Unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and undefeated former heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury nearly came to blows at a heated final press conference Thursday as they previewed their rematch on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Tyson Fury: “The 12th round of our first fight was a good round, and credit to Wilder, he got me with two of the best punches I have ever seen thrown in a 12 round heavyweight fight. As we have seen, that has become very famous, the ole’ knockdown of the Gypsy King was very active online and all over the world. But the thing Wilder must be thinking is, I hit that guy with my hardest punch in round 12, and he got up. What do I have to do to keep him down?…The biggest puncher who ever lived should have no problem opening my cut up. He could not keep me down in the 12th round, so now I want to see if he is able to get up off the floor. I don’t think he has the guts to get up.”
Deontay Wilder: “Round 12 has been in his mind since day one, that’s why he ran away from the rematch. In the back of Fury’s mind, he will think about how I gave him a concussion and how he had no idea how he even got on the ground. So, I do believe that round is in his head, and if he says otherwise, he is lying…I don’t believe anything Fury says. I think he is just trying to butter me up and use a lot of mind games. He did that in the first fight to try and steal rounds, so we were lucky that we had experienced judges that weren’t influenced by that. I am not concerned with what he says, I am more focused on what he does. I am a man of action.”
I hope everyone out there is intelligent enough to realize these 2 guys are very good friends outside the ring, trying to help one another make tons of money.
However, in the ring, Deontay will win the fight. Fury will knock AJ out, or win a decision. Then we will have a 3rd fight. Possibly a 4th fight, if Fury wins the 3rd fight.
I did not know they were very good friends as you say,and I hope after wilder KO’s this big mouth brit, there are no more fights between them
Why not? They earn tons of money and if the 2nd or 3d fights are as entertaining as the first, I’ll watch them! Remember pacquiao-marquez? We got 4 of them!
“this big mouth brit”
Ha ha funny joke! Have you noticed the size of the mouth on the tyranosaurus wilder?
And , he is a disgusting POS !
I disagree. They are businessmen working together to achieve their goals. However after a trilogy it might lead to a legitimate friendship outside the ring.
Wont be surprised if this is a real boring fight where different tactics are used by both fighters.
You know, that is a variable to consider in all this. I recall how boring Mayweather and Manny was watching. The hype to their fight made it sound like it was the best thing next to the discovery of bread n’ butter. It’s fair to say Fury’s boxing tactics do not get the crowds on their feet as compared to a Wilder killer right hand. Anything is possible I guess. Fury is dressed in this photo like he is going to rob a bank and he wants hidden from the cameras taking his crime photo.