![]() It took two men to bring us that."įury returned to his corner after the knockdowns, where trainer "SugarHill" Steward ordered him to find his jab, to keep Wilder’s power shots slightly more at bay while setting up his own. Boxing should be proud of him and Deontay Wilder. He is the standout heavyweight of his generation, bar none. ![]() "It’s the best live heavyweight fight I’ve seen," said Fury’s U.K.-based promoter Frank Warren, 69. ![]() Riddick Bowe, even the 2017 Joshua comeback TKO of former longtime champion Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium in England – but this was sublime, a battle of wills at the highest level in the sport’s glamour weight class that turned into a pure survival test. It took an arbitrator to rule that Wilder had a right to the contracted third bout. After Fury delayed the bout again by testing positive for COVID-19, their date of destiny arrived.īoxing has given us a slew of amazing Saturday night title fights before this – the first chapters of Evander Holyfield vs. The disdain heightened when Fury moved to fight then-three-belt heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua following pandemic-affected delays. Wilder was driven by revenge following the disappointment of his first defeat, which he blamed on a heavy walk-in costume that he said tired his legs, while also firing his assistant trainer for throwing in the towel and recklessly accusing Fury of fighting with loaded gloves.
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