TYSON FURY has claimed that Deontay Wilder should be the more worried of the two because he took the Bronze Bomber’s best shots without falling.
The Gypsy King sensationally rose from the mat twice back in December 2018 after being dropped by the WBC titleholder during their epic draw.
Tyson Fury avoided a Mortal Kombat style ‘Finish Him’ KO after being dropped by Deontay Wilder in their first bout
The 31-year-old insisted that the pressure is on Wilder during their rematch this weekend after he avoided any Mortal Kombat style KO after being dropped.
Speaking on a conference call, Fury said: “There’s no stress to me going into the fight. I’ve been 12 rounds, outboxed him quite comfortable, took his best shots, got up, fired back into him.
“The one who should be concerned is Deontay Wilder because, with him being a one-trick pony, he’s a knockout artist, but he knocked me down twice in two rounds, nine and 12.
“And he had over two minutes in each round to finish me and he couldn’t finish me. It was like on Mortal Kombat. They said, “Finish Him!,” and then couldn’t finish him.
“So yeah, he’s the one who should be concerned. He’s landed the two best punches that any heavyweight in the world could ever land on somebody else, and the Gypsy King rose like a Phoenix from the ashes back to my feet and hurt him in the end of the round.
“It’s going to be pretty difficult for Wilder, not me. This is heavyweight boxing. I’ve been hit. I’ve been hurt.
“I’ve been put down in (my) career, but it’s not when we get put down. It’s what happens when we get back up and keep moving forward.”
He had over two minutes in each round to finish me and he couldn’t finish me. It was like on Mortal Kombat. They said, “Finish Him!,” and then couldn’t finish him
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
WBC heavyweight champ Wilder has been hailed as one of the fiercest knockout artists in history, as he once went on a 32-fight run of sending each opponent to the mat.
However, Fury has claimed that he doesn’t believe the American punches any harder than Wladimir Klitschko.
He added: “You know I’ve felt the power. Ain’t so bad. Ain’t so bad. He can’t be the biggest puncher in history because he couldn’t knock the Gypsy King out, could he?
“I took his best shot flush on the chin and I got back up. He punches hard, but I’ve never been hit by the likes of someone like Earnie Shavers. I didn’t get hit by George Foreman. I didn’t get hit by Rocky Marciano or any of those top guys.
“I didn’t get hit by them, so I can’t comment. So to say it’s the biggest punch in history, I’m not really sure because I didn’t get hit by all the guys in history.
“But, you know, I don’t think he punches harder than Wladimir Klitschko. Wladimir has a massive knockout punch and won a lot more fights than Wilder has.
“Make no mistake, all heavyweights punch hard and we can all knock anybody out. Wilder, I don’t think it’s so much his power. It’s the speed it lands at, which can be tricky when you don’t see it coming.
“But then again, even a guy who’s got no knockout ratio, if he hits you and you don’t see it coming, then he’s going to put you down.
“But as for feeling punches in fights, I’m not familiar with it because I don’t feel any punches when I’m in the ring because the adrenaline is flying high when you’re in a fight. You don’t feel the punches ever.”
Tyson Fury shows off slim body as he jumps rope in gym training session
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
