Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (1st meeting)

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Challenger rankings
Org. Pos. As of Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 31.07.2018 31.07.2018
WBC 5 04.08.2018 07-09.08.2018
IBF NR 31.08.2018 22.08.2018
WBO NR 19.07.2018 11-20.07.2018
Ring 10 03.06.2018 by 14.06.2018
2+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 01.07.2018 01.07.2018
WBC 7 30.06.2018 28.06-05.07.2018
IBF NR 30.06.2018 05.07.2018
WBO NR 19.07.2018 11-20.07.2018
Ring 10 03.06.2018 by 14.06.2018
3+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 31.05.2018 31.05.2018
WBC NR 02.06.2018 by 10.06.2018
IBF NR 31.05.2018 12.06.2018
WBO NR 16.06.2018 16.06.2018
Ring 10 03.06.2018 by 14.06.2018

Deontay Wilder 213 lbs drew with Tyson Fury 256 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 2018-12-01
  • Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Referee: Jack Reiss
  • Judge: Phil Edwards 113-113
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  • Judge: Robert Tapper 112-114
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  • Judge: Alejandro Rochin 115-111
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Notes

Timeline

  • Fury made his offical return to boxing on June 9, winning against Sefer Seferi by fourth-round stoppage.
  • Fury published a series of videos on his Instagram on June 21, in which he attacked Wilder for claiming he could beat prime Mike Tyson: "He's not even in your era. However, there is a Tyson in your era and I'll stop you inside five rounds. you bum. You big, lanky, skinny-legged dosser. You chinless bum. I'll put my fist fight through you. I'll end your unbeaten run."[1]
  • When Wilder was asked on June 22 to list five best heavyweights in the world at the moment, Wilder placed Fury at No. 3 behind himself and Luis Ortiz, whom Wilder defeated three months prior.[2]
  • On July 12, promoter Frank Warren announced that Fury would face Francesco Pianeta on August 18 at Winsdor Park in Manchester.[3]
  • On July 30, Fury revealed on Behind the Gloves that he was "deep in negotiations" with Wilder over a potential matchup: "Las Vegas is the destination, so I've been told. December is the month, 2018 is the year." That same day, promoter Frank Warren backed his claim: "Tyson wants the fight. Both of them want the fight. We are very close to getting it done." He also revealed that he had been involved in negotiations between Wilder and Fury for a couple of weeks by that point: "I was helping with their offer to Anthony Joshua and that's how it come about."[4][5][6]
  • The following day Wilder responded: "We're very, very close. Closer than Joshua and me could ever get in a lifetime. It's definitely gonna happen, there's no doubt. There's just a little more work to be done."[7]
  • On August 17, Wilder confirmed to BBC Sport that he would face Fury later in the year: "As soon as he gets this guy [Pianeta] out of the way, it's done. That's how simple it is."[8]
  • On August 18, Fury easily outboxed Pianeta and won every round on route to a unanimous decision victory.
  • By August 28, Fury signed the contract for the Wilder fight.[9]
  • Wilder signed the contract on September 22.[10][11]

Ranking Movements

  • Despite not fighting since November 28, 2015, The Ring Magazine only stripped Fury of its heavyweight championship on January 31, 2018.
  • Following his comeback fight against Seferi, Fury was returned to The Ring Magazine heavyweight rankings, tentatively at No. 10. WBC followed suit, and in its updated rankings released June 28-July 5, Fury was rated seventh.
  • WBC further elevated Fury to fifth on August 7-9 and third on September 7-10.

