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

[Gandalf]

Might as well do the rematch. Would be nice to see Ortiz get a shot at Joshua actually.

[Master]

Tyson Fury sings American Pie at post-fight press conference after controversial draw with Deontay Wilder

The Gypsy King was in highs spirits after his bout with the WBC champion ended in a dramatic tie

Tyson Fury brilliantly belted out a rendition of American Pie at his post-fight press conference and got his trainer and the entire media to join in following his draw with Deontay Wilder.

Despite the disappointment of failing to capture the WBC heavyweight crown from the American, Fury was in high spirits as he sung the 1971 classic by Don McLean.



With Fury as conductor, the media joined in as did his coach Ben Davison, while veteran promoter Frank Warren appeared slightly more reluctant to sing along.

It is not the first time the Gypsy King has sung after a fight, famously serenading his wife Paris with a rendition of Aerosmith’s ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ following his victory over Wladimir Kilitschko in 2015.

Having been knocked down twice in the fight at the Staples Center, including in the final round, Fury dominated much of the action, controlling the champion with his jab and clever movement.

Bizarrely, judge Alejandro Rochin scored the bout 115-111 in favour of Wilder, but Fury was not bitter, instead insisting he will enjoy Christmas and assess his options in 2019.



“I think I had holy hands upon me to lift me back to my feet [in the 12th round] – I don’t know what happened,” Fury said.

“It was a great fight. I am not going to complain or call him names.

“I am not the lineal champion for nothing. It was a great experience.

“A year ago today I weighed 400lbs. It is proof anyone can come back from anything.

“I am only a normal man. I was not fighting for myself. When I was down I had to get up for everyone around the world with mental health problems.

“I am not going to cry. I am going to enjoy Christmas and recalculate in January.

“We will see what our next move is.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...eontay-wilder/

[smashup]

After seeing that i realise AJ is on a different level... if a 15 stone HW can bash Fury up then AJ will put him to sleep inside a few rounds... Josh will bang Wilder through the ropes as far as im concerned.

AJ is levels above those two in every dpt..

[Memphis]

That was almost certainly Wilders best shot at beating Fury. Wilder won’t change or improve, he can’t, he doesn’t have the capacity. He’s a tough powerful bloke with a dangerous right hand, but that’s it. Nothing wrong with that of course, it’s taken him far and in many rings he scores a 12th round come from behind KO last night.

Fury will improve I feel. He went through the motions in the televised spars but he’s essentially come back after a long layoff, shed a load of timber and beaten at worst the second best fighter in the division. With the extra time and focusing more on the technical elements He’ll add another layer of sharpness, strength and speed.

Massive props to both of them for a fantastic spectacle and props to the referee for not panicking when Fury was flattened. No one would have complained if that gets immediately waved off.

I think Fury takes and immediate rematch, Wilder not so much. The noises Wilder was making suggested to me he wants no part of it. It was an immediate reaction to be fair, when the dust has settled he may be just as keen.

[Primo Carnera]

Before the fight , I thought Wilder would beat Fury, just because I didn’t think Wilder could possibly be as bad as I think he is, and Fury could not be as good as HE thinks he is.
Now I’ve seen the fight, Wilder is at least as bad as I thought and Fury is better than I have given him credit for. Fury won the fight easy IMO. Even when he was hurt in the 12th, he came back stronger than Wilder and fought the better round.
Wilder is as poor a Boxer as I have ever seen win a World HW Title, he’s just a crude street brawler relying on one single punch. That’s fighting, but it’s as sure as hell not Boxing.
The US Is the World leaders in Boxing, but the HW division must be a source of embarrassment to them if Wilder is the best HW they can produce.

[Spicoli]

Fat Dan had Wilder 114-112? My goodness. I can see zero scenario where he deserved a victory and proved to have no plan B whatsoever. Not trying to pile on and maybe hindsight is 20-20 but you could see a night like this coming a loooong time ago. Fury is far better than given credit for at least on my part and literally owned the fight during and in the aftermath with keeping the fans-promotions tuned in. Seriously..he could run for office .

[TitoFan]

Damn people. So Fury has room to get better but Wilder can't?

It's like you all have shovels in your hands and Wilder's grave was already dug.

Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm gonna go with Door # 2. I'm gonna say Wilder can go back to the drawing board.... study the fight.... study his mistakes... and possibly learn from them.

Remember... it's his first "loss" even though it was officially ruled a draw. It was his first time against a taller, bigger man. It was probably his first time against someone who wasn't looking for a place to land.

It's like a pack of vultures in here.

Wilder was never good enough.... AJ would destroy him.... blah, blah, blah.

First.... Joshua isn't Fury. No head games... no unorthodox boxing skills... nothing but straightforward style. Who knows if Wilder maybe can't beat Fury's style, even in a rematch..... but would probably make mincemeat out of AJ.

Styles make fights.

We'll see what happens. I'd love to see a rematch, and although I imagine Fury would be favored and rightly so, I'm not ready to get the Wilder career tombstone engraved just yet.

Wilder did look gassed at the end of the fight, and wasn't able to take advantage of the huge knockdown he put on Fury. That's something to put a red flag on.

Other than that, Wilder CAN and occasionally DOES throw a straight right hand. That's what he put Fury down with in the 12th round. I'm assuming Wilder can still be coached.

[Kirkland Laing]

Tyson Fury sings American Pie at post-fight press conference after controversial draw with Deontay Wilder

The Gypsy King was in highs spirits after his bout with the WBC champion ended in a dramatic tie

Tyson Fury brilliantly belted out a rendition of American Pie at his post-fight press conference and got his trainer and the entire media to join in following his draw with Deontay Wilder.

Despite the disappointment of failing to capture the WBC heavyweight crown from the American, Fury was in high spirits as he sung the 1971 classic by Don McLean.



With Fury as conductor, the media joined in as did his coach Ben Davison, while veteran promoter Frank Warren appeared slightly more reluctant to sing along.

It is not the first time the Gypsy King has sung after a fight, famously serenading his wife Paris with a rendition of Aerosmith’s ‘I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing’ following his victory over Wladimir Kilitschko in 2015.

Having been knocked down twice in the fight at the Staples Center, including in the final round, Fury dominated much of the action, controlling the champion with his jab and clever movement.

Bizarrely, judge Alejandro Rochin scored the bout 115-111 in favour of Wilder, but Fury was not bitter, instead insisting he will enjoy Christmas and assess his options in 2019.



“I think I had holy hands upon me to lift me back to my feet [in the 12th round] – I don’t know what happened,” Fury said.

“It was a great fight. I am not going to complain or call him names.

“I am not the lineal champion for nothing. It was a great experience.

“A year ago today I weighed 400lbs. It is proof anyone can come back from anything.

“I am only a normal man. I was not fighting for myself. When I was down I had to get up for everyone around the world with mental health problems.

“I am not going to cry. I am going to enjoy Christmas and recalculate in January.

“We will see what our next move is.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...eontay-wilder/

Nice shirt Fury.

[smashup]

Wilders claimed he broke his arm in sparring 12 weeks ago and wasnt 100%.

[Memphis]

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...ry-tyson-fury/

First link I came across. He never makes a great deal of sense to me to be honest but he says he broke it 12 weeks before camp.

[Mr140]

Well i am glad Fury did not suck and made for a great fight we need that in HW division. I respect that Wlad was champ for 10 years with shit ton of defences and hell he did not even lose again till he was 39 but he was boring.

[Alpha]

I still think Usyk beats both these guys.

[Primo Carnera]

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/4...ry-tyson-fury/

First link I came across. He never makes a great deal of sense to me to be honest but he says he broke it 12 weeks before camp.

12 weeks BEFORE Camp! Was the fight even announced? He had plenty of time to pull out, bullshitting wanker! He must’ve broke both arms, that’s why he can’t box.

[Primo Carnera]

Is it just me, but what is pissing me off more than anything, is that despite the Fact that Fury did so well and takes massive credit for his performance, WHERE THE FUCK IS @ross ?

[Primo Carnera]

Wilders claimed he broke his arm in sparring 12 weeks ago and wasnt 100%.

Quick question to @Ron Swanson . it actually was broke 12 weeks before he started camp. So this would’ve been exactly around the time that Team Wilder was telling everyone they had offered $50 million to Joshua and you were calling Hearn a liar etc.etc.
Why would they do that if Wilder had broken his arm? Hmmmmm.