TYSON FURY has been enjoying himself in Las Vegas after beating Deontay Wilder to retain his heavyweight world titles.
Fury partied with DJ Steve Aoki in Sin City until 3am after his incredible KO win over the American.
In a truly unbelievable third round, Fury dropped Wilder before being dropped TWICE himself.
And the Bronze Bomber would be knocked to the ground four times before eventually succumbing to defeat and getting taken to hospital.
Fury roared: “Like the great John Wayne said I am made from pig iron and steel baby!
“I was down a couple of times and hurt and Wilder is a tough man too after he got up a few times too.
“It was a great fight tonight, worthy of any trilogy in the sport, I always said I am the first best and he is second.
“But I went over to show love and respect and he didn’t want it to so I will pray for him.”
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USYK PLAYER
Tyson Fury has been told to have a long break by Richie Woodhall, who fears he may only be motivated by Anthony Joshua beating Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury retained his WBC title after 11 gruelling rounds with Deontay Wilder, which ended with a brutal knockout.
He is now set to face the winner between Dillian Whyte and Otto Wallin, who will become WBC mandatory after their October 30 fight.
But former world champion Woodhall thinks Joshua, who lost to Usyk in September but is set for a rematch, is still Fury’s true target.
He told told BBC 5 Live: “My concerns are not only for Wilder but for Tyson as well.
“The only thing that beats Tyson, for me, is himself in terms of complacency. Lennox Lewis got complacent twice and got beaten twice.
“Complacency can creep into any boxer, so I’m a little bit worried there about what’s going to motivate him now to come back.
“Maybe an AJ fight, if he can beat Usyk, that would sell and motivate Tyson Fury.
“They’re talking about Dillian Whyte, but Tyson needs a good long break now.”
‘STUCK IN A CAGE’
UFC superstar Nate Diaz admits he’s eager to box before he retires from fighting.
Fan favourite Diaz, as well as his older brother Nick, are long-time training partners of boxing great Andre Ward and are considered by many to have some of the best hands in MMA.
And testing himself inside the ring is something the Ultimate Fighter season five winner wants to tick off his bucket list before his story is all said and done.
The Stockton slugger told BT Sport: “I’ve always been wanting to box. I’ve just been stuck in a cage.”
Diaz, 36, was ringside for Tyson Fury’s epic trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder last weekend – which the Gypsy King won via a stunning 11th-round knockout.
The future UFC Hall-of-Famer said of the bout: “I thought it was a good fight, an entertaining fight. I’m glad I came, it was cool to watch.”
The former lightweight title challenger was left impressed by the immense heart Fury showed to get up from two brutal knockdowns.
He said: “It was good. I saw it slowly coming, but it was good because they had a little back-and-forth in the beginning. So it’s cool.”
WILD PARTY
Tyson Fury took his well earned celebrations to a pool party where he showed off his scars of war with Deontay Wilder.
The Gypsy King brilliantly beat American Wilder once more after 11 thrilling rounds in Las Vegas.
Heavyweight hero Fury partied until 3am in Sin City and was raving on stage with DJ Steve Aoki.
After a private recuperating lunch with wife and mother-of-six Paris, the WBC king arrived at the Wet Republic pool party around 3PM Vegas time.
Wet Republic is a massive pool party complex next to the MGM Grand with DJs and hot tubs, which hosted a party attended by Prince Harry in 2012.
It was the same place Fury partied at after beating Tom Schwarz in 2019, the day after he made his Vegas debut.
PUNCH IT IN
Tyson Fury landed TWICE as many punches as Deontay Wilder after an epic trilogy win in Las Vegas.
WILD GRUDGE
Deontay Wilder refused to show Tyson Fury respect in the ring as he still alleges his rival tried to cheat against him.
That was revealed by Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott, who watched his man bravely take the Gypsy King 11 rounds before being brutally knocked out.
But afterwards, the American heavyweight chose to snub Fury’s attempt to make peace and shake hands.
Scott said Wilder still holds ill-will towards the British WBC champion, after accusing him of cheating in their rematch.