The Fight

  • Attendance: 17,698.
  • Official Scorecards.
  • Compubox Punch Statistics [12]:
    • Punches Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 84 of 327, Deontay Wilder 71 of 430.
    • Power Shots Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 38 of 104, Deontay Wilder 31 of 182.
    • Jabs Landed & Thrown: Tyson Fury 46 of 223, Deontay Wilder 40 of 248.
  • The fight generated 325,000 pay-per-view buys on Showtime and $24.3 million in pay-per-view revenue. [13]
Wilder vs. Fury Fight Poster

Wilder retained his WBC World Heavyweight title on a split decision draw, marking the first time both the 40-0 Wilder and the 27-0 Tyson Fury did not win. Maintaining a consistent herky jerky style with nonstop feinting and continuous foot movement, the bigger and taller Fury had reach advantage and ultimately proved hard to hit, and appeared to win rounds three through eight, with other rounds somewhat closer. Wilder bloodied Fury's nose with jabs in the fourth round. Referee Jack Reiss had only to deal with occasional holding by Fury whenever Wilder tried to get inside. Wilder missed punches when his reach fell short, but he did drop Fury about a minute in the ninth round from what appeared to be a short glancing right hand to the left ear. Fury beat the count, and Wilder could not land another big shot despite his 10-8 round. Instead, Fury landed hard rights in the the remainder of the ninth round and early in the tenth round. At times, Fury showboated, putting his hands behind his back, and sticking out his tongue, but Wilder remain composed and focused. A solid right-left combination from Wilder floored Fury onto his back in the twelfth and final round, who looked out but somehow got up and beat the count yet again, and finished the bout.

Ringside commentator Paul Malignaggi felt Fury won the bout, and stated judge Alejandro Rochin Mapula's 115-111 scorecard was wrong. Fury was graceful and grateful after the bout, embracing Wilder warmly, thanking Wilder for the opportunity and stating "God Bless America", and making chicken gestures in reference to the other heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua still not fighting either himself nor Wilder. Ringside commentator and boxing historian Steve Farhood had it 115-111 for Fury. Not everyone agreed.

Fury held the lineal heavyweight title coming into this bout, having taken two and a half years off to seek treatment for alcoholism, cocaine addiction, and depression, and had to come down from almost 400 pounds to 256 under the guidance of trainer Ben Davison. Freddie Roach and Ricky Hatton were also in his corner. Trainer Mark Breland was in Wilder's corner. This was not the first time two undefeated heavyweight champions had met in a heavyweight titular contest. 26-0 Smokin' Joe Frazier dropped the then 31-0 Muhammad Ali in round 15 and went on to retain the overall world heavyweight title and add the linear world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1971.

Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, in the post fight commentary, entertained the possibility of a USA Showtime rematch in the future. Wilder had a mandatory rematch clause in his contract if he had lost the bout. USA Showtime broadcast the four main event bouts on the eleven bout card, including heavyweight Luis Ortiz' tenth round stoppage of Travis Kauffman in a scheduled 10 rounder. Wilder's younger brother, 2-0 cruiserweight Marsellos Wilder, opened the card with a four round unanimous decision over David Damore. Former heavyweight contender Chris Arreola and 2016 Olympic Games Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Joe Joyce both won on the untelevised portion of the card. Boxers in attendance at ringside included Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Riddick Bowe.

Boxing Trivia

Seven undefeated world heavyweight champions existed at the time of this bout, claimants to both major and minor versions of the world title: Deontay Wilder (40-0), holder of the World Boxing Council version of the world heavyweight title; Tyson Fury (27-0), holder of the lineal heavyweight title; Anthony Joshua (22-0), holder of the World Boxing Association Super World Heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title, International Boxing Federal World Heavyweight Title, and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Title; claimant Trevor Bryan (20-0), holder of the World Boxing Association regular version of the world heavyweight title; Michael Wallisch (19-0), holder of the Global Boxing Union version of the World Heavyweight title; Erzen Rrustemi (13-0), the World Boxing Federation World Heavyweight titleholder; and Alexander Frank (15-0-1), holder of the Universal Boxing Organization version of the world heavyweight title. Not all were undefeated, however. Ivica Perkovic, holder of the World Boxing Union (German Version) World Heavyweight title, with an undistinguished record of 26-34.


Preceded by:
Wilder vs. Ortiz I 		WBC Heavyweight Title Fight
# 114 		Succeeded by:
Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale


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