Deontay Wilder has bizarrely labelled heavyweight rival Andy Ruiz Jr "a sex slave with the mind of a child".
Negotiations for a fight between former world champions Wilder and Ruiz Jr have hit a standstill of late because of a disagreement over purse splits. Ruiz Jr’s team are pushing for a 50/50 split but Wilder has scoffed at their request, offering the Mexican-American a mere 30 per cent instead.
“This is definitely not a 50/50 fight,” Wilder told 78SportsTV. “He’s talking about a rematch clause. Either he's drunk or he's on drugs, maybe both. If this deal falls through, you'll never see him again in the boxing scene, especially not on PBC. Andy Ruiz only has a fourth-grade education. This is a thing that came across my ears, they pulled him out and just wanted him to box. If it's true, shame on the parents. Using him as a boxing sex slave. 33-year-old body with a fourth-grade mind.”
