Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder in world title fight in Las Vegas

[The Viper]

Not only are Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder two of the best heavyweight boxers of their generation, they are arguably the most entertaining.

While Fury's counter-punching style and Wilder's knockout power contrast inside the ring, their big personalities share key similarities outside of it.

Whether it's wrestling, duetting with pop stars or opening restaurants, Fury and Wilder are never far from the headlines.

Before their much-anticipated rematch in Las Vegas on Saturday, we look at why the two heavyweights are the ultimate boxing showmen.

Their first fight was like a Hollywood movie
There's one moment that transcended every other in Fury and Wilder's thrilling first fight, 14 months ago in Los Angeles.

It came in round 12, when the American unleashed a signature combination which brutally dropped Fury, leaving him flat out on the canvas.

Everyone watching was certain the fight was over.

Wilder was celebrating, Fury was motionless and the crowd were raucous.

Then came the movie-like scene.

With the 10 count nearing, the Gypsy King suddenly sat up and clambered to his feet, leaving a look of astonishment on the face of WBC champion Wilder.

Like a zombie rising from a grave, it led to comparisons with WWE superstar the Undertaker...

The 'showdown in Saudi'

What does Tyson Fury have in common with both Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather?

Apart from them all being boxers, all three have made appearances in the WWE.

However, in a business which requires as much charisma as it does athletic ability, no boxer has looked as comfortable wrestling as the Gypsy King.

After appearing in a number of WWE shows throughout October, it emerged Fury had signed a contract to face the 6ft 8in Braun Strowman at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia.

Fury loves a singalong

The greatest singers are also the best entertainers.

Beyonce, Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga... Tyson Fury?

So the Gypsy King might be a bit out of place there, but his enthusiasm for a singalong can't be doubted.

Remember when he sang Sweet Caroline before his fight against Francesco Pianeta in 2018?

Both boxers have wild wardrobes

The Gypsy King's Arabian garbs in the WWE offered only a glimpse into his eccentric clothes collection - a trait he shares with opponent Wilder.

There's that time he wore an American-themed outfit before his fight against Tom Schwarz last year in Las Vegas.

American Wilder is no stranger himself to a new look...

He wore this Game of Thrones-esque crown for his rematch with Luis Ortiz in 2019...

Wilder's Bomb Squad

Speaking of scary, Wilder is known for shouting his favourite catchphrase 'Bomb Squad' at people when they least expect it...

The Bronze Bomber has one of the most powerful punches in boxing and has 41 knockout victories from 43 fights.

He showcased this shock value in 2018 when he punched a Sombrero-wearing mascot live on an American TV show.

Although American broadcaster ESPN said no injury had been caused, Wilder still offered the following apology on his Instagram:

"I sincerely apologise to the brave man that was injured [if this is true]. I have the utmost respect for him, his participation, willingness and courage," said Wilder.

Then there's the time Wilder unexpectedly appeared in Batley, West Yorkshire for the opening of a restaurant.

In what was described as "surreal scenes" by local MP Tracy Brabin, hundreds of men, women and children queued outside the venue hoping to catch a glimpse of the heavyweight champion.

Who knows what will happen when boxing's ultimate showmen meet inside the ring for the second time in Las Vegas on Saturday...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/51531831

 

[MenInG]

Is this the most talked about fight in recent history?

 

[ManFan]

Is this the most talked about fight in recent history?

To a certain degree, yes.

Not a lot of promotional hype but those within the boxing world haven’t been more excited in recent years.

The last time a fight of this caliber between two undefeated heavyweight champions was Tyson-Spinks 88’.

 

[The Viper]

The Big fight is in a few hours time.

Predictions?

 

[Suleiman]

Gonna be going to buffalo wild wings to watch with friends. Bronze dosser going down.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

The Big fight is in a few hours time.

Predictions?

My heart wants Fury to win but my brain says Wilder only needs one punch.

Predictions are futile

 

[Knight_Rider]

Fury!

