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1. Fury vs wilder 3 full#
2. Fury vs wilder 3 plus#

So, instead, he has cast blame on all and sundry.

But if Wilder accepts that he was fairly beaten - which he very much doesn’t - he will have to amend his approach. Wilder was walked down and beaten up last time around in Vegas, his one-shot strategy exposed as inadequate in the face of Fury’s power and poise.

If anything, they provide valuable insight into his mindset and strategy for Saturday night’s fight. I have no problem with the myriad excuses he has proffered since his defeat. He can’t afford to take this one lightly and slip up.īrown: Wilder. Though all of it is, frankly, bullshit, Fury could use this as motivation to go out there and prove that the last result wasn’t a fluke.Īlso, as Luke points out, a decisive win would solidify Fury as the best heavyweight in the world right now as well as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters. He said Fury cheated by having hard material inside the wraps on his hands. He blamed (and fired) one of his trainers for throwing in the towel too early. Rosenstein: Wilder made excuse after excuse after excuse in the last fight. His legacy is assured.īut another statement victory on Saturday would reassert his position at the top of the heavyweight table, after Oleksandr Usyk’s sensational victory over Joshua last month. And while his total résumé is, in my opinion, patchier than Joshua’s, his victories over Wladimir Klitschko and Wilder are two of the greatest victories on foreign soil in the long and storied history of British boxing. What does Fury have to prove in this fight?īrown: That, at this precise moment, he remains the greatest heavyweight in the world.įury has pretty much achieved everything there is to achieve in the sport. Let’s just be thankful that Fury isn’t fighting both Paul brothers somewhere in the United Arab Emirates.

Fury vs wilder 3 plus#

Plus let’s not pretend otherwise: We’re boxing fans and we are grateful for what we’re giving. And given everything that has happened since, it is easy to forget just how shocking Fury’s victory in Las Vegas was.īoth fights have delivered and then some and so I’m excited for the third - even if at this point there are more interesting matchups for each man. The first fight in Los Angeles remains the most thrilling sporting event I have had the privilege to attend and is likely to remain that way for some time. True, there is far less intrigue this time around, but I’m willing to cut both men plenty of slack. But just because that didn’t pan out doesn’t mean Saturday’s trilogy fight automatically becomes a waste of time. 14 as once planned, with all of the heavyweight belts on the line. Hands up: I would rather Tyson Fury had fought Anthony Joshua on Aug. We saw it (almost) happen in the first matchup and it could easily happen Saturday night. If he can make solid contact, the fight might be over. The man has one of the most powerful right hands in boxing history. That said, this is Wilder we’re talking about. He dominated almost all of the first two fights and I can easily see the same happening in the third. My only slight hesitation is we’ll see a very similar result as last time: Fury using superior technique and defensive skills to pick apart Wilder from every angle. Two of the best heavyweights of this generation going at it for the third time? Sign me up. On a scale of 1-10, rate your excitement level for the trilogy The fighters both garnered huge respect from media, fans, and their fellow pros in the boxing world.The Athletic’s Greg Rosenstein and Luke Brown are here to break it all down.

Fury vs wilder 3 full#

Full fight highlights of the incredible main event.Recap of Fury’s big trilogy fight win over Wilder.But he also dropped Fury two times in the fourth, and fought with an incredible bravery despite absorbing major punishment for much of the bout.įury (31-0-1, 22 KO) retains the WBC and Ring Magazine titles with the victory, and keeps his claim as the top heavyweight in the sport today, while wrapping up what will go down as one of the most entertaining trilogies of all time, certainly in the heavyweight division. Wilder was down three times total in the fight, once in the third, once in the 10th, and then a final time in round 11. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder put on a heavyweight slugfest for the ages tonight in Las Vegas, with Fury coming off the canvas twice himself to stop Wilder in the 11th round.