Wilder elected to go in for a dramatic ring walk, wearing armour and a helmet into the ring, wearing it for 15 minutes before the fight, and climbing into the ring with it. Once the dust settled on those four fights, the pair agreed to meet on February 22, 2020, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The second fight was a mixture of drama and farce, laying the groundwork for controversy which would last into October 2021 - and rendering even the coronavirus pandemic to background music with the misgivings between the pair. What happened in the build-up to Fury vs. Fury then faced what might have been his toughest opponent outside of Wilder, when he went all 12 rounds in a win over Swede Otto Wallin, and Wilder knocked out Luis Ortiz. Both fighters occupied themselves elsewhere, as Wilder defeated Dominic Breazeale, and Fury beat Tom Schwarz, with both opponents stopped. With the fight result far from clear cut, there was immediate demand for a rematch, which took time to negotiate between the various interested parties. I came here tonight, and I fought my heart out." I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. That man is a fearsome puncher, and I was able to avoid that. I went to Germany to fight Klitschko, and I went to America to fight Deontay Wilder.
I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight. I really wanted to get him out of there, give the fans what they want to see."įury, meanwhile, said: "We're on away soil. I was forcing my punches too much instead of sitting back, being patient and waiting it. I started overthrowing the right hand, and I just couldn't adjust. We're both warriors, but with those two drops, I think I won the fight. The fight ended with a split decision draw 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury, and 113-113, though many observers felt that Wilder was the worst of the pair, and perhaps home advantage was crucial to the Bronze Bomber retaining the title.Īfter the fight, Wilder claimed: "I think with the two knockdowns, I definitely won the fight. Wilder and Fury did not have enough left in their respective tanks to force the issue before time was called. However in the 12th, there was a dramatic almost-denouement when Wilder let fly with a right-left combination to send Fury to the canvas, with Fury somehow beating the count when the crowd assumed it was game over. Wilder fought back in the following rounds but by the tenth had started to tire, and Fury started to take advantage. The fight went ahead at the Staples Center with a crowd of almost 18,000.įury showed his impressive agility for a man his size, dodging most of Wilder’s heaviest punches, but in the fourth round Wilder connected with Fury’s nose to draw blood, and two rounds later Fury switched to a southpaw stance, and pushed Wilder onto the back foot. Wilder then looked set to fight Anthony Joshua, only for that fight to fall through, and a match-up was eventually made for December 1, 2018. "I don't play this, you can run around like you're a preacher and all that but I promise you when you step in this ring I will baptise you!”Īfter Wilder dispatched Alexander Povetkin, and Fury vacated his belts in October 2016 due to substance problems, the fight would have to wait until the Briton regained his boxing licence and was fit to fight in December 2017. Wilder retorted: "We all know, Fury, this is just an act, I ain't scared of nobody and I'll come to your backyard for that fight, baby!"įury offered: "Any time, any place, anywhere, when you're ready, I'll fight you in your back garden like I done Klitschko I'll beat you, you bum! You're a bum!" Fury entered the ring and confronted his future opponent, and said: "There's only one Tyson Fury, what you got to say about that, Deontay?" The build-up to the first fight began in earnest in January 2016, when Fury confronted Wilder after the American brutally knocked out Artur Spzilka.
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