 

[Suleiman]

My heart wants Fury to win but my brain says Wilder only needs one punch.

Predictions are futile

Deontay looks jacked this time around. Dude wants to keep Fury down for good.

 

[Bigboii]

Why is AJ so weak. These guys are making paydays while he is by himself working on abs to impress some girls

 

[Nadeemp]

To a certain degree, yes.

Not a lot of promotional hype but those within the boxing world haven’t been more excited in recent years.

The last time a fight of this caliber between two undefeated heavyweight champions was Tyson-Spinks 88’.

tyson -holyfield 1
holyfield-bowe 1

 

[ManFan]

tyson -holyfield 1
holyfield-bowe 1

For Tyson-Holyfield 1, Holyfield was seen as washed-up, losing twice to Bowe and after having heart surgery.

As for the first Holyfield-Bowe fight, Bowe was an Olympic champion (silver) but seen as an upstart.

 

[Dios]

Wilder to score a KO win. Fury needs the fight to go the full 12 to win but Wilder just needs one punch. And I don't see Fury getting up this time if he goes down.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Not long now, really excited to see this fight after the first incredible and brutal fight we saw.

I would love Fury to win but feel Wilder will KO him this time, hope Im wrong.

Fury is a stone heavier, has a new trainer, speculation over foot injury and has been acting a little wild himself recently. The real scary issue for me is Furys dad has said Wilder cant punch hard and Fury will go out to knock him out early. This is a crazy tactic because Wilder has a decent chin, is athletic so can move well and can return a bigger shot to any boxer who tags him.

Whatever the outcome, I hope Tyson remains healthy in body and mind. If he wins, he will be undisputed heavyweight in my eyes, without even fighting AJ.

 

[Nadeemp]

who is watching this

 

[MABA]

I am going with Deontay, Fury wont be able to stay away from the right hand for 12 rounds. He will eventually get hit and when he does, I don't think he is getting up this time.

 

[Suleiman]

Ugh I thought it was gonna start like half an hour ago, all that rush for nothing.

 

[Nadeemp]

Ugh I thought it was gonna start like half an hour ago, all that rush for nothing.

Come on Tyson

 

[Nadeemp]

What a walk

 

[kingusama92]

These guys are walking in like video game characters.

 

[Nadeemp]

Come on Tyson

 

[MenInG]

Fury dominates first two rounds, then knocks down Wilder in third and fifth
Fury deducted one point in fifth by referee
Wilder v Fury II - live from Las Vegas
Wilder's WBC world heavyweight title on the line
Pair's previous meeting was a draw in Los Angeles in 2018
Both fighters defending unbeaten records

 

[kingusama92]

Fury is a psycho.

Licking Wilder's blood.

Most entertaining boxer right now.

 

[Suleiman]

[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] WE DID IT LAD, 2018-2020, HAHA

Man that was amazing.

Justice finally served.

 

[MABA]

Wow an amazing performance by Fury, proved me wrong completely.

 

[MenInG]

Britain's Fury wins WBC world heavyweight title after stopping Wilder in seventh round
Fury dominates, knocking down Wilder in third and fifth
Fury bullies Wilder with sensational performance

 

[Bilal_103]

wilder looked lost out there

 

[ElRaja]

brilliant fight by fury, took the fight to wilder like no one has, and dominated him from start to finish. ive never seen wilder look so out of sorts in the ring, full credit to wilder too tho, many a boxer would have been flat on their back after the licking he got.

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

Tyson Fury produced the most destructive performance of his boxing life to end Deontay Wilder's five-year reign as WBC heavyweight world champion in seven thrilling rounds of their Las Vegas rematch.

The Briton, 31, pummelled his rival in a way few could have imagined following their 2018 draw, flooring him in the third and fifth rounds while constantly backing the most-feared puncher in the division up in a way no-one has done before.

