Five-Knockdown Heavyweight Battle Ends With Fury Rocking Wilder With Right Hand In Eleventh Round Before 15,820 At T-Mobile Arena Saturday
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By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com
Tyson Fury retained his WBC and Lineal heavyweight crown with an eleventh round knockout of Deontay Wilder before a boisterous crowd of 15,820 at T-Mobile Arena Saturday night.
“I’m the best fighter in the world and he’s the second best,” said Fury after the fight.
The 277-pound Gypsy King settled the trilogy despite getting knocked down twice in the fourth round. Fury delivered a dominating performance. The fight had a total of five knockdowns.
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Wilder came out of his corner quickly from the opening bell and went after Fury, establishing jabs to the body. Fury found his range in the third round, knocking down the Bronze Bomber. Wilder, badly hurt, looked unsteady on his feet, yet came competitively out in the fourth round.
The 35-year-old Alabama native was hanging on by the end of the seventh. but was still showing heart in a brutal fight by the tenth when Fury knocked him down once more. Fury, the best boxing heavyweight on the planet, cracked Wilder in eleventh with a right hand ending the fight.
Fury: “It was a great fight. I will not make any excuses, Wilder is a top fighter, he gave me a run for my money. I always say I am the best fighter in the world and he is the second best.”
“I wasn’t willing for it to go to the scorecards,” Fury said. “I was definitely looking for the knockout.”
Fury improved to 31-0 in his career. Wilder fell to 42-2.