The trainer told EsNews: “Deontay, he obviously looks at Fury as a man he had serious issues with concerning some certain allegations that was out.
“And certain things that he has actually seen with his own eyes. Tonight, after they released all that energy, he still felt the way he felt.”
THEATRE OF (FURY’S) DREAMS
Tyson Fury’s sensational fight-of-the-century contender has earned him a ‘hero’s homecoming’ scrap in the UK.
Britain’s WBC heavyweight king wowed the boxing world by TWICE climbing off the canvas to dish out a thrilling 11th-round KO of Deontay Wilder.
The WBC have ordered him to fight the winner of this month’s bout between Dillian Whyte and Otto Wallin.
And Fury’s promoter Frank Warren reckons the Manchester United fan is big enough to fill every stadium in England – putting Old Trafford on stand-by for his next title defence.
Warren said: “I would love that homecoming more than anything the British fans and everything. Can you imagine it?
“Tyson sells out any stadium in Britain, easy. The fans will come out for him.
“He deserves that hero’s homecoming now.”
‘CREDIT TO HIM’
Deontay Wilder ‘finished out on the battlefield’ but with ‘no bullets left’ in defeat to Tyson Fury, said David Haye.
He told iFL TV: “I know a lot of people wrote Wilder off, but he showed tremendous heart and balls to stay in there.
“True to his word, he said didn’t want this corner to throw in the towel, Breland threw the towel in to save him for this day, which was a great thing.
“It appeared to everyone’s point of view to be the right thing, and this time around, I’m pretty sure Malik Scott was given strict instructions that no matter what happened to him in that fight, no matter how much of a beating he was taking, don’t even pick up that towel to throw it.
“Because, ‘I’d rather die in the ring,’ he said that, and he proved it.
“He finished out on the battlefield with no bullets left in his gun.
“He could not have done anything more. Credit to him.”
‘NO SUCH THING’
Tyson Fury broke then rubbished the supposed ‘Drake curse’ after the rap superstar backed the Gypsy King against Deontay Wilder.
The Canadian artist has been an unlucky charm for several sportsmen, who have posed for pictures with him and then lost.
Even Anthony Joshua, 31, was among the victims, after uploading a photo with Drake before his shock 2019 loss to Andy Ruiz Jr, 32.
But his great rival Fury, 33, overcame the myth, by knocking out Wilder, 35, in their Las Vegas trilogy fight.
Drake had wished the WBC champion luck and some superstitious fans feared it would be a bad omen.
But not Fury, who later made light of the curse on his Instagram story.
He posted: “Curse? No such thing pal.”
GOOD MORNING BOXING FANS
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder both earned a minimum of £18million for their Las Vegas trilogy fight.
The pair, 33 and 35 respectively, renewed their rivalry in Sin City in the early hours of Sunday morning, with Fury emerging victorious yet again.
And both men made a pretty penny for their T-Mobile Arena tussle.
It’s understood Fury and Wilder’s disclosed purses – which will be released by the Nevada Athletic Commission later this week – were £4.4million ($6m) and £2.9m ($4m) respectively.
But the duo were already contractually guaranteed a minimum of £18m for the third showdown.
Fury, however, has taken home the lion’s share of the pot due to the 60/40 split in place.
Meanwhile, UFC star Conor McGregor has congratulated both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder for the show they put on during their trilogy bout.
He wrote on Twitter: “Great fight that. Both warriors, both winners.
“Hard to not be impressed with Deontay there. Against the much larger man and almost got it done. Great fight. 40lb’s in weight difference is A LOT.
“Fair play both men there, very enjoyable fights they have had together. Respect.”
CON-GRATS
Conor McGregor has congratulated both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder for the show they put on during their trilogy bout last night.
He wrote on Twitter: “Great fight that. Both warriors, both winners.
“Hard to not be impressed with Deontay there. Against the much larger man and almost got it done.
“Great fight. 40lb’s in weight difference is A LOT.
“Fair play both men there, very enjoyable fights they have had together. Respect.”