A jab and right hand - the combination Wilder has wiped men out with repeatedly - sent the American down in the third, stunning the MGM Grand Arena.

Wilder, who was making his 11th defence of his title, fell again before the round was out - this time a slip - and was ragged under the pressure, before a right and left hand to the body sent the 34-year-old down in the fifth.

Fury delivered everything he had promised, transitioning from his hit-and-move style to overpower, outwork and bully his previously undefeated rival until the towel came in during the seventh round.

This was more than a world title win, it was a statement - and as Fury was held aloft by his corner after victory was sealed, the days of depression, weight gain and despair that cost him the belts he claimed in 2015 seemed a lifetime away.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/51602615

 

[Manunited18]

wilder looked lost out there

Are you aware that wilder got hit and ruptured his eardrum?, the guy did well to last that long, he obviously would have had no balance nothing let alone no power, even tough full credit to fury

 

[Kroll]

Sensational stuff.

 

[IMMY69]

Wilder shown to be what he is...

Fury on a Completely different level...

 

[Savak]

There is only one TYSON FURY. Only Fury has the Cajones to fight Wilder like this. Fury was just too big, strong, versatile for a one dimensional Wilder. Wilder made absolutely zero adjustments for this rematch while Fury did.

 

[AdamM97]

Fury should’ve had won the first match as well.

Tyson Fury is by far the better fighter.

 

[MenInG]

Deontay Wilder has blamed his elaborate ring-walk costume for his WBC heavyweight title defeat by Tyson Fury.

The American, 34, said his costume was too heavy and as a result he "didn't have the legs" for the fight.

Britain's Fury, 31, produced a dominant display to win the title in Las Vegas on Saturday when Wilder's corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.

Wilder also told US media he will exercise his rematch clause for a third fight against Fury.

"Fury didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is that my uniform was way too heavy for me," Wilder told Yahoo.

Wilder said the costume, which featured armour, a mask and a crown, weighed at least 40 pounds (18.1kg) and was a tribute to Black History Month.

Fury was carried to the ring on a throne, while also wearing a crown.

"I didn't have no legs from the beginning of the fight - in the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through," added Wilder.

"I was only able to put it on [for the first time] the night before but I didn't think it was going to be that heavy.

"I wanted it to be good and I guess I put that before anything."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/51623455

 

[Bigboii]

Deontay Wilder has blamed his elaborate ring-walk costume for his WBC heavyweight title defeat by Tyson Fury.

The American, 34, said his costume was too heavy and as a result he "didn't have the legs" for the fight.

Britain's Fury, 31, produced a dominant display to win the title in Las Vegas on Saturday when Wilder's corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.

Wilder also told US media he will exercise his rematch clause for a third fight against Fury.

"Fury didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is that my uniform was way too heavy for me," Wilder told Yahoo.

Wilder said the costume, which featured armour, a mask and a crown, weighed at least 40 pounds (18.1kg) and was a tribute to Black History Month.

Fury was carried to the ring on a throne, while also wearing a crown.

"I didn't have no legs from the beginning of the fight - in the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through," added Wilder.

"I was only able to put it on [for the first time] the night before but I didn't think it was going to be that heavy.

"I wanted it to be good and I guess I put that before anything."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/51623455

Cmon wilder you are better than these excuses
He just needs to go back and work harder

 

[Robert]

There is only one TYSON FURY. Only Fury has the Cajones to fight Wilder like this. Fury was just too big, strong, versatile for a one dimensional Wilder. Wilder made absolutely zero adjustments for this rematch while Fury did.

Wilder doesn’t really know what to do when going backwards. Fury worked this out and kept advancing.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Cmon wilder you are better than these excuses
He just needs to go back and work harder

I don't think he is. He's technically not really a good boxer, but when he does land he has explosive power. But the better technical fighters like Fury can usually avoid the bombs with good movement and a better reach. Tyson is just too big physically for most of the heavyweights around today, and he has quite a lot of boxing skills as well for such a big guy.

