Deontay Wilder says he is "too blessed to be distressed" amid growing concerns over the former heavyweight champion, and that Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s offer this year to replace Wilder's fired trainer Mark Breland is "fake love".
Wilder got the entire boxing community talking over what was already a busy weekend of big fight cards when he embarked on an epic social media rant, finally speaking on the summer-long accusations made by members of his team that Tyson Fury cheated to beat him in their February rematch.
The American said he does indeed believe Fury added something to his glove to score the win, which didn't go down well with other members of the industry. He also urged Fury to honour his commitment to fight 'The Bronze Bomber' a third time after the current WBC titleholder claimed he would be fighting someone else in December before moving on to Anthony Joshua in 2021.
His comments had some wondering if Wilder was dealing with depression, after spending most of what has been a tough 2020 for everyone out of the public eye before going nuclear online.
However, in an interview over the phone with 78 Sports TV (transcribed by World Boxing News), Wilder said those suggestions couldn't be further from the truth.
He explained: “I heard people saying they think I’m depressed and stuff like that. You know, I’m too blessed to be distressed.
“At the end of the day, it’s very entertaining to me, and it is hilarious as well. What am I reading?
“I don’t do any interviews unless I’m promoting the fight. Things haven’t been bad, so why would I feel the need to speak?
“I smile every night every, and I live my days in a peaceful manner.”
On Mayweather's recent suggestion that he could be the trainer Wilder needs to avenge his loss to Fury after their first fight ended in a draw, Wilder claimed that he saw through the gesture immediately.
Wilder fired previous trainer Breland amid much controversy after Breland threw in the towel in Round 7 of the Fury rematch, which was the first professional loss of his career.
"My thing is, every fighter I've fought, Floyd has bet against me," said Wilder.
"Even with Mark [Breland], I need [a trainer], Mark ain't on the team no more. Nobody had anything good to say about my trainers before, but all of a sudden, you need him.
"All this time, and all of a sudden now? Why? I don't need anybody. I've made it all this far. Why do I need to change up anything?
"Of course, we need to replace, and you're going to see what it is. But nobody has reached out to me.
"It's publicity. When I see people do that stuff, it's for publicity. But to the offer [from Mayweather], thank you, but no thank you. I don't feel any love from that man. Their actions don't show that.
"It's fake love to me, but they know that themselves. They can't look me in the eyes and tell me they care about me and want to see me do well.
"They can't look me in the eyes and be sincere about that because I would feel them. They can't do that because they know it's not real. It's not. It's for publicity."