Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin has had his say on the next two fights for former WBC heavyweight title holder Deontay Wilder.
“The Bronze Bomber” will face Robert Helenius in October before a scheduled Premier Boxing Champions Pay Per View with Andy Ruiz Jr.
Unified champion Oleksandr Usyk put a wrench in those jobs by stating that he would like to offer Wilder a shot at his belts. However, Al Haymon’s plan currently is to face Wilder and Ruiz in 2023 after the latter defeated Luis Ortiz at Staples Center.
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Asked for his thoughts on Wilder’s return after a long absence following two losses to Wallin’s former foe Tyson Fury at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile in Las Vegas, the qualified contender was positive. .
“I think it’s good that Deontay Wilder is back. He is an entertaining guy and good at boxing. He gets knockouts and he’s good for the heavyweight division,” Wallin exclusively told World Boxing News.
On Wilder vs. Helenius at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on October 15, Wallin responded, “Honestly, I think it’s going to be a good fight.
“I know they have fought before. So my feeling is that Wilder would never have taken that fight unless he knew he was going to win.
“That said, Wilder is coming off very tough fights with Fury. So I think anything can happen.
“They’re both great punchers with not-so-great chins.”
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Asked what a Wilder-Ruiz fight would look like, Wallin said: “I’ll probably pick Wilder to beat Ruiz, but it could be a good fight.
“Let’s see what Wilder looks like in his comeback fight first.”
He continued: “Wilder has a chance to beat anyone just because of the power that he possesses. He’s always going to get a chance at a puncher.
Wallin has previously spoken out about Tyson Fury’s antics on social media. The man who badly cut “The Gypsy King” and nearly stopped it in 2019 is unimpressed by how Fury continues to mislead fans.
Fury retired for the umpteenth time only to make another comeback in 2022.
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“Personally, I’m getting tired. I know that he will not take anything [Fury] he says seriously. But other people do, and so he can go back and forth.
“Dislike. I think it gives boxing a bad look. You can’t take anything Tyson says seriously.
“He just says what he feels in the moment. But I think she wants to fight Usyk. [eventually].”
The Salita star fighter added that he would love to have Fury in a fight a second time.
“Yes, I am ready to fight him again. But I think he will not fight me unless he makes me the mandatory challenger and he is forced to fight me.
“I think the cuts he had were very bad. He had 47 points after the fight. If he had those cuts, the doctors would have stopped the fight, for sure.”
The return of Otto Wallin
When asked when he might be back in the ring, Wallin concluded, “I’m going to be back in the ring before the end of the year.
“My hope is that it will be in a big meaningful fight.”
Since then, Fury has turned his attention to Anthony Joshua. The British showdown is expected to take place in December.
The top two heavyweights in the UK will contest Fury’s WBC title after AJ lost his WBA, WBO and IBF versions to Usyk.
Joshua attempted to retrieve them in Saudi Arabia, but subsequently failed a second time.
If Usyk turns his attention to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Wilder, Wallin could possibly be an option for Ruiz in February of next year.
Who knows what could happen in the roundabout of the heavyweight division?
WBN editor Phil Jay has over ten years of boxing news experience. He follows WBN on Facebook @officialworldboxingnews, Instagram and Twitter @worldboxingnews.
