Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III - October 9, 2021

[The Gratest]

Deontay Wilder Plans To Wear 'Something Special' To The Ring For Third Tyson Fury Fight

The problems Deontay Wilder contends that his extravagant, heavy costume caused before his last fight haven’t deterred him from planning to wear a different elaborate outfit for his next ring walk.

Wilder explained during a Zoom call Wednesday that he’ll wear “something special” into the ring again October 9 for his third heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury.

“All of my fights have – well, since I became champion, you know, it’s nobody come out with a better dress, better uniform than I,” Wilder said. “And we’re gonna continue to continue with that. You know, and we’ll just have to see what I put on. It’s gonna be something special. It’s gonna be something that I dedicate this, you know, to my people, my tribe. You know, so look forward to seeing it.”

A follow-up question by Boxing Scene regarding the weight and details of his outfit for October 9 was not permitted because each outlet was limited to two questions apiece during Wilder’s limited period of availability. Wilder revealed following his seventh-round, technical-knockout loss to Fury in February 2020 that his 45-pound costume contributed to him lacking energy from the start of their rematch.

Wilder was widely criticized for mentioning the costume he chose as a contributing factor to his first professional defeat. The former WBC champion did acknowledge during an interview with BS.com two days after his loss to Fury that he wouldn’t wear something nearly as heavy to the ring again.

“I think I’m just gonna have to make some adjustments with the accessories that’s on there,” Wilder said in February 2020. “My last couple of outfits, they had no weight on it. It was more Styrofoam. This time around, we added different heavy things. The skulls, the rhinestones that was on there. There was a lot of things that were designed on there that made it very, very, very heavy. You know, even with the mask, it had battery packs in the mask. So, it was quite a bit, you know, and I’m definitely gonna change that up. That’s something that I’ll never do again.”

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native also admitted then that he had no one to blame but himself for choosing such a heavy outfit for his ring entrance that night.

“When I first tried it on, I saw it had some type of weight to it,” Wilder said. “You know, but during that time you get so excited and you want people to see it. But we immediately started feeling, ‘All right, we’re gonna have to put this uniform on a certain amount of time before we go out,’ even if we had to delay it a little bit, before putting it on. But our timing wasn’t perfect. We still had the uniform on about 10 to 15 minutes before walking out. And I was walking around with it. I just didn’t have the helmet on.

“And when I put the helmet on and started walking out, it was a long ring walk. Due to the circumstances I was under, it immediately just drained my legs. And then you’re talking about walking up the stairs [to the ring] with it on. It was almost like a workout. I didn’t think it would affect me that much. But it affected me more than what I expected. Then, by him coming and leaning his body on me and pushing me down and putting me in headlocks, that played a part in affecting my legs as well.”

Caesars Sportsbook lists Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) as a 3-1 favorite versus Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) barely two weeks before their third meeting. Fury, 33, and Wilder, 35, will headline a FOX Sports/ESPN Pay-Per-View show from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

What are the odds on this 'something special' outfit will have been too heavy if Fury hands him his arse again?

I'm calling it now: he's going to come out in a dress.

The man loves twerking, so I reckon it'll be a tribute to a fellow twerkee and the costume Miley Cyrus wore to the 2013 VMA awards.

[margaret thatcher]

wilder in a dress? wilder twerking?

talk about instant erection for bandog

[The Gratest]

[Enlightened-One]

The rumours of Fury doing badly in sparring, coupled with Eddie Hearn’s beliefs about ‘The Gypsy King’ currently looking underprepared are really thought provoking.

And as weird as Wilder’s social media antics appear to be, he does look like he’s having fun and he doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the Fury rematch.

The change in training environment, enjoying what he’s doing each day, might be just what Wilder needed to resurrect his career.

Fury dramatically improved in the 15 months between the first two Wilder fights.

And there’s been almost 20 months between their second bout and the third one, which is sufficient time for Wilder to make some important adjustments.

There seems to be greater scope for Wilder to improve than there is for Fury.

Is it possible that Tyson could underestimate Deontay, based on the beating he gave him last time out?

I’m still predicting a victory for Fury, but the rumours, coupled with Wilder’s demeanour, have caused me to have some doubts creeping in.

Something just doesn’t feel right. And I can’t help thinking we’re going to be surprised about how this fight plays out.

