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Deen the Great hasn’t learned his lesson. The 25-year-old influencer/boxer recently joined Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson for a collaboration on KICK for his double date live stream. However, things turned ugly when popular powerlifter Larry Wheels and his wife, Sheyla, joined the duo. Deen, aka Nurideen Shahid Shabazz, decided to flirt with Wheels’ wife while also insulting Wheels. The 6′1″ bodybuilding veteran slapped the controversial influencer, leading to a tussle. Thankfully, Rampage Jackson and his security took Deen away to ensure it didn’t escalate further. However, since then, the fight between the two has moved to Twitter, with Deen the Great issuing an open threat to Wheels.

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Larry Wheels – “Don’t play with me.”
Deen The Great – “It’s on sight💯”
Larry Wheels – “Don’t think you can troll me IRL, respectfully.”
Deen The Great – “It’s up when I see U next time .. 💯🫡”
Deen The Great – “See u soon…🤐”

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According to most people online, the 25-year-old boxer seemed intoxicated during the incident, which led to him disrespecting Wheels and his wife. However, even hours later, it looks like Deen is issuing threats.

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In the clip, Shabazz can be seen talking to Jackson right after the slap, claiming he has his “strap” in the car, adding, “he isn’t bulletproof.” While Wheels didn’t go further than that with his tweets, Shabazz wasn’t quite done milking the viral moment. He shared another clip with Jackson, who asked him to apologize. However, Deen had other ideas. 

“Larry… your wife’s good… From the bottom of my heart, I want to apologize to absolutely nobody,” Shabazz said in the video captioned, “Am I wrong tho?”

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It’s worth noting that such behavior isn’t anything new for Deen The Great. He previously made a vile comment about his last opponent, Amado Vargas’s mother, during their press conference last year. Vargas ended up beating Great in their six-round boxing match. And Shabazz hasn’t fought since.

Regardless, this wasn’t the first time Shabazz and Wheels had crossed paths.

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Deen The Great asked a burning question to Larry Wheels’ wife

Before their altercation during the livestream, Shabazz had joined Wheels on his KICK stream. Several clips of the duo training together flooded social media. In one, Wheels can be seen spinning Shabazz around by his wrist while wrestling after the 25-year-old claimed weight classes don’t matter. 

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In others, Wheels can be seen punching the boxer with a boxing glove on the stomach, which sent Shabazz crashing. Meanwhile, other clips showed the 25-year-old choking out Wheels with a rear-naked choke. However, the most revealing moment in their stream together came when one of Shabazz’s viewers asked Sheyla a question—why she hasn’t posted any pictures of Wheels on Instagram, even though the latter has posted several of hers. 

“She would get so many trolls, it was getting to her,” Wheels explained. “At that time, I [was] hardly on social media. Now I don’t care, but I just archived it all.” 

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“You post him, you’re clout chasing. You don’t post him, you’re hiding him,” Sheyla added. “We are ALL THE TIME together. I’m not hiding this man.”

From the looks of it, the newly sparked rivalry between Deen The Great and Larry Wheels is beginning to intensify. Whether it ultimately leads to a full-blown showdown remains to be seen. Still, despite the significant gap in their weight classes, the possibility can’t be ruled out. What did you make of Deen’s threats?

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Sudeep Sinha is a Senior Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports with over two years of experience covering the science at the ES RingSide Desk. Known for sharp fight-night coverage and detailed analysis, Sudeep has become one of the desk’s leading boxing minds. His work has been featured on major platforms such as Sports Illustrated, Daily Mail, and Yahoo Sports, where he covers everything from amateur boxing developments to high-profile controversies like Ryan Garcia career arc. Sudeep balances his professional writing career with a personal passion for reading, cycling, and lively debates about boxing match-ups and trends on social media. He takes pride in delivering engaging stories that resonate with both hardcore boxing enthusiasts and casual fans alike, providing clear insights into fighter strategies, training, and the evolving dynamics of the sport.

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