NO GLOVE LOST
Tyson Fury admitted he expects Deontay Wilder to have ‘a lot of excuses’ after brilliantly beating his rival ‘fair and square’.
Fury told Behind The Gloves: “I’m sure he’ll have a lot of excuses to make.
“He always does, he’s a sore loser and he has Everlast MX on and I had Paffen Sports on, the gloves were the same.
“His trainers were in the changing rooms yet again, they checked everything, there’s no queries.
“He got beat fair and square and that’s all she wrote for Deontay Wilder. And I’ll be surprised if he ever boxes again.”
VOODOO CHILD
Tyson Fury broke the ‘Versace robe curse’ after defeating Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
Boxing fans had feared the Gypsy King would lose his undefeated record after daring to wear a custom-made Versace robe.
After all, Conor McGregor lost to Floyd Mayweather after donning a similar outfit.
And Billy Joe Saunders, a close friend of Fury, also suffered the same fate when he wore a Versace robe ahead of his bout with Canelo Alvarez earlier this year.
Those results meant the clothing item carried a bit of a curse – but not for Fury.
The Brit was troubled by Wilder in their third fight, with fans claiming a slow count stopped him from losing in the fourth round.
But Fury recovered to dominate Wilder before landing an 11th round knockout to retain his WBC world title and lift the Versace curse.
FURY RANKINGS
Tyson Fury has named his top four heavyweight rankings after his win over Deontay Wilder.
The Morecambe man said: “It was a great fight tonight, it was worthy of any trilogy in the history of the sport.
“Deontay Wilder’s a top fighter, he gave me a real run for my money. I always said I’m the best in the world and he’s second best.”
It comes after he told Barstool Sports the other fighters he would have in the top four before the clash.
He named Oleksandr Usyk third with Anthony Joshua fourth, after the Ukrainian’s win over the Brit.
PUNCH IT IN
Tyson Fury landed TWICE as many punches as Deontay Wilder after an epic trilogy win in Las Vegas.
POOL PARTY
Tyson Fury celebrated victory over Deontay Wilder with a wild after-party at the glitzy Hakkasan nightclub in Las Vegas.
But The Gypsy King is now in recovery mode and and making the most of his hard earned rest with a dip in the swimming pool.
His wife Paris took to Instagram to share a video of her 33-year-old husband soaking up some Sun while relaxing in a pool.
She focuses the camera on the Gypsy King as he shows off a bling WBC ring he wears as WBC heavyweight champion.
He smiles and cheers with barely a scratch on him – despite being twice dropped by Wilder.
2 FAST 2 FURY-OUS
Beating Tyson Fury would be ‘very tough’ for Anthony Joshua, according to David Haye.
Speaking on BT Sport, the 40-year-old said: “I think from the strength of that performance, it would be very tough for AJ.
“Having watched AJ’s last performance against Usyk, the shots that Fury took down the pipe from Wilder, he was able to get back up and rough him up.
“The fact that AJ stood at range with Usyk having a boxing match… is AJ going to beat Fury in a boxing match? I don’t believe so.”
MARK HIS WORDS
Deontay Wilder’s former coach Mark Breland has taken to Instagram after seeing The Bronze Bomber brutally knocked out by Tyson Fury.
Breland was sacked by Wilder following the last bout between the pair.
He threw in the towel from Wilder’s corner in the seventh round – saving the Bronze Bomber from a savage beating.
And now the 58-year-old former world champion has taken to social media in cryptic fashion.
In a bizarre video posted to his Instagram account, Breland can be seen shadow boxing.
And he simply captioned the post: “Great fight.”
FURY ROAD
Tyson Fury became world boxing’s undisputed No1 when he KO’d Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this weekend.
The Gypsy King looked to be in tip-top shape as he claimed a huge victory in the third and final battle against his American foe.
And looking back at Fury in 2017, it just goes to show how far he’s come.
FURY CONGRATULATED BY LEWIS
DEONT RULE ME OUT
Deontay Wilder would do ‘ten times better’ against Oleksandr Usyk than Anthony Joshua did, according to trainer Malik Scott.
