Deontay Wilder death threats overshadow title defense

Deontay Wilder puts his WBC heavyweight crown on the line against Dominic Breazeale on Saturday, unfazed by a storm of criticism following his vows to cause death in the ring. Even by boxing's lurid standards, where threats of violence are a stock-in-trade, Wilder's gruesome pre-fight comments have been condemned by many in the sport as beyond the pale. "His life is on the line for this fight and I do mean his life," Wilder said this week as he prepares for Saturday's bout at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. "I am still trying to get me a body on my record. "Dominic Breazeale asked for this. This is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time. It'...

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