Deontay Wilder says he is getting rid of the "snakes" in his team

Deontay Wilder plans to rearrange the 'Bomb Squad'

Former WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is getting rid of all the "snakes" in his team in preparation for the third fight with Tyson Fury.

Wilder suffered the first loss of his professional career in February when he fell to 'The Gypsy King' at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The corner was thrown into the ring in the seventh round by his corner.

After suffering that first defeat, 'The Bronze Bomber' explained that he finally saw the true colors of certain members of his team.

Like any fighter in Wilder’s position, he has a large entourage, but the number of people in that group will now decrease.

“I am getting rid of all the snakes in the grass. This time it has allowed me to dig into the brush and see what was going on,” Wilder said in a Premier Boxing Champions podcast.

“You can have a lot of great people around you, but you cannot control people’s envy. You think that people are happy with you but they all want what you have but they don’t want to sacrifice as much as you do. It is time to clean up any changes it’s good and beneficial,” said the 34-year-old American.

Wilder has agreed to face Fury for the third time, probably before the end of the year.

“Many people have approached, but you have to be careful because some people just want advertising. Boxing is complicated, it is a business and you have to be careful. You have to be careful with people and their intentions.

“We are going to form an excellent team with great people once everything is back to normal. The Green and Gold  belt will be back in the “Bomb Squad.”

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