Fury v Wilder - Staples Center, Los Angeles 1/12/18

[Fenster]

Billy Joe Saunders has bet £70,000 on Fury to win @ 11/8
Pays him back around £166,000

Nearly as big as my bet.

[Fenster]

This is why Wilder mentally cracked

[Gandalf]

He was a novice. Not as though he was sparked out or anything. He is not facing Wlad here.

[Master]

Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury: Bronze Bomber gunning for first-round KO of ‘scared’ Gypsy King

The trash talk has intensified with very little time remaining until the big fight

Deontay Wilder has declared he could blast Tyson Fury out of the ring in one round on Saturday night.

The WBC champion disposed of mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne within three dramatic minutes little over a year ago, and believes his upcoming bout could play out in similar fashion.



“I’m definitely – the way I’m feeling – I could see a first round knockout,” Wilder told ThaBoxingVoice when asked about his heated demeanour on fight week.

“This guy is scared, Tyson Fury is scared. I know fear.

“It’s certain ways you look, certain ways with your eye contract, certain ways with your facial expressions. Even certain things that you said.

“I’ve been in a lot of situations in my lifetime, I’ve been a lot of fights too, I know what fear looks like.

“I know what fear looks like, I can sense it. Just like a dog can smell fear, we can do the same thing too.”

Deontay Wilder sympathises with his opponent however, and thinks it’s understandable that he should fear him due to his explosive punching power.

The American is 40-0 with 39 KOs, having rematched the only person he beat by decision (Stiverne) and then blitzed him too.

“Why would he not be scared?” Wilder continued, “I’m a 98 per cent knockout ratio, he‘s only 70 per cent.

“He’s never been in the ring with someone of my calibre. Every fight he’s been in has been a boring fight.

“The only fight that was exciting was seeing him getting dropped by Steve Cunningham, a cruiserweight.

“With me, I’m a natural killer. I have a natural killer instinct in the ring.

“I’ve knocked out every fighter in the ring, that right there speaks volumes.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...und-ko-scared/

[Master]

Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury: British contender Anthony Yarde has last-minute fight announced for undercard

The light-heavyweight will return to action on the December 1 show

Anthony Yarde will face Israel Duffus on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury this Saturday.

The British light-heavyweight contender is looking to move to 18-0, having already won his first 17 contests, 16 by knockout.



Yarde has come in for criticism in some spaces regarding the lack of testing opposition he has faced him in his professional career thus far – and his latest foe will do nothing to change that.

However. it is acknowledged that the Londoner had limited amateur experience and so is very much learning on the job.

26-year-old Duffus is a Panamanian boxer who has 19 wins and five losses on his record. He was last seen in a unanimous decision defeat to Charles Foster on November 18.



https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...anthony-yarde/

[El Kabong]

SOOOOO MUUUUCH TALKING.....I mean I get it, the fighters have mics shoved in their faces and the media want soundbites, the fans want drama, but holy shit it drives me nuts as a fan sometimes because we'll hear all this talking and then post fight "Oh I didn't win because I have a broken pinky toe" or some other bullshit excuse for why the fight wasn't a slugfest or KO as they predicted.


The mind games that are played are pointless IMO...you want to get in a fighter's head? Well if you don't do it right you COULD get them completely focused, you COULD reveal your own gameplan and they'll just be ready for that and use it against you, you COULD inspire your foe to victory with bulletin board material.


My point is that talking so much shit it reaches a point of diminishing returns...it is not exciting as a fan when 100% of everyone is all "I'm going to kill that guy!", yes yes we know, everyone else says that shit too the winners AND the losers.

[Master]

Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury: Gypsy King claims his brother scared Wilder’s brother off during press conference fight

The Brit has reflected on the antics of fight week

Tyson Fury has revealed what happened between his brother and Deontay Wilder’s brother during their final press conference clash.

The challenger has apologised on both his and the American’s behalf for the scuffle, which ended with him standing shirtless after a heated head-to-head.

“Deontay Wilder’s obviously nervous and rattled and he felt like he had the need to get in my face,” explained Fury to a group of reporters.

“He’s lucky I didn’t take his teeth out, he got right up close to me in my face, I could smell his breath. I could feel the spit coming out of his mouth when he was screaming and ranting about rubbish.

“I was [cool], but I was thinking about hitting him with a left hook and head-butting him, but I thought, ‘That’s what he wants me to do, to get out of the fight.’”



The pair ended up separated as things began to boil over, preventing any serious damage, however – unbeknownst to many – there was a second fight going on in the background.

Tyson Fury’s brother, Shane, can be seen ditching the crutches he is currently walking on to jump into the action, apparently pursuing Deontay Wilder’s brother who was also on stage.

“It would have went off,” Fury continued, “Because he had his few boys yeah, but they’re not serious.

“I had my family there and we would have done them right in, there and then.

“Wilder’s brother gave it a big ’un. He was screaming and shouting trying to get forward.

“My brother throws two punches at him and he ran away.

“This is a serious thing to us. It isn’t playtime, we’re not there to act. This is it.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...ference-fight/

[powerpuncher]

SOOOOO MUUUUCH TALKING.....I mean I get it, the fighters have mics shoved in their faces and the media want soundbites, the fans want drama, but holy shit it drives me nuts as a fan sometimes because we'll hear all this talking and then post fight "Oh I didn't win because I have a broken pinky toe" or some other bullshit excuse for why the fight wasn't a slugfest or KO as they predicted.


The mind games that are played are pointless IMO...you want to get in a fighter's head? Well if you don't do it right you COULD get them completely focused, you COULD reveal your own gameplan and they'll just be ready for that and use it against you, you COULD inspire your foe to victory with bulletin board material.


My point is that talking so much shit it reaches a point of diminishing returns...it is not exciting as a fan when 100% of everyone is all "I'm going to kill that guy!", yes yes we know, everyone else says that shit too the winners AND the losers.

I’m just not into most talking anymore because it’s so fabricated. I feel that most people talk a ton of trash and then lose and contratulate their opponents and act like friends. If you like each other then you don’t have to talk trash. If you really hate each other then it’s entertaining.