WBA #6 heavyweight Michael “The Bounty” Hunter (19-1-1, 13 KOs) willl face WBA #14 Mike “White Delight” Wilson (21-1, 10 KOs) for the WBA Continental Americans title and a WBA title eliminator main event. The site of the event will be the historic Madison Square Garden (MSG) Theater, New York. The pair were originally set to clash on the undercard of unified lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez’ (16-0, 12 KOs) title defense versus mandatory challenger unbeaten George Kambosos jr. (19-0, 10 KOs) back on June 19th but Lopez had to pull out of the fight due to it being reported that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
This will be the first installment of a new monthly series by Triller titled “TrillerVerz.” It’s a huge opportunity for both Hunter and Wilson to take center stage on the Triller app platform and historic MSG venue.
Hunter has fought the better competition of the two professionally fighting unbeaten Oleksandr Usyk in a cruiserweight thriller and drawing with former heavyweight world champion Alexander Povetkin, which many observers felt he deserved the nod.
Wilson held his own in his step-up fight which he lost to former world champion Denis Lebedev.
The pair have a history from their amateur days where Hunter was victorious in their bout. Hunter is well aware of the significance of fighting in the Garden and ready to put on a memorable performance.
“It’s special to fight in the Garden. It’s my second fight there. Ali, Frazier, and all the greats fought there. Looking forward to being the first world heavyweight champion signed with Triller! Ryan, Bobby, Peter, Snoop, Mystic Zach Let’s Go!” said Hunter.
Uh oh, can you use the nick name white delight these days? Wouldn’t want to see anyone have hurt feelings over it.
Tyson Fury nuff said
Another white bum. When will they ever learn very very few white heaveyweights even know how to hold up their hands. Hunter not a shell of what his father was but still destroys this bum. Joke of a fight
Tyson Fury nuff said
Tyson Fury the biggest bum of them all but does know how to use illegal tactics to a great advantage. Clutching leaning holding even illegally using the ropes etc A cruiserweight Steve US Cunningham had him down and out but the refs won it for Fury. Cunningham said Fury couldn’t break an egg in there.
I can think of only three legit white fighters in the last fifty years. Quarry Cooney and Morrison. Great fighters but Quarry was too small and a bleeder Cooney didn’t have a big heart and Morrison had no chin or stamina.
A remarkable racist summary of Heavyweight boxing, ignoring the likes of the Klitschkos and Povetkin and ignoring Tyson Fury based on the comments of a journeyman fighter who lost every round to him on the night. Heart and ability make champions, not the colour of their skin.
Both fighters are originally cruiserweights that just moved up at different times in career. Hunter has had better promotion and opportunities. Wilson has had to do a lot of self promotion, do for yourself type career. Neither fighter is a “bum”, J.A. both were in the top few percentile as a cruiserweight, and are fairly matched size wise. I expect Hunter to get the W, but not to destroy Wilson. They are both respectful individuals so I wouldn’t disrespect them based on a immutable characteristic such as race. This fight has nothing to do with HW champ dreams, it’s just another decent matchup as they adjust to being a HW.
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