Boxing A Wall Street Knockout: Deontay Wilder Visits The NYSE Holder of the green belt, Wilder went to the building where green is beloved. by Daniel Yanofsky May 16, 2019 New York City is home to some of the most powerful places in the world. Nothing is more powerful than Wall Street. It is only fitting that one of the most dominant champions in boxing today collaborated with a Wall Street staple. WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder visited the New York Stock Exchange earlier this week before his fight against Dominic Breazeale. Wilder (40-0-1) rang the closing bell with Stephen Espinoza. “The Bronze Bomber” showed off his well-known strength, even breaking the gavel after a few bangs. https://twitter.com/NYSE/status/1128751798993412096 “This was a great experience ringing The Closing Bell and bringing the gavel down to close The New York Stock Exchange,” Wilder stated in a press release. “It’s not every day you get to do that. It’s not every day that someone breaks the gavel at The Closing Bell. But I’m the heavyweight champion of the world and when I hit something it breaks. So that gavel was just like my opponents. Once I hit them right, they break and they’re never the same.” A tradition like no other, promoting fights taking place in New York always has a few benefits. The holder of the green belt traveled to the place where green is valued. If Wilder wins, maybe he can buy the NYSE a new gavel. Wilder v. Breazeale takes place on Saturday, May 18 inside the Barclays Center. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com and the Barclays Center box office. Post Views: 872 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Daniel Yanofsky Baseball Editor, Misc. Sports Editor. Covers all things combat sports (MMA, Pro Wrestling and Boxing). When he's not writing, Daniel hosts a podcast, The Main Event. Latest posts by Daniel Yanofsky (see all) Mets hire Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager - January 23, 2020 An Outsider’s 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot - January 21, 2020 A Wild Yo Sighting: Yoenis Cespedes participates in running, fielding and hitting drills - January 21, 2020 Following Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246, is “The King” truly back? - January 20, 2020 Related TopicsBoxingDeontay WilderDominic BreazealePBC Boxingshowtime boxingWilder v. Breazeale Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in Boxing The Mockery of A Sport: Paul vs. Askren Jake Paul and Ben Askren are set to fight tonight, and as a fan... Poirier McGregor Trilogy Is a Hot Ticket but is the Donation Beef a Show? Before UFC 257, Conor McGregor predicted that he would win the fight, but more... The Paul Brothers are Bad for Combat Sports Obviously this is just my opinion, but with Jake Paul and Logan Paul getting... Floyd Mayweather Set to Square Up Against Logan Paul The richest athlete in the world is about to add to his north of... Josh Kelly v. Ray Robinson added to loaded June 1st MSG card Live Stream: Wilder v. Breazeale Final Press Conference
