Six weeks after the tornado, the undefeated Wilder fought in a Tuscaloosa event called Rumble on the River. Free tickets to the bout had been distributed a few days in advance in Alberta City, an area where the storm had leveled an elementary school and swept away entire neighborhoods. At one of the Rumble events, a raffle to help raise money for tornado survivors awarded a prize: “Dinner with Deontay” Sparkman was assigned to cover the dinner, a week after Wilder’s fight, where proceeds from the raffle would be presented.