TYSON FURY is expected to start where he left off and batter Deontay Wilder to another humiliating defeat — even if the American enters the ring stark naked.
Wilder was stopped in the seventh round after his trainer, Mark Breland, threw in the towel — a merciful gesture that got him the sack — when they last met 20 months ago.
The Bronze Bomber lost not only his WBC world heavyweight title, but also his unbeaten record and his credibility.
His ludicrous excuse that his crushing loss was because he tired himself out under the 40lb weight of his bizarre Star Wars ring-walk costume belongs in the ‘dog ate my homework’ category.
The simple truth is Fury exposed Wilder for what he was — an unskilled, crude banger who was an easy target to hit.
Tyson was on fire and still fuming at being robbed when their first clash was considered a highly dubious draw 14 months before.
At last, after two frustrating postponements, they come face to face in what could turn out to be a thrilling and titanic Trilogy in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
If it’s as good as the two most famous heavyweight trilogies between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and Evander Holyfield v Riddick Bowe, fans who pay £24.95 to see it on TV in the early hours of Sunday won’t be able to claim they didn’t get value for money.
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If the Gypsy King can emphatically demolish Wilder as he did before, it could end Deontay’s career.
But hanging in the air is the thought that perhaps Wilder under new trainer Malik Scott — his one-time sparring partner — has managed to iron out many of his boxing imperfections so he can gain sweet revenge.
Remarkably, Fury and Anthony Joshua between them dominated the heavyweight division for six years.
That is until Joshua’s abject failure against Oleksandr Usyk when he waved goodbye to the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, which may have killed off the £200million fight with Fury at Wembley forever.
Joshua seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit and like my local petrol pumps, his tactical ideas were running on empty.
And the way Joshua was laughing, joking and fist-pumping with his fans as he strode to his downfall made me think he was more suited to star at The London Palladium than Madison Square Garden.
Fury enjoys a bit of fun in the build-up to his fights but when it comes to working hours he’s all serious business.
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He knows any complacency or a single slip in concentration and his crown could be packed in Wilder’s luggage on its way to Alabama.
Deontay still carries dynamite in his right fist.
Scott said proudly: “Deontay’s defence is impeccable right now. But one thing you can never change is his God-given power.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
