Round-by-Round: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III - 9 October 2021

[KiwiRider]

Life's complicated. I have all the respect in the world for Wilder's discipline and heart, but I do wish he would have shaken Fury's hand and giving it some thought the loaded gloves thing crossed the line. I hope if he has excuses they are a bit more believable this time, but there is a lot of precedent in boxing for excuses.

He ain't that sort of guy. He may have done it if he won, but no.

He wouldn't have done it if he won either. But, whatever, the right man won. It wouldn't have been right if Wilder had won: a terrible sport, a deluded bully, a liar and an arrogant idiot. They could have pulled him out again much earlier in this, but it ended the way he wanted it to end: with him on his face.

For his bravery I give him respect. I hope he goes away now and counts his money, enjoys his trophy bird and his gun collection, and takes a good look in the mirror and see that he's just a man. He's a hard man, and a brave man... That was a great show of heart from him tonight.

Nicely put
Yes I've had enough of him too

[Grilling Machine]

I get that BUT the top contenders are whyte, Parker and a lot of trash that Tyson beats on the same night. Pointless division outside the top 3/4

If Fury runs 118-110 rings around Uysk and Joyce I'll be shocked, but as much as he should beat Whyte, Ruiz, Parker and others, he hasn't fought them to put it beyond doubt. Nor Joshua, obviously.

Talent at heavy isn't what it was in the '70s and '90s, and yet we saw way more big fights back then. If anyone today really is the division's outstanding fighter, clearing it should be pretty routine for them. I probably give Usyk and Joyce too much credit for their talents because they've shown willingness to accept any challenge next year.

Fury might well end his career as the undisputed greatest heavy of his era, but he needs to crack on. If he beats Uysk, Joyce, Joshua and Whyte in the next couple of years he'll have done it.

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Also agree it would've been much harder to take Wilder winning! I'm in it for the fights, so if Fury doesn't go back to cans I'm cool with this. It's easy to be classy in winning, but at least he was, which is more than we all expected from Wilder.

[bigjack]

He ain't that sort of guy. He may have done it if he won, but no.

He wouldn't have done it if he won either. But, whatever, the right man won. It wouldn't have been right if Wilder had won: a terrible sport, a deluded bully, a liar and an arrogant idiot. They could have pulled him out again much earlier in this, but it ended the way he wanted it to end: with him on his face.

For his bravery I give him respect. I hope he goes away now and counts his money, enjoys his trophy bird and his gun collection, and takes a good look in the mirror and see that he's just a man. He's a hard man, and a brave man... That was a great show of heart from him tonight.

Nicely put
Yes I've had enough of him too

I wonder if Wilder will do something stupid now,he's clearly unstable.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

[(craig)]

Let the fun and games begin, again.

[dookus]

And it begins

[nmhz]

Let the fun and games begin, again.

Wilder really did well for himself tonight, if the excuses start again he may as well hang up the gloves and say goodbye to what little fans he will have left

[DrDuke]

Wilder is just an absurd and totally bizarre wacko.

[Grilling Machine]

Fury's Heavyweight Explosion gut sent shockwaves through the canvas, so he couldn't set. The ring was like jelly. And that's without Jerry Lawler hiding underneath it.

Not taking his shirt off until the last minute was smart from Fury, and I'm sure he left it on yesterday so that Wilder wouldn't sleep any better. The really sad thing is that Wilder redeemed himself to the point of resurrecting his career against other opponents, but threw it back away because he can't accept losing to Fury again.

[gregregegg]

ya, funny how wilder being a 36 year old ktfo back to back, just brutally pounded nearly cold, no wins in 2.5 years, gets him a proxy win over aj

Yep. madness. Just like how when usyk beat AJ it was Fury getting all the credit.

yep

wilder was already talking about retirement before the fight too. and took an absolutely brutal pounding. he is 36 and hasnt won in 2.5 years. i dont see how anyone could think he's a lock to easily blast away a top guy at this point

I think hes done. which is a massive shame because we never really figured out how good wilder is/was. only really fought fury and ortiz, who themselves are slightly unknown.

I really really hope wilder tries to fight whyte or AJ or both befor he is done. big fights, big coin, fair chance of going out with a win.