[Counter-puncher]

make sure you if you predict fighter A will win, you put a few caveats in there to cover your back so you can say you were right all along if fighter B wins

[Enlightened-One]

make sure you if you predict fighter A will win, you put a few caveats in there to cover your back so you can say you were right all along if fighter B wins

I don’t know about you, but I live in a world where upsets happen in the sport of boxing.

Have you ever considered the potential outcome of a fight and felt capable of making a decent case for either guy to win (i.e. fighter A does this, then he might win, otherwise fighter B will do well)?

I might currently favour Fury to win this fight, but information keeps getting disclosed to the media on a daily basis that is compelling me to have some doubts.

I don’t know if this is a marketing ploy or not, but if the rumours are true, then we could be in for a shock.

[DrDuke]

The rumours of Fury doing badly in sparring, coupled with Eddie Hearn’s beliefs about ‘The Gypsy King’ currently looking underprepared are really thought provoking.

And as weird as Wilder’s social media antics appear to be, he does look like he’s having fun and he doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the Fury rematch.

The change in training environment, enjoying what he’s doing each day, might be just what Wilder needed to resurrect his career.

Fury dramatically improved in the 15 months between the first two Wilder fights.

And there’s been almost 20 months between their second bout and the third one, which is sufficient time for Wilder to make some important adjustments.

There seems to be greater scope for Wilder to improve than there is for Fury.

Is it possible that Tyson could underestimate Deontay, based on the beating he gave him last time out?

I’m still predicting a victory for Fury, but the rumours, coupled with Wilder’s demeanour, have caused me to have some doubts creeping in.

Something just doesn’t feel right. And I can’t help thinking we’re going to be surprised about how this fight plays out.

The told ya post on a case of Wilder's win is ready.

[Enlightened-One]

The rumours of Fury doing badly in sparring, coupled with Eddie Hearn’s beliefs about ‘The Gypsy King’ currently looking underprepared are really thought provoking.

And as weird as Wilder’s social media antics appear to be, he does look like he’s having fun and he doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the Fury rematch.

The change in training environment, enjoying what he’s doing each day, might be just what Wilder needed to resurrect his career.

Fury dramatically improved in the 15 months between the first two Wilder fights.

And there’s been almost 20 months between their second bout and the third one, which is sufficient time for Wilder to make some important adjustments.

There seems to be greater scope for Wilder to improve than there is for Fury.

Is it possible that Tyson could underestimate Deontay, based on the beating he gave him last time out?

I’m still predicting a victory for Fury, but the rumours, coupled with Wilder’s demeanour, have caused me to have some doubts creeping in.

Something just doesn’t feel right. And I can’t help thinking we’re going to be surprised about how this fight plays out.

The told ya post on a case of Wilder's win is ready.

I've already said that I'm picking Fury to win this fight, but what am I supposed to do about the rumours and Eddie Hearns claims?

Ignore them to avoid ridicule or be honest and consider they may have some merit?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL is your reply, isn't it?

[DrDuke]

The rumours of Fury doing badly in sparring, coupled with Eddie Hearn’s beliefs about ‘The Gypsy King’ currently looking underprepared are really thought provoking.

And as weird as Wilder’s social media antics appear to be, he does look like he’s having fun and he doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the Fury rematch.

The change in training environment, enjoying what he’s doing each day, might be just what Wilder needed to resurrect his career.

Fury dramatically improved in the 15 months between the first two Wilder fights.

And there’s been almost 20 months between their second bout and the third one, which is sufficient time for Wilder to make some important adjustments.

There seems to be greater scope for Wilder to improve than there is for Fury.

Is it possible that Tyson could underestimate Deontay, based on the beating he gave him last time out?

I’m still predicting a victory for Fury, but the rumours, coupled with Wilder’s demeanour, have caused me to have some doubts creeping in.

Something just doesn’t feel right. And I can’t help thinking we’re going to be surprised about how this fight plays out.

The told ya post on a case of Wilder's win is ready.

I've already said that I'm picking Fury to win this fight, but what am I supposed to do about the rumours and Eddie Hearns claims?

Ignore them to avoid ridicule or be honest and consider they may have some merit?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL is your reply, isn't it?

It's not just LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL, it's pure f*cking LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

[Enlightened-One]

The told ya post on a case of Wilder's win is ready.

