DEONTAY WILDER is now ‘ten times’ more focused on beating Tyson Fury than in the heavyweight pair’s previous fights.
A draw in 2018 was followed by a stunning victory for the Gypsy King last year, after which Wilder was mocked for coming up with excuses.
But Malik Scott, the Bronze Bomber’s trainer, has predicted a very different result when the two champs meet in Las Vegas on October 9.
Scott told Sky Sports: “Fury fights with his hands down, at times with his chin up, at times he comes forwards, at times he is close with his hands down.
“He has been knocked down by guys who hit less hard than Deontay. He is very vulnerable.
“I’ve never seen Fury fight and said: ‘Wow he is unbeatable’.
“On his best day he looks good but still looks beatable.
“This Deontay would knock out the old Deontay in two rounds. He is 10 times more focused, training 100 times harder.
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“It is a violent camp. His mentality is very violent. This will be the best version of Deontay Wilder that you have ever seen.”
Scott is not the first boxing figure to predict that Fury, 33, may find things more difficult in the trilogy clash.
David Haye has stated his concerns over the Brit’s chin and Chris Arreola is tipping the 35-year-old for the win.
But Johnny Nelson believes Wilder has more work to do to ensure he does not meet the same seven-round, TKO fate as their last meeting.
In Scott’s eyes, a number of pundits and fighters do not properly value Wilder’s intelligence in the ring.
He added: “They underestimate his IQ.
“He is not some big, dumb guy who just throws a right hand. There is method to his madness.
“Deontay’s IQ is very high. I watch him create, watch him put himself in position, set guys up into surgical traps.
“Deontay will knock Fury out inside of five rounds.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
