Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Eddie Hearn has rejected the year-long claims by Deontay Wilder, who alleges that Tyson Fury manipulated his gloves for their rematch in February 2020. Fury dominated and stopped Wilder in seven rounds, to capture the WBC heavyweight title.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder appear to have a home for the final leg of their heavyweight trilogy. Event co-promoters Top Rank and TGB Promotions have placed a venue hold on T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to host the third fight between Fury and Wilder. The request was approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) during its monthly agenda hearing held Tuesday via remote conference call.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder felt it was a no-brainer to elevate Malik Scott to the head trainer position. The last time Wilder saw action was back in February 2020, when he was dominated and stopped in seven rounds by Tyson Fury.
Former two division champion Paulie Malignaggi is backing Tyson Fury to demolish Deontay Wilder in their third meeting, which is scheduled for July 24 in Las Vegas. In their first meeting, in December 2018, the bout ended in a controversial twelve round split draw. Wilder dropped Fury twice. The second knockdown coming in the twelfth and final round - with Fury miraculously getting up in time to finish the fight.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn admits he is still puzzled that Tyson Fury, Bob Arum, Frank Warren and the rest of the Fury delegation did not put up more of a fit for having to walk away from the most lucrative – and most consequential – heavyweight fight in recent memory.
Ignorance, apparently, is not a fireable offense in the Deontay Wilder camp. The former heavyweight champion from Tuscaloosa, Alabama has long been adamant that Tyson Fury’s gloves had been manipulated going into their rematch in February 2020, citing that the Brit’s gloves were way too malleable and that it also must have contained some kind of “egg weight” because it left a dent in the side of his head. (Wilder also accused Fury of “scratching” the inside of his ear, causing it to bleed; he also accused referee Kenny Bayless of being corrupt and that Mark Breland, his former co-trainer, had spiked his water.)
He was depressed, manic, suicidal, with one hand on the trigger and a black cloud over his head. Or so they said. Since his spectacular stoppage loss to Tyson Fury in their rematch on Feb. 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, Deontay Wilder has been the source of intense speculation regarding his mental state, with many from the peanut gallery claiming that he was suffering from depression, along with a host of other psychological maladies.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is taking no blame for the issues with finalizing a high stakes unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Last month. the fight was nearing an agreement for August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
Should he win his next outing, heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder is going to push for a full division unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. For the last few months, Joshua's handlers were working hard to finalize a unification clash with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder has continued to drop verbal bombs on WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The two fighters are scheduled to collide for a third time on July 24 in Las Vegas. Fury had planned to move forward with a high stakes unification with Anthony Joshua - but last month an arbitrator ordered him to honor a rematch clause due to Wilder.