Deontay Wilder was little doubt anticipating fireworks with Tyson Fury when he travelled to Belfast for a scouting mission in August 2018.
The pair have been on the verge of finalising a deal to satisfy of their first battle, and so the WBC champion took a visit to observe the ‘Gypsy King’ win his second comeback bout in opposition to Francesco Pianeta.
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Wilder arrived simply in time for the weigh-in, nonetheless he was as an alternative unexpectedly confronted by Tyson’s father, John Fury.
The ‘Bronze Bomber’ shouted his well-known ‘Bomb Squad’ catchphrase, solely to be informed to close up by Fury Sr.
They then obtained right into a heated conflict the place Wilder continued to shout ‘Bomb Squad’ in John’s face.
Fury responded by telling him, ‘You possibly can’t beat me.’
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He needed to be held again and pulled away by Tyson’s coach Ben Davison to forestall the altercation turning into bodily.
Tyson watched on from the scales, laughing, whereas his opponent Pianeta regarded completely bemused.
Remarkably, Wilder then went on to additionally conflict with Billy Joe Saunders later that night in a Belfast Nando’s.
Saunders and a few associates turned up on the similar restaurant, so the middleweight champion headed over to greet the heavyweight, just for issues to rapidly take a darkish flip.
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Wilder shook Saunders’ hand, however remembered Billy Joe had branded him a ‘racist c***’ in a current interview.
The American beforehand made feedback about Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua, saying Hearn was, ‘simply one other white man milking a black man,’ which provoked Saunders’ response.
Because of this, Wilder requested Saunders: “What’s this remark you stated about me? The one the place you referred to as me a racist c***?”
To which Billy Joe replied: “Yeah, I did yeah.”
Wilder then stood up and a confrontation ensued. A sauce bottle was smashed and it was alleged Saunders threw hen within the route of the heavyweight.
Whereas the chicken-throwing allegation was unsubstantiated, the incident in the end ended with Wilder’s entourage chasing Saunders down the steps and out of the Nando’s, a lot to the shock of onlooking clients.
A number of the diners filmed the incident and it rapidly went viral throughout social media platforms.
Subsequently, the pair have been introduced collectively to shake fingers and make up at Fury’s battle the next night time.
Saunders joked: “He owes me £30 for my Nando’s as a result of I didn’t get to eat it.”
