Tyson Fury Comments on Deontay Wilder vs Joshua Anthony Proposed Fight
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Tyson Fury will be facing Deontay Wilder on February 22. The two professional boxers will be dueling for the second time after their first match that concluded with a draw. Up to this date, supporters of Tyson Fury believed that he was the true winner of his fight with Wilder last December 2018.

At present, Tyson Fury still holds a record of zero defeats and a heavyweight boxing champion of the world title. Also, his opponent Deontay Wilder similarly has an undefeated record. He is the current World Boxing Council champion of the world. 

Fury is a well-praised professional boxer who is recognized for his awe-worthy skills in the ring. Currently, he has a record of 30 wins 0 losses with 1 draw.

Wilder is not fully famous for his professional boxing abilities but he is a strong opponent for Fury. A punch from Wilder will make his opponent fall asleep. Out of his 42 winning records, 41 were attained through knock-out (KO). 

Tyson Fury to Eddie Hearn

Aside from being a famous professional boxing champion, Fury is also known for some trash talk incidents. In the nearing of Fury and Wilder's fight, he had already created claims and statements about the fight's conclusion. Fury claimed that he had knocked out Deontay Wilder. 

Eddie Hearn, a boxing promoter, did not buy Fury's statement. He believed that Fury will win the duel but he strongly believes that it will not be through a knockout.

Upon knowing the comments of Hearn fired against him, he made sure to express how he feels about the boxing promoter's statement. Fury said that he doesn't care about Eddie Hearn's comments. He even trash talked the boxing promoter.

He did not stop with Hearn, he included Anthony Joshua in the issue. Fury described Joshua as not being man enough to duel with Wilder. Also, he added that an old, fat, and bald boxer had to make a stand for his country. 

Despite the rude comments, Fury may have some point with his words regarding Anthony Joshua. 

An article from Essentially Sports stated that many opportunities would have led to the promotion of the Deontay Wilder vs Anthony Joshua fight. However, boxing politics had made it impossible up to this date to make the match happen.

Tyson Fury Vs Deontay Wilder: 1st Match

What happened in the first Tyson Fury Vs Deontay Wilder match? Why was were the results of the fight became controversial?

In December 2018, the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder bout took place on an energetic crowd on a Saturday. 

An article from The Guardian stated that during the first 11 rounds of the WBC heavyweight title boxing match, Fury boxed the ears off Wilder. Fury had caused intense frustration towards Wilder with his continuous and effective jabs and deft movements. He even surpassed a round 9 knockdown to fight in the championship rounds. On the final round, let out a violent left hook in the earlier parts of the round. 

The fight ended with a draw. After the event, Fury had been voicing out his desire for a rematch. This much-awaited second duel will be happening in a few days and fans are excited to witness the history-making event.