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From Tuscaloosa News: D.C. Reeves
Two friends, Malik Scott and Tuscaloosa’s Deontay Wilder, took turns stepping on the scale here at the Coliseo de Ruben Rodriguez on Friday. They faced the cameras, then stood toe to toe and faced each other.
But there was no intimidation factor, no jaw-clenching stare down.
Instead, Wilder laughed. Scott could barely hide a smile behind his zany prop, a brown paper bag over his head with the message “Get ya popcorn ready” emblazoned across the front. They embraced quickly and went their separate ways.
With that, a close friendship was put on hold for the huge prize that awaits the winner of their bout tonight: A mandatory shot at the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship.
“We definitely have love for each other, but there comes that point time in this sport where you have to cross each other’s path,” Wilder said. “If it was my brother, my father, whoever was in (the ring), I have the same feeling towards them as I do with Malik. We both understand it’s nothing personal, it’s just business, and this is the business we signed up for.”
The Boxing Blog 
Wilder and Scott fight a total sham, both punches were not clean punches. And you can tell by Scott’s eyes he is not hurt or is it close to a tko. Big money talks when it comes to boxing.