Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
LOS ANGELES – One of the most asked questions after the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury draw Saturday night: How the hell did Fury get up from that 12th-round knockdown? Wilder, who many believed needed a knockout to win the fight going into the final round, landed a crushing right to Fury’s head followed a just-as-vicious left as he was on his way to the canvas.
Former cruiserweight world champion and Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson was angered by the scoring of Saturday's heavyweight mega-bout between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
After Saturday night’s WBC heavyweight title defense by Deontay Wilder, who scored two-knockdowns during a draw with lineal champion Tyson Fury, BoxingScene.com sought the scores of 14 boxing insiders.
LOS ANGELES – Tyson Fury kept saying “it is what it is” but “it” bothered him a great deal the morning after his draw with Deontay Wilder. Fury, his face bruised but his confidence soaring, believes wholeheartedly that he did enough to beat the WBC titleholder even though he down twice Saturday night at a packed Staples Center. Many experts and outraged fans agree with him.
In a bout that saw Tyson Fury control large portions of the fight with his ring generalship but also saw Deontay Wilder score explosive knockdowns in rounds nine and the ultra-dramatic 12th. In the end, the bout was a poorly received split draw. Fury out-landed Wilder 84-71 overall, 46-40 jabs and 38-31 power and in the round-by-round breakdown, Fury led 9-3 in total connects and landed power punches as well as 6-2-4 in landed jabs
LOS ANGELES – Now that he has tasted Deontay Wilder’s power, Tyson Fury is even more aware why Anthony Joshua hasn’t fought the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion. “It’s no secret Joshua didn’t want this fight,” Fury said during the post-fight press conference, “and he didn’t want it for a reason – because Deontay Wilder is the most fiercest puncher in boxing history, in heavyweight-division history. And I saw that tonight and I felt it. No wonder AJ didn’t want no part of that right hand. He can’t move like he. He’d have been nailed!”
LOS ANGELES – Neither Deontay Wilder nor Tyson Fury had his hand raised after their fight but, in effect, Fury was the winner. A year ago The Gypsy King weighed God knows how much -- 350 pounds? 375? – and was out of boxing because of substance abuse and mental health issues. There were no guarantees he’d ever return to the sport.
Wilder, Fury Fight Photos Gallery - Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title after an enthralling fight against Tyson Fury in Los Angeles ended as a split-decision draw. The champion scored two knockdowns in the contest but struggled throughout to find the target against the tricky and tactically astute Fury, who used his superior boxing skills to control proceedings for long spells.
Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on Saturday night from STAPLES Center? ?in? ?arguably ?one of the best heavyweight fights in years?.? After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) – including an explosive one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. The judges scored the bout 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.
Deontay Wilder has retained his WBC heavyweight title after a split-decision draw with Britain's Tyson Fury in Los Angeles, leaving both fighters talking up a rematch. The hard-hitting Wilder knocked Fury down twice in Saturday's bout but the Briton controlled much of the fight behind his long jab and precise footwork while managing to mostly avoid the American's powerful overhand right.