Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury: WBC king slams Billy Joe Saunders’ ‘stupid’ £70,000 bet on ‘Gypsy King’
The former middleweight champion posted a video of him placing the bet earlier this week
Deontay Wilder has reacted after hearing that Billy Joe Saunders has bet an astonishing £70,000 on Tyson Fury to beat him.
The American world heavyweight champion is set to defend his WBC title against Saunders’ friend and fellow Brit Fury on Saturday night, with the middleweight deciding to put his money where his mouth is on fight week.
Billy Joe uploaded the below video which showed him in a Ladbrokes shop lumping on his friend to win at odds of 11/8 – meaning he will claim a total of £166,250, should the ‘Gypsy King’ emerge victorious.
However, Deontay Wilder insists that instead of taking home six figures, Saunders will end up with nothing.
“That’s a stupid move?” Wilder told when asked about the bet.
“He shoulda (sic) kept that money. When he become broke (sic) he gonna remember what he did.
“That’s stupid, that’s stupid, I’mma (sic) make sure he regret it. I’mma (sic) make sure that he don’t make no money.
“I promise him that, I guarantee you that, you made a stupid move.”
Billy Joe Saunders and Deontay Wilder have clashed previously as the pair came face-to-face in a Belfast Nando’s, prompting a near brawl in the restaurant.
Despite appearing to make up at Tyson Fury’s bout against Francesco Pianeta a few days later, there is still clearly an underlying rivalry between the two men.
“I would rather you bet on me and lied to him that you bet on him,” Wilder continued.
“Any fool that bet against me, they gonna lose.
“I made a lot of people rich just off betting, no-one has made no money betting against me, but I’ve made many people rich betting with me."
You can watch the full video from ESNews with Deontay Wilder below.