Back in November of 2022, the WBC ordered an elimination match between Deontay Wilder (43-2-1) and Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2) to determine who would face the organization's heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury (33-0-1). Wilder's trainer, Malik Scott, recently revealed that he received a substantial offer from Ruiz Jr's camp to secure a bout before his super fight against Anthony Joshua (25-3) this December in Saudi Arabia. A deal between the #3 and #5 fighters in professional boxing's heavyweight division still has not been finalized, but that hasn't stopped the guys from chirping at one another. In a recent interview with ESPN, Wilder called out Ruiz Jr's father, who previously called him a "Liar," while also claiming that he and his son wanted a 50/50 split of the PPV money (rather than the 30/70 deal Wilder allegedly offered) for the potential fight.
"Let's ask Andy's dad what was the offer given?" Wilder said. "Because we ain't talked about no money, so how does he know if it was a 70/30 offer? I didn't talk to Andy's daddy about any type of money whatsoever...Andy's gonna be 33 years old, f***ing broke, can't support his children because his daddy made decisions for him...Decisions that he should've made for himself...I hate when people try to make decisions for fighters; they're the ones risking their lives...His daddy ain't risking his life, but he wanna grab the money...What percentage is he getting out of his son? Let's ask that since you wanna talk about money."
In response, to Wilder's interview, Ruiz Jr., took to social media to defend his father's honor and to set the record straight about what's caused their contract negotiations to stall thus far.
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