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DEONTAY WILDER has sensationally claimed his water was SPIKED against Tyson Fury and even accused his own trainer of being involved.
The desperate American released a video online listing several excuses nine months after he was dethroned of the WBC title by Fury.

Deontay Wilder sensationally claimed his ‘water was tampered with’ against Tyson FuryCredit: AFP or licensors

In a fresh accusation with absolutely no evidence provided, Wilder has said his drink was tampered with, which he claims weakened his legs.
He told 78SPORTSTV: “About 15 minutes before going out to the fight, warming up on the mitts, it was perfect, I felt great.
“Until I went to the ring. That transformation, I was drinking certain water and stuff, trying to keep myself hydrated.
“I just start feeling weird. My water was spiked as if I took a muscle relaxer or something like that.

“After a fight is over with and it don’t go in your favour you’re always looking for what happened.
“Certain things, the atmosphere just didn’t seem right. It felt like something was about to go down, and not in my favour.
“It wasn’t just the suit, my water was tampered with.
“This feeling here, it was a different feeling. It was like I had no control over my body, my legs was weak and stuff like that.”

Mark Breland threw in the towel for Wilder

Wilder was rightly pulled out in round seven by his assistant coach Mark Breland.
The straightforward decision cost Breland his place in Wilder’s corner, who has now included the trainer in the water tampering allegations.
He said: “I believe he was part of it. He was part of it. And, even more so, I think he’s got something to do with my water as well too.
“He was the only one handling my water. He was the only one. I have strong sources.”
Right after defeat in February, Wilder blamed the result on the 45lb costume he wore on his ring walk.
Fury was also forced to deny ‘bulls***’ claims made by Wilder’s brother Marsellos, who accused the Gypsy King of having a ‘blunt object’ in his gloves.

Wilder blamed the result on the 45lb costume he wore on the ring walkCredit: Richard Pelham
Now the Bronze Bomber himself has come up with the same elaborate theory.
That is despite a member of his team and the athletic commission observing Fury having his hands wrapped and gloves fitted before both fights.
Wilder, 35, ranted: “What you did is what my people deal with all the time, someone cheating them from providing their greatness into the world.
“I saw in the first fight when Ricky Hatton was pulling down your glove to put your fist in the improper position.
“Y’all tried the same method the second time, but this time you scratched flesh out of my ears which caused my ears to bleed.
“It’s impossible for a brand new ten ounce glove to keep a smooshed in form or to have loose space.

Deontay Wilder shared this snap in his video showing his ‘dented skull’
“I highly believe you put something hard in your glove. Something the size and the shape of an egg weight.
“It’s the reason why the side of my face swelled up in the egg weight form and it left a dent in my face as well.
“But you still couldn’t keep this king down.
“In the end, it took a crab in a bucket referee and a disloyal trainer to throw the towel in just to stop me.
“Your payback is coming.”
Wilder was in line to face Fury – who he drew with in 2018 – for a third time.

Wilder has provided several excuses following his loss to Fury Credit: Getty Images – Getty
But the immediate rematch clause expired last month, with Fury now moving in another direction as he looks to fight Anthony Joshua, 31, next year.
Wilder reacted by demanding the 32-year-old honour the initial agreement.
He tweeted: “When that fight was a draw, I told you that I would give you a rematch.
“You know I was offered more money to fight Joshua than I was getting to fight you.
“Again being a man of my word, I fought you like I said I would. In the rematch agreement, there was a rematch clause.

🤴🏿Fury Be A Man 🖕🏿@Tyson_Fury it is time for you to be a man and honor your agreement.What is this bullshit of you fighting Carlos Takam instead of me, you got to be kidding… pic.twitter.com/qeo47CfHi4
— Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) October 31, 2020

“Now it is time for you to be a man and honour your word instead of trying to weasel out of our agreement.
“Scared people run, but a scary man will break his contract.”
Fury’s UK promoter Frank Warren was left in disbelief at the latest accusations made by Wilder.
And he believes the deposed champ is trying to distract from the fact that he ‘missed the deadline’ to sign for the third fight.
Warren SunSport: “Deontay Wilder and his team had a contract for a third fight. They missed their opportunity to enact that contract and it expired.
“Anything else is just noise to distract from the fact that Wilder bottled it after being humiliated in February. End of story.”

