DEONTAY WILDER faced taunts from fans over his defeat to Tyson Fury after enjoying a ride on his motorbike for Instagram.
And after wearing a thick leather jacket, the Bronze Bomber, 34, found that his infamous excuse for why he lost to Fury in February still follows him around.
Wilder climbed aboard his silver motorbike for a ride
Fans were quick to joke that his outfit may be a bit too heavy – like his ring walk costumeCredit: Reuters
Having been demolished by the Gypsy King, 31, with a seventh-round technical knockout in Las Vegas, Wilder blamed his heavy ring walk outfit for tiring his legs before the bout had even begun.
The American wore a typically extravagant costume that cost £31,000 and weighed around 40 pounds, as a tribute to Black History Month.
However Wilder claimed after his defeat that he didn’t know the costume was “going to be that heavy”.
On Tuesday, he posted a picture of his motorbike captioned: “A little morning ride of Meditation w/ real-time Situations.
“Saddle my horse a Strong Black Man coming through! #TilThisDay #BombZquad.”
And fans quickly jumped on the costume joke, one writing: “I hope that jacket didn’t weigh you down too much.”
Another commented: “Looks heavy.”
One reply joked: “Bike looks a bit heavy…”
And another remarked: “Make sure you train with a heavier weight vest this time.”
While one fan said of the Fury defeat: “Looking like an old man after Fury fixed ur spot at #2.”
Wilder’s flamboyant car collection includes £430k alligator-skin wrap Lamborghini, a metallic Hummer and a Rolls
Wilder is set to have one last shot at his rival in a trilogy contest later this year.
Surrendering his WBC belt to the Brit ended his unbeaten record and leaves his chances at ever unifying the division in the balance.
After the defeat, Wilder explained: “I knew I didn’t have the legs because of my uniform.
“I was only able to put it on [for the first time] the night before but I didn’t think it was going to be that heavy.
“It weighed 40, 40-some pounds with the helmet and all the batteries.
“I wanted my tribute to be great for Black History Month. I wanted it to be good and I guess I put that before anything.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
