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You never know. I doubt Fury could repeat it though as it would mean he would need to discombobulate Wilder again. Highly unlikely. He got a bit of a break with the ear plus zero balance as a consequence. Wilder was bleeding from the ear. Until that it was a close fight. Fury's Khan-Barrera style gift. Rematch. 😎
@Gandalf you keep talking about the ear as if it takes something away from the victory, it doesn't at all, his ear was fucked because Tyson exploded it, honestly mate its like saying Amir Khan would have bet Canelo if it wasn't for that pesky KO.

If you ask me Wilder didn't look happy even before the ear went, Tyson looked like he was in his element.

p.s. you are the only single person I have heard complain about this "borderline illegal shot"
I think it does detract, but Wilder will take the rematch and if Fury does it all again, then great. However, I suspect Wilder was crocked there. Another parallel is Toney-Lebedev. Toney had no balance in that one too. It became about going the distance rather than anything more. I could be wrong but I suspect this wouldn't be the same next time. Sure Fury will win rounds, but not like this, more like the first. And with coordination the equalizer is there too.


Leave it to me to once again be Mr. Objective here.

I was rooting for Wilder. I thought for sure Wilder was going to blow Fury outta there. Etc., etc.

Now that it's over and done with, I can honestly say Fury will beat Wilder any day of the week from here on out.

Why?

First of all, Fury's fear of getting tagged by Wilder is all but gone. The bully has been bullied, sort to speak.

In fact, once Fury got up from that fearful KD in Fight #1, he realized he had just survived the worst Wilder could dish out.

Fury came into this fight aggressively, never letting Wilder set himself...... forcing Deontay to back up.

As bad a boxer as people feel Wilder is (IMO he's ok moving forward), he's a helluva lot worse backing up.



Yes..... the shot to the side of the head seemed to bust his eardrum. It was all downhill from there.

But Wilder ducked into that shot. Fury did not throw an illegal shot.


Having said all this, I think Wilder can come back and at 100% has at least a 50/50 shot to beat Joshua. That is.......... if Joshua would ever give him the opportunity, which we all know he won't.

(Cue Beanz to come in here and say I said Joshua is a shitty boxer and a lousy tipper at restaurants.)