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GERVONTA DAVIS paid homage to his mentor’s famous Mexican ring attire that Floyd Mayweather wore against Oscar De La Hoya in 2007.
Mayweather dressed in the colours of Mexico and walked out with a sombrero the night he outpointed De La Hoya.

Gervonta Davis paid homage to his mentor’s famous Mexican ring attire that Floyd Mayweather wore against Oscar De La Hoya in 2007Credit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions

Mayweather wore the colours of Mexico the night he beat De La HoyaCredit: AP:Associated Press

It elevated the American legend to the top of the sport and dethroned De La Hoya – who has Mexican parents – as boxing’s pay-per-view attraction.
Davis, 13 years later, replicated the move as he enjoyed his own breakout performance.
Fighting on pay-per-view for the first time, the Baltimore banger – known as ‘Tank’ – knocked out Mexico’s Leo Santa Cruz.
Davis closed the show with a stunning left uppercut, all in front of Mayweather’s watchful eye.

The 25-year-old won the WBA super-featherweight title as well as retaining his ‘Regular’ lightweight belt.
With Teofimo Lopez, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko surrounding Davies, the American has plenty of box office rivals.
But Mayweather, 43, insisted his protege is top of the pile.

Mayweather pictured during his win against De La HoyaCredit: AP:Associated Press

Gervonta Davis knocked out Leo Santa Cruz Credit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions

Floyd Mayweather pictured with Davis post-fightCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME

He said: “We really want to enjoy this victory. Soon, a fight is over, the first ten seconds ‘Who do you wanna fight? Who do you wanna fight?’

“Tank is the top dog. Tank is on pay-per-view for a reason. Tank is where he is at for a reason.
“So we don’t wanna come up here and call different names, we wanna fight him, we wanna fight him, we don’t want to do that.
“What we wanna do is let him go home, enjoy himself, his daughter, his family, his team, and then we will talk about that, 20-30 days from now, but he should be able to enjoy his victory.”

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OLEKSANDR USYK warned his heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury that he will become ‘undisputed world champion’.
The Ukrainian – who held all four belts at cruiserweight – won his second fight in the blue ribbon division.

Oleksandr Usyk warned his heavyweight rivals that he will ‘undisputed world champion’Credit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd

After outpointing Dereck Chisora, Usyk set his sights on the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO titles held by Joshua, 31, and Fury, 32.
Asked what his future holds, he replied: “Not just world champion, the undisputed world champion.”
After Usyk, 33, moved to heavyweight, he was immediately awarded the WBO’s mandatory position, per the governing bodies rules.
The masterful 2012 Olympic gold medalist has now beaten Chazz Witherspoon, 39, and Chisora, 36, since going up a division.

But he was given an early headache against Chisora, who came out on the front foot, swinging with mean intentions.
As the underdog tired, and Usyk built into his rhythm, the southpaw began to run away with the rounds.
Despite the victory, Carl Froch has tipped AJ – who was ringside for the fight – to overpower Usyk.
Froch told Sky Sports: “Has it answered questions for me to say, ‘Usyk belongs in there with Tyson Fury, or with Anthony Joshua, or even with someone like Deontay Wilder?’ I’m not so sure it does.

Usyk beat Dereck Chisora on points in his second heavyweight fight Credit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd

“I think he would struggle. The pace and pressure from Anthony Joshua, and the combination punches.
“An even bigger, heavier, more solid, fresher heavyweight like AJ – and he lands more effective shots on the target.
“I don’t know if that’s answered the questions for me. I’m not putting him up there with the top three heavyweights in the world.”

Anthony Joshua was ringside to watch his WBO mandatory challenger Credit: ©Dave Thompson/Route One Ltd More

DERECK CHISORA gifted Oleksandr Usyk and his team BURGERS as they enjoyed a backstage post-fight feast together.
The British veteran was beaten on points by the former undisputed cruiserweight champion as the two left it all in the ring.