[DrDuke]

Guys, imagine, Fury lost only about 5 rounds out of 31 to Wilder.

[fanman]

Great fight, great drama.
Fury continued where he left off in the second fight, come forward, and beat up wilder.
Wilder was heavier, stronger, landing nice body shots in round 1, but left himself open to the head.

Wilder is such an enormous puncher. Knocked Fury down out of the blue with a punch to the forehead. Heart in mouth stuff from round 4.

I actually think both were too heavy, a little clumsy. But it was a slugfest so they prepared for it.

And Fury has totally switched styles for now. A come forward puncher, rather than a slick boxer. I'm not sure that it will suit him for other opponents.

Great fight.
Fury can next defend against whyte / Wallin
Wilder can still ko most people if he wants to continue
Usyk (or an improved AJ) will still make for a great unification fight come late 2022!

[(craig)]

Breaking news - Police reports of a man furiously searching for his next source of attention. He is reported to be highly delusional, do not approach.

[Grilling Machine]

I really really hope wilder tries to fight whyte or AJ or both befor he is done. big fights, big coin, fair chance of going out with a win.

I'd rather he just retires now. Tonight's performance was an absolute credit to both, and Wlad recognised that when he hung 'em up.

If Wilder carries on he'll either get more damaged than he already is, or he'll beat someone like Joshua and reinflate his ego to dangerous levels.

[Oiky]

Wilder should just turn it in with the excuses,you had a good go of it,but its blatantly obvious you dont have it in the tank to beat tyson fury

Great fight can chat all the s**t he wants,tysons just the better man

[Wee Tommy]

Tysons recovery powers are the best at heavyweight since Larry Holmes. He’s done Wilder now, he’s the better man that’s clear. That’s the best I’ve seen Wilder, by far and Fury took him clean out. So far it’s both men’s defining fight.

I want to see Fury beat both Usyk and AJ and pack it in. He’d be an ATG with those wins.

[DrDuke]

Breaking news - Police reports of a man furiously searching for his next source of attention. He is reported to be highly delusional, do not approach.

Maybe he does this stuff intentionally.

[Grilling Machine]

Does anyone think Wilder would've done better against this Fury at 215? I do.

Fury's career-best shape has been against Klitschko and Wilder II, so I get why he came in heavy again. But he was slower, I saw no evidence he was punching harder (actually thought the reverse seemed true), and we all knew he'd gas if Fury could lean on him and last to the later rounds.

People laughed at me and still do, but I think Miller on his go-go juice would've given Fury a hard fight.

[Neil Gee]

Phewwwee who saw a fight like that coming after the second one? Breathtaking. I feel like a boxing fan again.

[DrDuke]

[KiwiRider]

Tysons recovery powers are the best at heavyweight since Larry Holmes. He’s done Wilder now, he’s the better man that’s clear. That’s the best I’ve seen Wilder, by far and Fury took him clean out. So far it’s both men’s defining fight.

I want to see Fury beat both Usyk and AJ and pack it in. He’d be an ATG with those wins.

Totally agree Tommo, sometimes guys put in their best, even when they lose.

[danconnollyeire]

In case it gets overlooked, I think sugar-hill was great in the corner. Exactly the type of coach wilder would need. Fury brought him in but he wasn’t a yes man. Told fury straight was he needed to do… a real credit to kronk and his family

[danconnollyeire]

Does anyone think Wilder would've done better against this Fury at 215? I do.

Fury's career-best shape has been against Klitschko and Wilder II, so I get why he came in heavy again. But he was slower, I saw no evidence he was punching harder (actually thought the reverse seemed true), and we all knew he'd gas if Fury could lean on him and last to the later rounds.

People laughed at me and still do, but I think Miller on his go-go juice would've given Fury a hard fight.

Probably but fury’s got his number. I’m glad he spoke about his bench press at the weigh in and lost. A reminder that weight lifters don’t make fights

[dookus]

Wilder reported in the Guardian sounding less insane than usual:

“I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight,” said Wilder, who was taken to nearby University Medical Center afterward for evaluation as a precaution. “I’m not sure what happened. I know that in training he did certain things, and I also knew that he didn’t come in at 277lbs to be a ballet dancer. He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded.”