 

[Suleiman]

If he’s blaming his power ranger costume for his loss... then this third fight they are promoting will be a sham.

I know they have to have a rematch because of the rematch clause in the contract, but imo I hope they just do the Joshua Vs Fury fight end of the year or early 2021 somewhere in England and not in Saudi Arabia.

 

[shaz619]

[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] WE DID IT LAD, 2018-2020, HAHA

Man that was amazing.

Justice finally served.

It's incredible really, magical; we can't possibly comprehend what Fury achieved last weekend it just beyond us all. Will add further thoughts later but Fury is the most complete Heavyweight since Ali and the most similar in vein historically speaking when you put everything in context. It's actually a blessing people keep writing him off, he thrives off the venom and doubters.

Also, a moments silence for all the fellas who were doing a bhangra over Wilder after that draw and in the build to the rematch; how pathetic that he is blaming a costume for his defeat, jesus christ; but that is normal behaviour in a way given that it's not easy for any fighter to accept that first loss, but the way he publicised the costume thing is so weak; it will take away from the fact that he is still the no.2 HW in the division despite the beating Fury gave him, there are levels to the game and Fury just happens to be in the same class as those from the golden era of the heavyweight division.

 

[The_KING]

Wilder is the biggest fraud I have seen. Fury exposed him. I don't want to see Fury kick his butt again, even though it would be entertaining. I want to see Fury-Joshua. Now AJ is quite overrated, but not as overrated as Wilder and I am sure he will put up a better performance, but he will lose too, because Fury is simply better.

 

[Suleiman]

It's incredible really, magical; we can't possibly comprehend what Fury achieved last weekend it just beyond us all. Will add further thoughts later but Fury is the most complete Heavyweight since Ali and the most similar in vein historically speaking when you put everything in context. It's actually a blessing people keep writing him off, he thrives off the venom and doubters.

Also, a moments silence for all the fellas who were doing a bhangra over Wilder after that draw and in the build to the rematch; how pathetic that he is blaming a costume for his defeat, jesus christ; but that is normal behaviour in a way given that it's not easy for any fighter to accept that first loss, but the way he publicised the costume thing is so weak; it will take away from the fact that he is still the no.2 HW in the division despite the beating Fury gave him, there are levels to the game and Fury just happens to be in the same class as those from the golden era of the heavyweight division.

Yeah man would like to see your analysis.

Watched Eddie Hearns interview yesterday after the fight, and he is already in talks with Fury’s team. He’ll fight Joshua either this fall or early next year. Probably the latter because Wilder I think is gonna take his time before the rematch. There’s no way he doesn’t use the rematch clause in his contract. The only issue is that Fury’s team wants an equal 50-50 split of the earnings but Hearn says 60-40 so we’ll see.

Fury did what everybody wanted to do but couldn’t. Full cred to Sugar Hill, helped show a whole new side of Fury with weeks of insane training.

 

[Savak]

Wilder doesn’t really know what to do when going backwards. Fury worked this out and kept advancing.

People are like that is the blue print to beating Wilder. Not everyone can execute that game plan like Fury did. Fury is the only guy in the division capable of fighting at 270 plus without any compromise on fluidity, elusiveness. AJ gets tired in a couple of rounds fighting at 250 plus and he is much more flat footed, he cannot adopt the same game plan against Wilder who will catch him eventually, if AJ comes in at his Ruiz weight of 237 lbs, he will be faster, fluid with a better gas tank but will not have the strength in the clinches and to push Wilder back.

Fury made something very difficult look riddiculously easy

 

[Savak]

Wilder blew a golden opportunity to flatten a ripe for the taking 30% Fury in the first fight. In the rematch he faced an 80-90% Fury and look at how easy it was for the Gypsey King.

 

[Aman]

Fury is undisputed #1, think Wilder is still #2 as I can see him knocking out AJ.

 

[IMMY69]

Wilder was always a one trick pony.
Great punch but nothing else.