I've already said that I'm picking Fury to win this fight, but what am I supposed to do about the rumours and Eddie Hearns claims?

Ignore them to avoid ridicule or be honest and consider they may have some merit?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL is your reply, isn't it?

It's not just LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL, it's pure f*cking LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

[Counter-puncher]

The rumours of Fury doing badly in sparring, coupled with Eddie Hearn’s beliefs about ‘The Gypsy King’ currently looking underprepared are really thought provoking.

And as weird as Wilder’s social media antics appear to be, he does look like he’s having fun and he doesn’t appear to be overly concerned about the Fury rematch.

The change in training environment, enjoying what he’s doing each day, might be just what Wilder needed to resurrect his career.

Fury dramatically improved in the 15 months between the first two Wilder fights.

And there’s been almost 20 months between their second bout and the third one, which is sufficient time for Wilder to make some important adjustments.

There seems to be greater scope for Wilder to improve than there is for Fury.

Is it possible that Tyson could underestimate Deontay, based on the beating he gave him last time out?

I’m still predicting a victory for Fury, but the rumours, coupled with Wilder’s demeanour, have caused me to have some doubts creeping in.

Something just doesn’t feel right. And I can’t help thinking we’re going to be surprised about how this fight plays out.

The told ya post on a case of Wilder's win is ready.

exactly.

we all know what you're doing and why, EO

[apollo creed]

[The Gratest]

Fury will win but i'm putting money on Wilder.

[Counter-puncher]

Fury will win but i'm putting money on Wilder.

Lets hope for the draw then, mate

[The Gratest]

Wilder will win but i'm putting money on a draw.

[lazboy]

I legitimately think there will be a DQ.

[The Gratest]

It'll be a draw but i'm putting money on a DQ.

[apollo creed]

Even if Wilder would get KTFO by Fury which I'm rooting for, Wilder was pushing for this 3rd fight bc he's gonna make a fortune.

[margaret thatcher]

i'm picking wilder to win because of his big ko power, but made a bet on fury, because i see some things in him that make me think he could win this, like being better than wilder

[Bandog]

Whoever wins, EO will make a lot of money on the bet he placed....to be disclosed after the fight. The guy is never wrong!

[greg]

I'm putting my money on EO

[Bandog]

For those that have had actual boxing experience before, and took heavy bodyshots....
How effective will Wilder be when he attacks Furys midsection?



https://www.boxingnews24.com/2021/09/de ... don-house/

[Counter-puncher]

i'm picking wilder to win because of his big ko power, but made a bet on fury, because i see some things in him that make me think he could win this, like being better than wilder

I will pick one way, but make sure I put in some reasons at the end that I have a 'sneaking suspicion' that it might go the exact opposite way

[The Gratest]

For those that have had actual boxing experience before, and took heavy bodyshots....
How effective will Wilder be when he attacks Furys midsection?



https://www.boxingnews24.com/2021/09/de ... don-house/

I think Wilder's one of those whose basic style throughout the ams and pros is so ingrained, that all the bodyshot combos practiced during training will be forgotten about during the adrenaline rush when facing the guy who pasted him around the ring the last time out. He'll revert to type once the pressure is on...jab, straight right...jab, straight right...

[Rocky707]

I have my reservations on this fight, both in the interest in the marketing of the fight and whether it will tell us anything different to what we already know.

Firstly, of course Wilder can knock Fury out, if he lands a clean shot right on the money, he could win the fight, but as we saw in the last fight, that isn't too easy with Fury. He had his chance in the first fight but Fury has learnt from that and comprehensively outboxed him in the return, and did for the majority of the first fight also. I don't see anything changing in the third fight, providing Fury maintains focus and discipline.

The UK public in particular are craving a Fury v AJ match up, with the announcement today of AJ fighting Pulev in June, it could be another 12 months before we see AJ v Fury. The frustration continues. There was big interest in the Fury-Wilder rematch, but after such a convincing win the PPV sales will surely be down if they meet again.

I'd be surprised if Wilder doesn't take time out to recover from a sound beating and perhaps squeeze in another fight before fighting Fury again. Going straight back in with Fury, for me, nothing changes when they meet again.

Also had to remember fury was knock down with a right hand behind the ear.