The long-awaited rematch is on. Undefeated WBC champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and unbeaten former champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury continue their rivalry in the ring Saturday, February 22 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Tickets are on sale tomorrow, Saturday, December 28 and can be purchased at www.mgmgrand.com or www.axs.com. The event is promoted by BombZquad Promotions, TGB Promotions, Top Rank and Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. A Premier Boxing Champions presentation.
I hope Wilder beats Fury’s ass.
I predict a similar outcome. Fury staying away and fighting smart, winning on points for most rounds. But Wilder will catch him later and bomb him with a flush shot, except Fury will not get up on this one. He will get knocked out. He gets stupid, sloppy, and cocky in later rounds. He will make a mistake and Wilder will capitalize on it and floor him with his concussion-type power shots.
Wilder by knock out in later rounds.
I would like to see the bank statement of the ref. I’ve never seen a ref invoke life into an unconscious fighter before. Yes! That’s exactly what he did. Wilder ko’d Fury and got a draw. NO OTHER REF would have allowed the fight to continue after a concussed fury laid motionless with his eyes rolled back. Then in his latest refereeing job, he jumps in and prematurely stops the fight with the guy on his feet. Just calling it as I see it. To an unbiased viewer, it just doesn’t add up.
It’s not biased at all. That’s just what he does as a referee, and has done this in many fights. He wants the fighter to answer clearly and see if he has his legs under him. It’s important to realize that refs aren’t doctors and that is the best way he feels he is seeing if the fighter is OK to continue.
This will obviously be an interesting fight. The momentum is on Wilder’s side because of Fury’s severe cut and underwhelming win against a relatively unknown opponent.
Its skill vs. power. Wilder can’t do much than he already did – he’s just too limited to make much progress anymore, and he will again rely solely on his one punch knock out power. Fury will have to improve a lot since the last fight in order to stay in control for an entire fight.
Its too early for me to make a prediction, but let’s see how Fury’s physical and mental condition will be come fight time. Regardless, its a big fight with a lot at stake for both of them.
The styles the fighters do will be predictable, but the outcome won’t. I said it in the first fight and I’ll say it again: It could go 12rnds-0 for Fury or Wilder 1st rnd KO. They are that far apart on the boxer vs slugger scale that if you guess right, you got lucky.
This is awesome! I can’t wait to see who the number 1 heavyweight in the world is. Fingers crossed judges get it right.