Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says Deontay Wilder should have displayed the same sportsmanlike behavior as Anthony Joshua did last Saturday night.
By Keith Idec - Deontay Wilder doesn’t believe that Tyson Fury actually contracted COVID-19 before their third fight was postponed nearly three months ago. Fury assured BoxingScene.com during a recent interview that he indeed tested positive for the coronavirus toward the end of an intense training camp for another WBC heavyweight title fight with Wilder that was supposed to take place July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That was the second time, according to Fury, that he battled COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce admits that Oleksandr Usyk is a better opponent for him to fight - when compared to Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury isn’t angry at Deontay Wilder for making an array of excuses and accusations after Fury stopped him in their rematch. Fury feels “sorry” for Wilder because the former WBC heavyweight champion cannot come to terms with his only professional loss. While Fury is certain he would’ve handled his first defeat far differently than Wilder, the unbeaten champion actually thinks Wilder’s unwillingness to accept Fury’s victory over him is beneficial because Wilder would need to admit defeat before he could truly learn from it and improve prior to their third fight.
From the moment he was dealt the first and only defeat of his pro career, Deontay Wilder has thought about nothing other than exacting revenge.
Tyson Fury hasn’t completely dismissed Deontay Wilder’s ability to alter his style somewhat for their third fight. Fury, after all, drastically changed his own outlook in a relatively short time prior to their rematch in February 2020. Javan “SugarHill” Steward radically changed Fury’s approach before Fury fought Wilder a second time, when the huge heavyweight implemented those tactics perfectly.
From the training camp videos made available to the public, it’s evident that Deontay Wilder is hard at work in making all the necessary adjustments ahead of his trilogy fight with Tyson Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter Anthony Joshua, is not fully convinced that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is ready for his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, which takes place on October 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
There was a 19-month stretch where all the relevant heavyweight hardware resided in the United Kingdom. Oleksandr Usyk changed that dynamic on September 25, earning a twelve-round, unanimous decision win over England’s Anthony Joshua to claim the WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight belts. Manchester’s own Tyson Fury still holds the lineal/WBC crowns and—along with his upcoming trilogy clash with Deontay Wilder—really isn’t worried about much else beyond that.
Tyson Fury scoffed at Deontay Wilder’s accusation that Fury faked COVID-19 to postpone their third fight. Fury refuted Wilder’s claim during an interview with BoxingScene.com. England’s Fury also noted that he has contracted COVID-19 twice since he defeated Wilder in their rematch 19 months ago.