TYSON FURY tricked Deontay Wilder into thinking he was nigh-on 20 stone at the weigh-in, claims his old trainer Ben Davison.
Instead of just over 19 stone, the Gypsy King was nearer 18 stone for the WBC showdown which he won emphatically with a seventh round technical knockout.
Tyson Fury at the weigh-in and during the fight
Davison, who trained Fury for nearly two years, reckons Fury came in heavier for the weigh-in but then lost weight to be lighter and more mobile when the pair touched gloves more than 24 hours later.
Talking to talkSPORT: “It was sort of like round 13. Wilder did not look very confident and Tyson had actually said to me ages ago he was looking to have a fast start.
“Start fast and re-implement everything into Wilder’s mind and it worked an absolute treat because when Tyson took a right hand from Wilder, Tyson believed he could take Wilder’s power.
“He took a right hand in the first round and went flying straight back at Wilder and I think that just increased those doubts which started in the twelfth round of the last fight and it sort of went from there.”
Davison was previously criticised by Fury’s father John.
The pair parted ways before Christmas when the Gypsy King began training with respected US coach Sugarhill Steward.
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Davison insists Fury’s 273lbs weight on the scales was a ploy to give the Gypsy King a psychological edge.
He said: “Personally, I believe that was a manufactured weight on the scales. I don’t believe he was that heavy.
“I believe that was part of the mind games going on. I know Tyson, I know his body and I do not believe he was that heavy – in fact I know he was not that heavy.
“I believe his morning weight was more in the region of 18st 8lbs, 18st 9lbs. And obviously throughout the day as you’re eating and drinking your weight will increase there.
“But I believe the weight he stopped on the scales at was manufactured weight all part of mind games – which he is the master of.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
