TYSON FURY has hit back at Deontay Wilder’s claims he put a ‘gyspy spell’ on the American in the first of their two blockbuster fights.
Wilder was stunned at how the Gypsy King defied two knockdowns in a thrilling draw, before the Brit dethroned him in a one-sided rematch.
Then-world champ Deontay Wilder was staggered at Tyson Fury recovering both times he was floored in their opening fight in December 2018Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Tyson Fury outclassed Deontay Wilder in their rematch, prompting the American to make a series of odd excusesCredit: AP:Associated Press
Unbeaten world heavyweight champ Fury scoffed at suggestions he used magic in the opening bout – but believes he ‘shook’ Wilder’s self-confidence with his prediction of a second-round KO.
In his new book The Furious Method, Fury speaks out on the December 2018 draw where many thought he deserved to win.
The 32-year-old said: “When Joe Rogan interviewed Wilder on his podcast after our first fight, Wilder said he thought I’d put some kind of gypsy spell on him.
“As far as I know, I don’t possess much in the way of spells, though my Irish grandmother was a fortune teller.
“What’s clear is that I had got into his head and shook his self-confidence by repeatedly telling him I was going to drop him in the second round.
“I planted that seed in his mind and uttered it so frequently in the run-up to the fight he got spooked and started believing it himself.”
Wilder has also come up with bizarre excuses for his seven-round humiliation in the second fight with Fury.
Top of the loopy list are a heavy ring-walk outfit, an egg-shaped object allegedly in Fury’s gloves and spiked drinking water.
But Wilder’s new theory over the opening bout KO’s even his ridiculous re-match reasoning.
Mike Tyson tells Deontay Wilder to get his ‘head out of his butt’ and to stop making excuses for Tyson Fury defeat
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