Speaking to ESNews, the Bronze Bomber’s cornerman said: “Usyk and Wilder? I believe it’s a superfight. I believe stylistically Usyk would beat AJ again.
“If AJ could make the necessary adjustments stylistically with his team then I believe it would be a much more competitive fight.
“But I still would give the edge to Usyk… and I’d maybe give him the edge by stoppage – it just depends how AJ would handle the first three rounds as far as positioning.
“But with Deontay, I believe his style would do a whole lot better against Usyk’s than AJ’s style did, ten times better.
“Because I look at it like this – Usyk fought AJ and I keep telling everybody he got bruises and everything which means he was getting hit.”
LANCS HERO
Lancashire local Tyson Fury delighted fans from his home county following victory over Deontay Wilder on Saturday night.
After a brutal eleventh round knockout, Fury grabbed a microphone and belted down it: “Lancaster, la la la, Lancashire la la la!”
Gypsy King Fury was born in Wythenshawe in south Manchester.
He now lives in Morecambe – in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire – hence the ‘Lancaster’ and ‘Lancashire’ chants.
Manchester was also historically part of the county of Lancashire, but since 1974 comes under the county of Greater Manchester.
And he gave a nod to his Lancashire roots after a savage knockout blow.
Fury’s football-like chant followed his rendition of ‘Walking in Memphis’ to the 20,000 strong crowd at T-Mobile Arena.
The 33-year-old changed Marc Cohn’s classic to ‘Walking in Vegas’ given the location of the fight.
LOOK OF GLOVE
Paris Fury gave her man Tyson as adorable look of love as he made his walk to the ring last night.
The Gypsy King sauntered in wearing a Spartan outfit inspired by the hit movie ‘300’.
Fury, 33, had the crowd lapping up his every move as he sang along to AC DC classic You Shook Me All Night Long.
And Paris clearly loved it too as she cracked into a huge smile and nodded her approval in an undeniable look of love.
The mum of six was caught on camera as she took her ringside seat looking stunning in a sparkly blue dress.
DEONT DELAY
Deontay Wilder’s pre-fight ‘s***-house’ move to delay his bout with Tyson Fury backfired spectacularly, writes WILLIAM PUGH.
The Bronze Bomber was knocked spark out in the 11th round by the Gypsy King and fans were quick to poke fun at the American’s bizarre pre-fight ritual after the defeat.
Fury floored the American three times in Las Vegas – with the third and final time bringing their long-running rivalry to a close as the ref waved the fight off.
Wilder, 35, was well in the contest in the early stages and even had Fury on the deck himself twice in the fourth round before the Alabama ace ran out of steam.
It was arguably Wilder’s best performance in the trilogy but some post-fight focus was on his antics in the dressing room beforehand.
As challenger, Wilder had to enter the ring first.
But live footage showed him dawdling in the dressing room surrounded by his entourage.
Wilder was seen standing with his team in a silent circle as someone appeared to serenade or preach to the Bronze Bomber who had his head bowed.
WILD CLAIMS
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has revealed that the Bronze Bomber broke his hand during last night’s defeat to Tyson Fury.
The American, 35, floored the Gypsy King twice in the fourth round, only to later be knocked out in the penultimate stanza of an instant classic.
Speaking to ESNews after the bout, cornerman Scott revealed that Wilder had come out of the fight with a number of injuries.
He said: “I took him up into his room, he’s seen a doctor afterwards.
“Everything’s cool… he busted his lip, he broke his hand, broke his finger, knuckle, something like that.
“But life goes on.”
THE ROCK SAYS
Tyson Fury’s stunning knockout victory over Deontay Wilder has been hailed as one of the greatest nights in heavyweight boxing.
And one of the most famous men on the planet was left open-mouthed at the action unfolding in front of him.
WWE legend and movie star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson dubbed the trilogy bout as ‘one of the greatest’ he had ever seen.
He tweeted: “That was one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen.
“Congrats to my friend & champion @Tyson_Fury. What a beautiful & resilient performance.
“What a “on the shield” heart @BronzeBomber has. I was inspired tonight by both men.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
