It has emerged that Deontay Wilder could have been fighting on the undercard of Terence Crawford’s showdown with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in September.
Wilder returned to the ring back in June with a win over the low-ranked Tyrell Herndon.
It was Wilder’s first fight since a pair of back-to-back losses in 2024, firstly on points to Joseph Parker, then by knockout to Zhilei Zhang.
After getting a win under his belt, Wilder should be looking to move quickly to get back towards world title level, as is his intention, given that he is now edging ever closer to 40-years-old.
Speaking on a live stream on social media, top heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller revealed that his expected fight against Jared Anderson on the Crawford and Canelo is now off and that Wilder had been offered to step in but also refused to accept.
“Jared Anderson has officially pulled out of the fight. We all saw it coming, though, So we’re looking for a replacement opponent. I ain’t gunna lie, I’m sick right now but we kinda figured Jared was gunna pull that sh*t.
They offered Deontay Wilder the fight and Deontay says I talk too much sh*t, I’m disrespectful blah blah blah. Yo he’s the biggest p**sy I’ve ever seen in my life. Bro, we’re fighters, bro. If he has a problem with what I say, get in the ring and punch me in my face. Get in the ring and try and knock me out. But he doesn’t want to take the fight on the ’cause I am too disrespectful, ’cause I talk sh*t. I swear these heavyweights is p**sys man.
Anderson pulled out of the fight, Deontay turned it down and ‘AJ’ is being a b***h.”
Miller’s last two fights have seen him stopped by Daniel Dubois in December 2023, then fight to a majority draw with Andy Ruiz in 2024, with it currently unknown whether or not he will indeed remain on the Canelo vs Crawford card.