Been saying this for at least a couple of years now.

 

[The Viper]

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[James]

Just watched this back again.

It was Fury’s best ever performance, and quite stunning how he dominated literally every minute of the fight. He looked in prime condition and had plenty left in the tank when he eventually scored the victory. No doubt he is the world’s best boxer at the moment.

A poor result for Wilder, but I thought he actually showed his mettle in a way and did quite well to last into the seventh round. Most guys would have gone down in the third against that systematic Fury onslaught.

 

[Savak]

Just watched this back again.

It was Fury’s best ever performance, and quite stunning how he dominated literally every minute of the fight. He looked in prime condition and had plenty left in the tank when he eventually scored the victory. No doubt he is the world’s best boxer at the moment.

A poor result for Wilder, but I thought he actually showed his mettle in a way and did quite well to last into the seventh round. Most guys would have gone down in the third against that systematic Fury onslaught.

Tbh people have been very harsh on Wilder. Tyson Fury is a very special talent and only he can beat Wilder in this manner using his talents, ring iq, size, reach. Even then he had to deal with a few hard right hands from Wilder in the first two rounds which he took. There is no one else in the division who can successfully implement the same game plan successfully.

 

[ElRaja]

Tbh people have been very harsh on Wilder.

mainly the yank media, and that too cos furys a brit, if fury was an american all the focus would have been on how good fury is. plus american media never really took to wilder, even when he was winning.

 

[ManFan]

mainly the yank media, and that too cos furys a brit, if fury was an american all the focus would have been on how good fury is. plus american media never really took to wilder, even when he was winning.

Because sportswriters always think they are the smartest guys in the room.

If someone disagrees or calls out their dumb questions, they will ride you to the moon.

 

[Savak]

mainly the yank media, and that too cos furys a brit, if fury was an american all the focus would have been on how good fury is. plus american media never really took to wilder, even when he was winning.

Wilder doesn't help his cause by constantly coming across as an uneducated black African. Compare his videos and comments to Joshua, it's no wonder AJ has captured the casual market while Wilder couldn't even fill out a stadium in Alabama

 

[MenInG]

UK Anti-Doping is set to investigate a farmer's claim he was told to lie in support of a high-profile case involving world champion Tyson Fury.

Fury and his cousin Hughie tested positive for a banned steroid in February 2015, blaming the result on eating uncastrated wild boar.

A farmer said he was offered £25,000 to say he sold the meat to 'Team Fury' - but promoter Frank Warren called this claim "a load of rubbish".

Ukad has refused to comment.

Being found guilty of tampering with the first investigation, which followed those positive tests, could result in an eight-year suspension.

Lancashire-based farmer Martin Carefoot provided evidence to a Ukad investigation stating he had supplied the team with wild boar - but in a newspaper interview, now says he never actually did so.

The Mail on Sunday reports that he says he was asked for assistance by a friend who was familiar with 'Team Fury', but that he never received the promised payment.

But boxing promoter Warren, who works with world heavyweight champion Fury now but did not at the time, said: "The farmer making these outrageous allegations sent me a letter last October, full of errors and basically telling me he had committed perjury by signing statements under oath and lying.

"When I called him, he asked for money. I told him to clear off and get in contact with Ukad. He chose not to speak to Ukad but instead speak to a newspaper.

"How anybody can take this man seriously is beyond belief. Tyson has never met this man in his life. What a load of rubbish. We'll leave this with Ukad to look into and don't expect it to go any further.

"It looks like while the football season has been paused, there's nothing to write about and silly season has instead commenced."

Both Fury and his cousin Hughie, a British heavyweight fighter, returned positive tests for banned anabolic steroid nandrolone in February 2015 but were not charged by Ukad until June 2016. Between the two dates, Tyson Fury won the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles from Wladimir Klitschko.

Both fighters insisted they "never knowingly or deliberately committed a violation" and were allowed to resume their boxing careers from December 2017 after accepting backdated two-year doping bans.

