I will go against the grain and side with Wilder on the Fury-fat-gain.

Wilder finally responded- way too late- but needed- claimed he did his best. But it was not good enough.
He didn't complain, yet it was a horrible way to enda great fight. Refused to admit defeat. Broken hand or not.

Where I also agree is when he stated Fury did not come in at 277 to be a ballet dancer. I think Wilder knew early on- whenever they clinched-it followed leaning on him.

Stated Fury gained the weight with the intent of using it to lean on him, wear him out Wilder stated; He succeeded.
So the weight gain may have made Fury look a bit more vulernable, but the sacrfice in looking great, ensured Wilder would be so damn tired of all that jiggly fat on his back, his neck, he was tired as hell, that is why I think he fell with his eyes open. It wasn't just the punch, it was the fatigue from feeling that weight applied.


With that said, I have no doubt-IF Fury fights again/soon he will NOT come in at 277lbs.
I think that was the plan and it worked! He didnt undertrain, he calculated what it might do and Deontay said what Fury came out to do- he succeeded.

Tough watching Deontay flop around round after round. Where he gained my deepest respect- getting up, he lost a lot of that by refusing to concede.

If Deontay fights again that power will still be there, but I do wonder if he will ever be there mentally.
Meaning-IMO He knew he couldn't win after Fury got up twice, so that was fighting on heart. In the fire, he may just give up or go through the motions. I think that is a huge possibilithy based on how he reacted after the fight. Like a sore ass loser.

Sloppy ass fight. Bombs away. Little technique. Both down. 5x total made us overlook how unskilled they both looked at times.
That was because both men wanted the other OUTTA there!!! So I understand why both looked a little more flawed than usual.