![]() He's not the first one and he won't be the last one. The WBC heavyweight world champion later said in his press conference: 'How can you say I've cheated when you know in your own heart and your whole team knows you got beat fair and square? The Bronze Bomber had suffered a beating in the later rounds of the fight and was later taken to hospital for checks. TV footage and photos from the ring showed Fury approach Wilder, who barely acknowledged the Gypsy King. Victorious Fury gives Wilder a stern talking to - and later called his rival a 'sore loser' 'I went over to (Wilder to) show some love and respect and he didn't want to show it back. 'I'm a sportsman,' Fury added in an interview on BT Sport. The American has repeatedly made excuses for his defeat in the pair's second meeting - and claimed he won the first fight despite the decision of the judges. Tyson Fury dubbed Deontay Wilder a 'sore loser' and an 'idiot' after the Bronze Bomber refused to put their bad blood to bed following their trilogy thriller in Las Vegas.įury won with an 11th-round knockout to make it two wins and a draw from their three fights, despite being knocked down twice in the fight's fourth round.Īfter his win, Fury, 33, said he tried to approach his heavyweight rival but had an attempt at an embrace refused - and Wilder was seemingly adamant he would show absolutely 'no respect' for the champion.įury said: 'I said "well done, mate" and he said "I don't want to show any sportsmanship or respect". ![]() Wilder hit the canvas again from a right punch from Fury, but he seemed to rescue something in the final 10 seconds of the round with quickfire hits to ensure it was the Gypsy King who was saved by the bell.īut ultimately it was Wilder's challenge that would come to a definitive and sudden halt, delivering the final blow in the 11th to bring this chapter of his heavyweight boxing career to a close. Yet both men were showing a stupendous effort and the Bronze Bomber still managed to rock his man at the end but still appeared to lose the round. ![]() Wilder insisted he wanted to carry on just before the start of the ninth but his fortunes did not change, as he promptly was on the end of a mauling again. ![]() The eighth saw Wilder take more heavy punishment and he was almost down following another strong showing from Fury, but he somehow rallied at the end before receiving attention from the doctor back in his corner. Both men, however, were feeling the effect of their strenuous exertions at times, yet it was Fury who again came close to winning the fight. But somewhat incredibly, Fury came again in the sixth and had Wilder reeling once more as his right punches began to become increasingly rash and desperate.Ī street brawl erupted in the seventh but it was Fury who was on top. That led Fury to fight from memory in the fifth and he appeared to be holding on somewhat as the crowd inside the T-Mobile Arena roared for Wilder. However, in the fourth suddenly a big right sent Fury sprawling, before another knockdown followed from the Bronze Bomber and the only thing that saved Fury was the bell.īut it would not all go Fury's way, as he too was put on the canvas twice by Wilder during a thrilling heavyweight showdown Let us simply give thanks for witnessing greatness and gallantry of the highest sporting order.įury came out snarling in the first round despite Wilder threatening to work the body and then doing so with the first dozen blows of the fight, before then switching to the head to dominate the first round.īut in the second round the Gypsy King responded with a combination at the start and, despite more body work from Wilder, he ended up taking the round.Ī set of furious exchanges followed in the third, with Wilder rocking Fury, but the latter came back ferociously to floor Wilder and almost finish it within his projected three rounds.Īlthough that proved not to be the case, Wilder was looking groggy and Fury went for the kill. So who next for Fury? At this vaulting moment for boxing it hardly matters. Oleksandr Usyk is too small to survive against this behemoth. As he said: 'I'm the best heavyweight in the world and he's the second best.'Īnthony Joshua can consider himself fortunate indeed that his long touted mega-fight with Fury fell through. And it was the referee who had to prevent a semi-conscious Wilder from rising yet again.įury prevailed by brute strength, violent force, a granite jaw and a superior skill set. As they reeled between pain and exhaustion either could have been forgiven for succumbing.
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