The drawn-out case drew scrutiny as before its conclusion Ukad feared becoming insolvent or requiring a government bailout over the dispute.

Tyson Fury suffered with depression and abused both drugs and alcohol during a 30-month spell away from boxing after his win over Klitschko.

Since his return in June 2018, he has been held up as an inspiration as a result of his dramatic weight loss and a run of wins that culminated in him becoming world champion for the second time by beating Deontay Wilder in February to claim the WBC belt.

On Sunday, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said the farmer's claims would "not impact" Fury's position as champion.

Sulaiman told The Sun: "Personally, I prefer to believe Tyson Fury ahead of someone who has already admitted to lying in legal documents for financial gain."

BBC Sport has contacted Fury's management team MTK Global for comment.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/51897387

 

[MenInG]

The third bout between heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder may be pushed back from July 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic and could possibly be rearranged for October, according to promoter Bob Arum.

Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their February 22 rematch in Las Vegas to capture the WBC title and remain undefeated from 31 fights, after battling the American to a draw in their first encounter in 2018.

Wilder called for a rematch but with Las Vegas casinos shut and travel from Europe to the US suspended in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, Top Rank chairman Arum says there is no way the fight can go forward as scheduled at the MGM Grand.

"Clearly not," Arum, Fury's co-promoter with Frank Warren, told ESPN when asked about the bout being held on July 18.

"We don't even know if the MGM will be open by then.

"You could not guarantee the fighters that the event would take place on that date. We couldn't convince them or ourselves.

"Where were they going to train for it? It just made no sense. You just have to take a step back. How are you going to sell tickets? It's absolutely ridiculous to say the fight is on when the Brits can't even get there."

In their first two fights, a large contingent of vocal British fans packed the arenas to support Fury, known as the 'Gypsy King'.

https://www.skysports.com/boxing/ne...pushed-back-to-october-says-promoter-bob-arum

 

[Firebat]

Deontay Wilder says Tyson Fury should 'honour his agreement' for third fight

Deontay Wilder has called on Tyson Fury to "honour his agreement" for a third fight.

Earlier this week, Fury said Wilder will "never get a shot" after the American accused him of putting "something hard" in his gloves before their February bout.

Fury beat Wilder in Las Vegas to win the WBC world heavyweight title, 14 months on from them fighting to a draw.

"It is time for you to be a man and give me my shot," he said.

The 35-year-old added on Twitter: "The only thing I want from you is for you to honour your agreement and fight me.

"I gave you two shots when I didn't have to and it changed your life."

A trilogy fight was due to take place during the summer but delays have led Fury, 32, to seek other plans and state their rematch clause has lapsed.

Their third bout was slated for July and later aimed at October before plans emerged for a December fight in the US, which Fury later said Wilder's camp had tried to push back into 2021.

"He will never get a shot at me now. Finished," Fury told boxing journalist Gareth A Davies on Monday.

"For what he has said. Losing is one thing. I don't even want to give him any air time. That's it for him."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/54914264

 

[MenInG]

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder's upcoming fight will be postponed until October due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the champion's camp, according to reports in the US.

The trilogy fight for Fury's WBC heavyweight championship was set for three weeks' time on July 24 in Las Vegas.

ESPN first reported on Thursday that the fight would be delayed due to a Covid-19 outbreak but Top Rank, Fury's US-based promoter, said in a statement: "We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team and the status of the event has not changed to date."

Wilder's team did not comment when asked by Sky Sports.

The Athletic reported on Friday morning that "at least 10" people in Fury's Vegas gym have caught Covid-19.
Joseph Parker, the former WBO heavyweight champion, was also training alongside Fury, but his manager David Higgins has told Sky Sports: "Joseph does not have Covid."

Dillian Whyte would be available and willing to replace Fury and fight Wilder on July 24, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn.

