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Joe Rogan sceptical of Deontay Wilder’s walkout excuse: ‘I don’t understand why he would say that’

Joe Rogan isn’t quite sold on Deontay Wilder’s excuse for losing to Tyson Fury, as the longtime UFC commentator and podcast host said a man of Wilder’s athletic ability shouldn’t have any problem wearing a 45-pound suit to the boxing ring.

Wilder was finished by Fury in the seventh round and blamed his walkout costume for the defeat, but Rogan can’t understand why ‘The Bronze Bomber’ would say that, especially not after revealing to Rogan in 2018 that he wore a 45-pound vest to train for his original bout with ‘The Gypsy King’.

“It’s unfortunate, podcast host Rogan said on a recent episode of JRE (h/t Jordan Ellis of Low Kick MMA).