Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder abruptly stormed out of a media interview on Thursday after becoming enraged by the line of questioning.
The Bronze Bomber, 40, appeared on talkSPORT to promote his upcoming bout with Derek Chisora on April 4, with the interview initially running smoothly.
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Tensions flared when co-host Simon Jordan repeatedly pressed Wilder about his long-running feud with Tyson Fury.
Wilder quickly shut it down. “No, I won’t talk about him. We are not going to talk about him at all,” he said.
Jordan persisted regardless, circling back to what he described as Wilder’s excuses for his losses to the Gypsy King.
“You can say that, I know the truth, I have the facts,” yelled Wilder.
The former champion then stood up from his chair and loomed over Jordan as the exchange threatened to escalate, prompting security to step in.
“I don’t give a f**k about that! I said we didn’t want to bring him up in the first place.
“It ain’t’ got sh*t to do with him.”
Wilder and Fury’s feud has been dragged back into the spotlight after the Bronze Bomber alleged the Brit cheated in two of their three heavyweight title fights.
The rivals shared the ring three times between 2018 and 2021, producing a controversial draw, a dominant Fury stoppage, and an unforgettable knockout finale that appeared to settle the rivalry decisively.
The American claimed he had proof of wrongdoing and suggested that Fury should be sued for defamation if his allegations were false.
“He didn’t whoop me twice at all,” Wilder told Ring Magazine.
“I’m telling you what I know. You’re only seeing what you saw – he didn’t win nothing, they gave it to him. I can’t think of our third fight, but in two of them, he definitely cheated.
“I’ve got proof and evidence of that. When I do my documentary and movie about it, it’s going to be presented. I’m going to bring the people, and the artefacts, I know.
“Why do you think he can’t come back to America?
“The man cheated. He’s the biggest cheater in boxing history. If I’m lying, then please tell him to sue me for defamation of character so that I have the proof. I can’t wait.
“Being a black man with dark skin is harder to believe than being a white man. And in that first fight with the referee — that’s white supremacy.
“You know what he did? He said, ‘what’s best for boxing.’ No, your job is to count his a** out. He gave him an extra 15 count. It is what it is. I speak with truth, heart, and passion.”
Earlier in the week, Fury dismissed the claims, just weeks after he ended a brief retirement.
The 36-year-old announced his return in January, confirming he would resume his career.
Speaking after consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Fury rejected the idea of engaging in conspiracy claims, drawing a clear contrast between his outlook and Wilder’s.
“In my last two fights, I didn’t get the results I was after,” Fury said on Instagram earlier in the week.
“Oleksandr got the results over me, and fair play to him and his team and everybody around him.
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“They were life lessons, in this life, you don’t always get what you want or what you think you did enough to get.
“But that’s where it stays.
“You don’t hear me crying and moaning about it, saying: ‘Oh my god, he cheated’.
“That’s not me, and there’s no point in crying over spilt milk.”
The former champion is set to return to the ring against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11, a fight that offers him the chance to reset in a heavyweight division now shaped by Usyk’s reign.
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