Do you consider Deontay Wilder letting his rematch clause expire a duck?

[Earl-Hickey]

No. I mean you can make the argument since there was a rematch clause, but Fury outboxed Wilder the 1st fight and out fought him the next 2nd time.

If Fury actually had something to prove or gain from beating Wilder again like a title and a chance to unify, then I'd say it's a duck. But that's clearly not the case now.

So it's not like Wilder is preventing Fury from enhancing his legacy and they fought twice already. He's moving on now, and so is Fury. Nothing wrong with that.

It shows fear though

I mean he lost his title and doesn't appear to want to try and get it back despite having a mandate.

Again I don't have a problem with it but let's not pretend like fear isn't the motivator here.

[Robbie Barrett]

He ducked the fight because a L would finish his career for good. Back to milking as much as he can fighting bums before finally cashing out in a big fight.

[Ray*]

When Hurd came out and said I don’t want to exercise my rematch clause against Jrock, I want to work on a few things etc I didn’t call that a duck.

When you decide to exercise your rematch clause, and you know the details entailed in it, and you let that expire, then it is a duck.... The fact that you fought that person TWICE means nothing.

If he came out before it expires and says am injured and would rather fight the undisputed winner or I would come back later then fine. But he made some BS video about the “King is here” and went into hiding like Osama bin laden, releasing videos through his cultists every other month, for them to try and discredit Fury.

So when I look at all his behaviour surrounding this issue yes it is a clear duck.

[SN!PER]

I mean seriously, was it a duck when Fury didn't fight Wilder again immediately after the "draw"?

Many people forget about that.

Wilder was calling him out for an immediate rematch, but then Fury decided to take two more fights (Schwarz and Wallin) before scheduling to fight Wilder again.

But anyway, it doesn't matter what people think.

Deontay has never publicly stated that he doesn't want the fight, so until that happens it's not a duck. Case closed.

[MoneyKasha]

Many people forget about that.

Wilder was calling him out for an immediate rematch, but then Fury decided to take two more fights (Schwarz and Wallin) before scheduling to fight Wilder again.

But anyway, it doesn't matter what people think.

Deontay has never publicly stated that he doesn't want the fight, so until that happens it's not a duck. Case closed.

well his clause expired, so unless WBC makes him a mandatory then Fury doesn't have to ever fight him

[Pigeons]

Obviously a duck if this fight doesn't go down. Granted Fury doesn't want it either, but not because he's afraid of losing again.

I don't believe we have the full story yet though. More will be coming out shortly. They better still have a valid contract for a third fight.

[REDEEMER]

Wilder rematched Fury ASAP following a close first fight

I’m no Wilder fan but quickly rematching a tough opponent is balls

No he didn’t he wasted months that’s why Arum signed him and he went on to take other fights, Wilder didn’t have an immediate rematch . He only fought Fury again because everyone said he lost the first fight and was embarrassed. He’s now wasted 8 months and didn’t show one ounce of wanting the rematch staying silent the entire time .

[True-Boxing-Fan]

do you consider that a "duck" or not?

I don’t call it duck. He’s just trying to preserve his career.

[REDEEMER]

I don’t call it duck. He’s just trying to preserve his career.

To do that he had to duck the contract and or show no interest knowing Fury said he was going on which is a duck to . Wheather the fight was capable this year he still had no intention for any immediate fight with Fury .

It’s easier to say nothing and then claim someone else didn’t want the fight .

[Monzon99]

Of course it's a duck. Everyone knows he has no chance to do anything to Fury. His handlers haymon and winkle found an escape hatch and took it.