TYSON FURY was blamed for ruining Deontay Wilder’s boxing career after he slipped to a shock points loss to Joseph Parker.
Wilder shared one of the heavyweight division’s most classic trilogies of all time with Fury.
But he was floored a total of five times over the three bouts, leaving the rivalry with a draw and two stoppage losses.
Wilder, 38, had just one round of boxing in 14 months before making his return against Parker, 31, in Saudi Arabia.
And his ring rust was laid bare after landing just 39 shots from the 204 the threw over 12 rounds with a 19.1 per cent accuracy.
And according to Compubox’s stats, Parker had a success rate of 34.9 per cent with 89 shots landed from the 255 he threw.
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So there was no doubt of the verdict when the fight went to the judges scorecards.
It saw Wilder blow his NINE-FIGURE fight deal with Anthony Joshua, who had to pick himself up to face Otto Wallin just moments later.
Wilder’s lacklustre display and head scratching punch output had fans convinced Fury took the American’s best days away from him.
One said: “Tyson Fury ruined Wilder.”
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Another added: “Tyson Fury finished Wilder forever.”
One agreed: “Wilder is a tired boxer now, Tyson Fury took his SOUL.”
Another said: “Tyson Fury broke Deontay Wilder, forever.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
