in each fight. The first fight ended in a controversial draw and Wilder retained his title.
However, in the rematch, Fury turned the tables on Wilder as he knocked the American down in the seventh round. Similarly, the third and final fight followed a familiar pattern as Fury knocked out Wilder in the penultimate round. Since then, fans haven’t witnessed the Bronze Bomber in the squared circle.
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What do you think about the fans’ reaction to Deontay Wilder and his statue? Let us know in the comments below.
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