They met for the first time in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and the fight was ruled a split draw after Fury outboxed Wilder for long stretches but Wilder scored two knockdowns, one in the ninth round and a massive one in the 12th round that Fury barely survived. He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded.”įury was ahead on all three scorecards - 95-91, 95-92, 94-92 - at the time of the stoppage. I know that in training, he did certain thing and I also knew that he didn’t come in at 277 pounds to be a ballet dancer. Wilder left the ring quickly and was taken to University Medical Center as a precaution but said, “I did my best but it wasn’t good enough tonight. When the chips are down, I will always deliver.” “This was a great fight and Octowill go down in history, I hope,” said Fury, who sang in the ring, as usual, after his interview.” I always said I was the best in the world and he was the second best. Tyson Fury knockdown Deontay Wilder in round 3īuy #FuryWilder3 PPV: /MIKmJxlZ3z There were five total knockdowns with Fury flooring Wilder in the third round, Wilder dropping Fury twice in the fourth round, Fury decking Wilder in the 10 th and Fury ending the fight with the big knockout blow in the 11 th to conclude their three-year fistic rivalry. “I have never, ever seen a heavyweight fight like this,” Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter, said. They fulfilled their promises in spades as Fury proved his dominance over Wilder by winning the trilogy 2-0-1 with two knockouts and giving boxing fans memories forever from their 30 rounds together. It’s either going to be me or Wilder,” and Wilder telling everyone to “get ready for war. They had promised this kind of fight throughout the build-up, with Fury declaring, “I’m going to go all guns blazing, full-out attack, all in victory, straight out of the door from Round 1 until it finishes. It was a breathtaking battle – the obvious fight of the year so far – from start to finish in which most of the crowd of 15,820 at T-Mobile Arena stood as Fury and Wilder slugged it out and finished a rare and historic heavyweight championship trilogy in dramatic fashion. However, it has been pointed out that it if the opponent doesn't go to his corner the count pauses or cannot be started in the first place, potentially the reason for the possible 'slow count'.LAS VEGAS – In an all-time epic heavyweight championship fight in which both champion and challenger were down multiple times, Tyson Fury finally put Deontay Wilder away with a thunderous right hand in the 11th round to retain The Ring championship and WBC title on Saturday night. I don't know what that was about from Mora. Ward, the former undefeated pro boxer noted live on the broadcast “That was an extremely slow count on both of those knockdowns. There were numerous complaints of a 'slow count' after Deontay Wilder knocked Tyson Fury to the canvas twice in the fourth round last night.ĭaniel Cormier, the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion was among many in the world of fighting calling out a potential 'slow count' that Fury encountered when he was knocked down.ĭustin Poirier the American MMA and UFC lightweight champion tweeted a similar reaction as the drama unfolded: “That was a slow count… we gotta fight!!”Ĭormier tweeted: “I agree with Andre Ward the count was crazy slow! He isn’t supposed to stop counting to tell Deontay to go to his corner.” “I travel the world trying to the find the right challenges and he gave me a real worthy challenge tonight for sure.” “It was just a great fight all in all you know? “He took a lot of punishment tonight Deontay Wilder, and that puts a lot of mileage on the clock so did I, I took a lot of punishment as well. “Wilder's a very tough guy and he's got heart, definitely got heart to keep going. In their trilogy of fights it took three knock downs before Fury was eventually crowned the winner despite having hit the floor twice too in what people are saying is the fight of the century due to the performances of both fighters.įury said: “Both fighters had the opportunity to seize the moment and it was just that I showed the initiative and dug deeper and I wanted it more.” Tyson Fury also complimented Deontay Wilder after the fight and said that he gave him a 'real worthy challenge' but that the saga has come to an end.įury knocked Wilder out in the 11th round making it the third time the American hit the canvas.
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