Deontay Wilder: Using A Sports Psychologist, His Motivation To Fight On, Joshua, Fury, And The Boxing Business

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Deontay Wilder and interviewer Tris Dixon first met in 2008 and have remained in touch. Here, in an open and condid interview, Wilder talks about his return to the ring, using a sports psychologist to regain some confidence, and the futures of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Wilder also has harsh words for the business of boxing, and talks about the pitfalls he has faced and the issues he has suffered from, and he discusses how hard it is to be a fighter in the modern sport. He also talks about why he got into boxing, and why he fights on having achieved generational wealth. Follow me on Instagram, X and TikTok. This collection of interviews is available on… YouTube iTunes Spotify And all good podcast platforms. Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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