Dereck Chisora gifted Oleksandr Usyk and his team BURGERS as they enjoyed a backstage feast

But after their heavyweight headliner, they tucked into a Five Guys courtesy of Chisora.
The two and Chisora’s manager David Haye then posed for a picture.
Usyk had to overcome an early onslaught as Chisora came out on the front foot, swinging with mean intentions.
But as the underdog tired, and Usyk built into his rhythm, the Ukrainian southpaw began to run away with the rounds.

After the loss, Chisora, 36, told Sky Sports: “I feel great. I was pushing the pace.
“I’m just disappointed with the result, gutted. To everybody who can’t make it [to the fight], I’m gutted for everybody.
“In the heavyweight game, you have to fight not box,
“I gave a couple of rounds away.”

Chisora was beaten on points by the former undisputed cruiserweight championCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd

Usyk and Chisora embrace after their heavyweight headlinerCredit: ©Dave Thompson/Route One Ltd

Usyk, 33, said:  “It’s a real test in heavyweight.
“Chisora a big guy, a hard guy. I was expecting a fight like that, I was expecting a tougher fight.
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GERVONTA DAVIS knocked out Leo Santa Cruz in sensational fashion with a stunning left uppercut.
Davis landed the shot in round six of what was a thrilling fight between the pair in front of a limited crowd at the Alamodome in Texas.

Gervonta Davis knocked out Leo Santa Cruz in sensational fashion with a stunning left uppercutCredit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions

Davis landed the shot in round six of what was a thrilling fightCredit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME

The 25-year-old – who closed the show in front of mentor Floyd Mayweather – reclaimed the super-featherweight title.
Afterwards, Davis said: “He was just right there for it. He’s a guy that he punches but he doesn’t try and get out of the way when he punches.
“There’s nowhere he could have went as the ropes were there, that’s how a professional fighter knows, they adapt to the fight.
“He’s a tough warrior, a strong Mexican, he came to fight, he came ready but I was just a better person tonight.”

Davis began the opening stages of the fight on the back foot, as Santa Cruz came forward with combinations.
The Baltimore banger, known as ‘Tank, looked to land the more telling single blows, whereas Santa Cruz was throwing in numbers.
As the early rounds racked up, Davis began to find his rhythm and judge range better, scoring with left uppercuts and lead right hooks.
Santa Cruz’s speed was still apparent, which forced his man onto the ropes, but the Mexican lacked the power to really put a dent in Davis.

The left uppercut left Santa Cruz out for the count Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME

By round four, Santa Cruz looked to be slowing down as he began to retreat backwards.
Davis, walking his smaller opponent down, started to invest in body punching as the fight played out on the inside.
Heading into round five, the American star did so on top, as Mayweather let out a celebration ringside.
Santa Cruz continued to plod forward but began to get countered, as Davis’ jab and body shots caught the eye.
As the bell sounded for the sixth, Santa Cruz got back on the front foot and the duo began to trade heavy hooks in close.
Davis landed with a big uppercut but was immediately countered and appeared momentarily wobbled.
He retaliated by forcing Santa Cruz into the corner, where he unleashed the show-stopping left uppercut.

Davis poses with the two WBA titles he walked away with Credit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions

Floyd Mayweather pictured with Davis post-fight Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME
Davis slipped on the outside and bowled in an uppercut that bounced off Santa Cruz’s chin and left the 32-year-old knocked out cold.
The result saw Davis win the WBA super-featherweight title as well as retaining his ‘Regular’ lightweight belt.
Having jumped between the divisions, the two-weight champion revealed he is ready to campaign at both 130lb and 135lb.
Davis said: “I’ll maintain it at both.
“Whatever best decision that my team and I come up with we’ll go with it but the best opportunity to fight, I’m not ducking or dodging nobody.
“As you know, there’s no safety on this block.
“I’m a pay-per-view star, second I ain’t ducking or dodging nobody, they know what it is, I’m No1, it showed tonight.” More