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Wilder, Fury Scorecard - Deontay Wilder has retained his WBC heavyweight title against Tyson Fury after two knockdowns awarded him a controversial split decision draw in Los Angeles. Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and 12th rounds yet Fury was outboxing Wilder for numeoru rounds of the remainder of their entertaining scrap at Staples Center on Saturday.
By Keith Idec - LOS ANGELES – Even Deontay Wilder’s pulverizing power couldn’t finish Tyson Fury. The gigantic British challenger overcame two knockdowns late in their 12-round heavyweight title fight Saturday night and fought the hard-hitting Wilder to a draw at Staples Center. England’s Fury showed a treme...
Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury BoxingScene Scorecard Live - WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39KOs) faces lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19KOs) live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Former multi-division champion and future Hall of Fame member Roy Jones spoke to BoxingScene.com and a small group of reporters in Las Vegas earlier this week on the upcoming Joseph Parker-Alexander Flores fight. The bout takes place on December 15th in Christchurch, New Zealand. Jones' promotional company promotes Flores.
BoxingScene.com recently caught with Kevin Barry, trainer of former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. Parker (24-2) is currently training for his December 15th fight against Alexander Flores (17-1-1). The bout takes place at Hornecastle Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand.
When 2018 began, the question still lingered: when would Deontay Wilder step up his competition? No one is asking that as the end of the year draws near. In March, he quieted doubters in what remains one of the year’s best fights. Falling behind early, Wilder dropped Ortiz in the fifth, survived a hellish assault in the seventh, and put Ortiz away in round ten. As good as Ortiz was for long stretches of the fight, Wilder’s heart proved even better. So did his power.
Despite his bad footwork & balance, Deontay Wilder (last 8 fights) landed 40.9% of his total punches- #1 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders. Wilder landed 53.8% of his power punches- also #1 among CompuBox Categorical Leaders.
This is one of the freakiest heavyweight matchups in terms of body types. At 6-foot-7 and 6-foot-9 respectively, Wilder versus Fury might go down as the tallest combined heavyweight title fights of all time.
All eyes will be on the heavyweight division on December 1st when Deontay Wilder (40-0) defends his WBC title against the lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0). Wilder is about a 2-1 favorite against Fury and most pundits believe that Fury has been too inactive in recent years to have much of a shot at pulling off the upset.
On December 1st, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will defend his title against unbeaten former WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO champion Tyson Fury. The fight will headline a Showtime pay-per-view event that will broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.