Deontay Wilder has claimed he has "eyes and ears everywhere" and suggests he knows all about Tyson Fury's behind-closed-doors preparations for their WBC title fight next month.
The two meet in Los Angeles on December 1 in a long-awaited clash of undefeated fighters. Both have been in training camps for the last few months with the Brit heading to Big Bear California to prepare at altitude.
Wilder, who claims to have the inside track on Fury's progress, is dismissive of those tactics and insists the change in methods is indicative of a man running scared.
“It’s funny, everything he has done or is doing, I have known about – he is in my country,” said Wilder. “I have eyes and ears everywhere. I have friends all over the world and when people love you, they love you and they go all the way for you.
“Once you connect with one person, they help you connect with others… then you just have to wait for a phone call.”
Fury's time spent in the US has seen him train at over 7,000ft above sea level, but Wilder still doesn't believe his opponent has the fitness required to beat him.
“He could not handle the heat and the altitude – he was so high up over there that he could not breathe,” Wilder added. “I have trained in Colorado and it’s similar – you cannot breathe up there. I lived, ran and sparred up there and it was hard when you are not used to it.
“That is why he has had to come down to sea level to have the best chance in this fight. Just being up there for two weeks isn’t going to be enough time to prepare for me. Either you have stamina or you don’t.
“Most guys go to Big Bear to get their lungs to expand so that when they go back down to sea level they can breathe differently.”
