Last September, heavyweight contender Otto Wallin was close to pulling off a massive upset when he inflicted two severe cuts above the right eye of Tyson Fury. The bigger of the two cuts was bleeding badly. There were some tense moments where it appeared the contest might get stopped, which would have made Wallin a TKO winner since the cuts were sustained as a result of a punch.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is paying no attention to Tyson Fury’s claim that he will come out firing for the knockout on Saturday night, when he faces WBC world champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
According to trainer SugarHill Steward, he agreed to work with Tyson Fury because he believes the 'Gypsy King' will knocked Deontay Wilder out. Fury will challenge Wilder for the WBC world championship on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Deontay Wilder doesn’t know whether to believe Tyson Fury when the brash Brit boldly claims he’ll aggressively go after Wilder early in their rematch next week. What Wilder does know is that if Fury pressures him, that’ll make it easier to finish Fury in their second 12-round fight for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title. England’s Fury is a slight favorite to win when they square off again February 22 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but he is widely expected to take a tactical approach with Wilder.
Tyson Fury is few days away from his highly anticipated rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. They will collide this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Back in December 2018, they fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
By Tris Dixon - When the house lights fade and the electric canopy sparkles above the ring, a hushed anxiety spreads through the crowd and the questions we’ve waited weeks to find out will be answered. There’s no feeling like it in sports. A big fight, a heavyweight battle, launch every cliché you can at it but for a boxing fan and even a casual...
Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, believes the two knockdowns in the first meeting with Deontay Wilder will give his boxer the psychological edge in their rematch. The first contest, which took place in December 2018, ended in a controversial twelve round split draw.
Former world champion David Haye believes Tyson Fury is taking a huge risk in changing his head trainer ahead of the biggest and most dangerous fight of his pro career. When Fury decided to snap a layoff of over two years in late 2017, he hired Ben Davison as head trainer.
Hall of Famer and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is a huge fan of Tyson Fury. Fury's father named him after the heavyweight great, Tyson. Fury will challenge WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder this coming Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Hall of Famer and former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson has responded to some statements made last year by current WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. This coming Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Wilder will defend his title against Tyson Fury in a rematch of their December 2018 contest.