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Wilder has stated he is not fighting Ngannou just for money.
American professional boxer Deontay Wilder has debunked claims of being a coward.
Wilder proposed a two-fight deal against Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist Francis Ngannou.
However, Wilder has received criticism for trying to get into a fight a Ngannou as soon as he left the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to begin a boxing career.
There are now reports that Wilder is only trying to take on Ngannou for financial gain.
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Wilder responds to being called a coward
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen on a recent podcast branded Wilder as a coward for chasing after Ngannou.
After back-to-back losses against Tyson Fury, Wilder was last seen in action when he recorded a with a first-round knockout against Robert Helenius.
Sonnen criticized Wilder's decision to take on Ngannou when he has the opportunity to return to the top of the heavyweight division.
He said, "So he said he is going to fight Francis [Ngannou] as long as he fights me in boxing first.
"That actually happened he is such a coward, there is things you don't have to do it doesn't mean you aren't brave.
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"It can just mean you are smart, a coward will tell you how brave they are and then be the coward and that is what Deontay did."
Wilder responded to the statement by Sonnen by saying that the fight against Ngannou is not just based on financial incentives.
Speaking to 78SPORTSTV Wilder said, “Who is this guy again? When you're successful, you don't listen to the whispers of miserable people's cries.
"I don't listen to those things. As I've said, I've been traveling too much. I've been handling business. I have been feeding my family.
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"I haven't been sitting around, worrying about the foolishness of the sounds of foolish people.
“For me, because I don't make no money off of foolishness, I don't entertain it... That's just another human being a miserable person.
"That's just what he feels. Why not do boxing? Why not do MMA? I said they always come to boxing, I would love to come to MMA too, so what is the cowardly thing?"
The Bronze bomber teased a fight against former Mexican world champion Andy Ruiz for a mandatory spot to take on World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title holder Tyson Fury.
Wilder has since departed the management of Al Haymon and Premier Boxing Champion (PBC) declared himself a free agent and pursuing a fight against Ngannou.
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