Since his defeat, Wilder has continued to spout conspiracy theories: the gloves were loaded, the referee was biased, the water was poisoned, blah blah blah. Calling him a “weak individual” and claiming, without any evidence, that Breland was part of some conspiracy to take away his title. Not only had he preserved his fighter’s health – in a refreshing change from far too tough corners willing to their fighters die in the ring – he even secured Wilder another six-figure payday against Fury. Wilder should have thanked Breland, ideally with a hug and a cartoonishly large sack of money. The likes of which could have had life-changing ramifications. Only the intervention of Wilder’s trainer Mark Breland, a former world champion boxer and Golden Gloves winner, saved the American from a sustained and savage beating. He hurt Wilder repeatedly and sent him to the canvas multiple times. And, after busting Wilder’s ear, flicked his tongue out and actually did. Fury had, in the run-up to the fight, announced that he “wanted to taste blood”. His best punches, when he rarely seemed to land them, had no impact. And proceeded to do exactly what he said he would. Like Muhammad Ali in Zaire against the big-punching George Foreman, Fury charged at Wilder when the opening bell sounded. Only Fury, who brought in Kronk Gym’s SugarHill Steward as his trainer and came in the heaviest weight of his career, believed.įury’s performance, on that night, was near flawless. Prior to the fight, Fury announced his intention to go on the offensive. And boxing, almost without fail, follows the money. The money was in the rematch between Wilder and Fury. The decision, a draw, was lustily booed by fans at ringside. By the time the bell sounded, it was Fury who was punishing Wilder with right hands. ![]() Nor could he land a clean shot on Fury for the rest of the round. And with him, the countless Undertaker memes on social media. Wilder, in the far corner, was already doing a victory dance. And down went Fury.Įveryone thought it was over. That was a perfect right-left combination from the boxing gods. But the second time, in round 12, was different. Fury looked sheepish, almost embarrassed. The first, in round 9, was more of a grazing punch. His herky-jerky style giving Wilder fights and making the ‘Bronze Bomber’ repeatedly and wildly miss with his money punch. Fury playing stick and move for most of the fight. Which is almost exactly how the first fight played out. Many boxing observers also reckoned that while Fury could outbox Wilder for the best part of the fight, it was only a matter of time before Wilder dropped Thor’s Hammer on Fury’s chin. His own father predicted doom, telling Fury he wasn’t near ready and that Wilder would “hurt him”. But the usual boxing horse**** purse split, date and venue got in the way. He was leaning on Wilder, forcing the smaller man to carry his weight, and he was hitting him consistently with massive rights.Indeed, both Wilder and Joshua camps had flirted with making the superfight in 2018. Fury did not look stable as the round ended.įury, though, is unimaginably tough and took over the fight in the fifth. He started the fourth on unsteady legs, but dropped Fury twice in the round and had him in massive trouble. ![]() In the third, Fury dropped Wilder late in the round and that may have saved Wilder from being stopped then.īut if you thought he was out, you don’t know Deontay Wilder. Fury dominated the second bout, stopping Wilder in the seventh.īut this time, both took and gave out a lot of punishment. The first fight was excellent but most of the drama in that bout was saved for the 12th, when Wilder dropped Fury and Fury unexpectedly got up. This was, by far, the most entertaining fight of the series. “I’ve always said I’m the best heavyweight in the world and he’s the second-best.” “It was a tough fight and he came in really determined,” said Fury, the lineal champion who retained the WBC heavyweight title with the 31st win and 22nd knockout of his career. He was struggling to keep his balance in the latter stages, but was still dangerous and catching Fury with big shots. But Wilder was weakened by the big shots the nearly 280-pound WBC champion kept hitting him with. They went at each other with, yeah, a fury on Saturday, ripping big shots at each other from the opening bell. Over the three fights, Fury knocked Wilder down five times and Wilder dropped Fury four times.
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