The delay to Fury vs Wilder means that Anthony Joshua is now expected to step back between the ropes before his two main divisional rivals.

Joshua is set to defend his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Oleksandr Usyk on September 25 in London.

Although talks to stage Joshua vs Fury for the undisputed title fell apart, there was optimism the dream fight could be rectified this year if they each came through their next defences.

With Fury's comeback now delayed until October, any hope of seeing him fight Joshua in 2021 has gone.

Neither Fury, aged 32, nor Wilder, 35, have returned to the ring since their second fight in February 2019.

Fury stopped Wilder, ending his title reign and unbeaten record, after a dramatic draw in their first clash.

Wilder wore headphones to block out Fury's taunts when they recently met at a press conference.

The American has made wholesale changes to his team - he has sacked Mark Breland, the trainer who threw in the towel to end the second fight with Fury. He has appointed former opponent Malik Scott as his new trainer, meaning Jay Deas has been demoted.

SKY

 

[MenInG]

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder's trilogy fight has been rearranged for October 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight championship against Wilder in the latest chapter of their epic rivalry.

The fight has been rearranged from its original July 24 date due to Fury and members of his team contracting Covid-19.

The trilogy was ordered by a judge in a court of arbitration amid Fury's doomed negotiations to face Anthony Joshua for the undisputed title.

Wilder wore headphones to block out Fury's words when they went face to face last month at a press conference.

"Not only is Fury in for a shock, but the whole world is," Wilder exclusively told Sky Sports.

"Of course, Fury [was more hurt]. I gave him concussion. Didn't you see his eyes go back in the back of his head?

"Even under the circumstances that I was under, he can't even knock me out.

Tyson Fury says the third fight against Deontay Wilder will finish even quicker than his emphatic win last time around
"I was alive and well, still standing on my feet, so he has a lot to worry about. Not me.

"Like I said, the truth shall set you free. This is retaliation."

Fury told Sky Sports: "I've got nothing personal against Wilder.

"I don't care about belts, or that stuff being remembered. I care about smashing people.

"If Wilder is in front of me I will give him a good hiding. The motivation? It's what I was born to do.

"I'm not interested in money, belts or whatever comes with it. I'm interested in blood and the fight."

SKY

 

[MenInG]

Tyson Fury has said that he believes Deontay Wilder should retire from boxing, rather than make a return to the ring.

The Gypsy King shared three famous fights with the Bronze Bomber, the first being a controversial draw before two stoppage wins for the Brit.

In the third fight, Fury and Wilder went to war for 11 rounds, exchanging two knockdowns each before the brutal KO.

The American has not fought since, but recently declared his intention to make a comeback.

Fury reacted by telling Dev Sahni on the Unibet Lowdown: “I think he’s a very dangerous man.

“I think he’ll knock anybody out if he hits them in the face.

“And in 12 rounds, guess what? He’s gonna hit them in the face.

“42-0 he was when I beat him, with 40 KOs – everybody he ever fought he knocked out, even the one that took him the distance, he knocked him out in a rematch.

“So I think he’s a very dangerous opponent, but I don’t know what’s left in his tank.

“You don’t have three [fights] with the best fighter on the planet and come out of the other side to tell a great story and go on afterwards to win world titles.

“He has been absolutely destroyed mentally, physically and emotionally.

“I’d say he’s a wreck at the moment.

“He’s had a cracked jaw, a cracked skull, been knocked out cold twice.

“It’s a tough comeback for him, it all depends on what he has left.

“I wouldn’t like to see him carrying on, I know he doesn’t need the money, he’s made a lot of money.

“I’d like to see him retire because whether he wins a few more fights or he goes in there, he’s totally shot, he starts losing, he breaks up his legacy.

“At the moment he’s lost to the best fighter of the generation and there’s no disrespect in that, there’s no shame in that.

“But if he comes back and starts getting wiped the floor with because he’s shot to bits, that’d be disgraceful.

“However, if he does want another good hiding, give me a call.”

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