Posted on 10/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Antonio Tarver couldn’t help but notice the appearance of Deontay Wilder on the scales. The former heavyweight titlist has routinely weighed in at just over 200 pounds throughout his career. Despite fighting men who were considerably bigger than he was, the slender frame of Wilder never affected his ability
4:56 PM ET Mike Coppinger Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight world title and the heavyweight lineal championship against Deontay Wilder on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ PPV, 9 p.m. ET, with
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are good to go for tonight, and even a dispute about Fury’s gloves selection is now done and over with. The Wilder camp having an “issue” was, to be quite honest, fully expected. Wilder, of course, has claimed that Fury had loaded gloves in their second fight in 2020, where
Opinion Al Bello/Getty Images John Dennen considers what makes Deontay Wilder a dangerous man IT’S easy to mock Deontay Wilder’s litany of reasons, excuses really, for his defeat to Tyson Fury in their second fight. Fury certainly has. At Wednesday’s press conference he ridiculed Wilder’s conspiracy theories, that have encompassed everything from loaded gloves, poisoning
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as the trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, the temper of Top Rank’s CEO bob Arum, WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney, and more. Bread, We have one of the most stacked cards in recent memory coming up this Saturday and right
Posted on 10/08/2021 By: Sean Crose There’s an interesting pay per view undercard to be found Saturday night before the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder main event. In the co-main, the 15-0 Efe Ajagba is scheduled to go 10 rounds with fellow undefeated heavyweight, the 18-0 Frank Sanchez. Ajagba, a Texan by way of Nigeria, has
5:13 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF on Wednesday found Triller in default of its contract obligation to stage the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos undisputed lightweight championship fight on Oct. 4 and awarded the rights to the bout to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. “We will of course be proceeding with the fight and are very excited
Feature • Premium Ethan Miller/Getty Images The mind of Tyson Fury is a fascinating place. In an exclusive interview, the heavyweight champion speaks to John Dennen about his great struggle, the Wilder fight and what sets the ‘Gypsy King’ apart TYSON FURY is calm. He is calm speaking to Boxing News just few days ahead
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The tables were turned on February 22, 2020 when Tyson Fury stepped into the ring with reigning WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder. Their first fight was an epic battle of boxing acumen and unrivaled power. In their second fight, a larger heavier Tyson Fury pounced on Wilder from the opening bell and was relentless in
Ahead of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3, former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis sat down with BT Sport to preview the highly anticipated trilogy fight! Watch #FuryWilder3 exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office on October 9. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing
Liam Smith and Anthony Fowler are set for their Liverpool derby today at M&S Bank Arena, as the junior middleweights headline a big Matchroom card on DAZN. All live updates including round-by-round for the main event will come in this stream: Smith and Fowler are both natives of Liverpool, so we should have a great
In an interview with Gareth A. Davies, Tyson Fury has told William Hill that he believes Deontay Wilder is still his most dangerous opponent in the heavyweight division due to his “single-punch power” ahead of their trilogy fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Fury and Wilder will meet in the ring for the third
Posted on 10/08/2021 By: Kirk Jackson This weekend, Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KO’s) faces “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KO’s), in what looks to be the final heavyweight contest between the two, for the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Although, more is at stake than just world titles. “I
7:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder both tipped the scales at the heaviest of their careers on Friday, one day before they’ll meet in a heavyweight championship trilogy fight (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV). Fury weighed 277 pounds, four more pounds than he weighed in his February 2020
Feature Top Rank They’ve been sparring world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. But Efe Ajagba and Jared Anderson intend to have their own impact on the division. They spoke to John Dennen IT started with a punch. Back home, in Ughelli, Nigeria, the sport that occupied Efe Ajagba was football. Then he hit someone. “I had
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Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are ready to go on Saturday night as the two meet for a third time in Las Vegas, so while we’ve got just over a full day to go before what both believe will be their final meeting, let’s take a look back on their first two bouts. Dec. 2018: