There was more to Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s first encounter than its unforgettable ending. Here’s a look at seven key moments and how they could inform Saturday’s rematch
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will climb through the ropes at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night in a rematch of their epic split draw 15 months ago.
That first encounter is mostly remembered for a white-knuckle final round where Fury, after outboxing the heavy-handed Alabaman for nearly the whole evening, went down in a heap under a slashing right hand-left hook combination that left him motionless on the canvas. But as the referee counted him out and Wilder celebrated in a neutral corner, Fury jolted to life, made it to his feet and finished the fight coming forward, giving it better than he was getting.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham in Las Vegas
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/22/wilder-fury-first-fight-defining-moments under the title “Wilder-Fury I: the seven moments that defined their gripping first fight”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
