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TYSON FURY landed TWICE as many punches as Deontay Wilder after an epic trilogy win in Las Vegas. In a rollercoaster fight, Fury scored a total of three knockdowns but was twice floored himself.
Tyson Fury’s punch stats with Deontay Wilder
But his class prevailed as he later knocked a brave and resilient Wilder out in round 11.
The CompuBox punch stats later revealed Fury landed 150 punches out of 385 thrown, with an incredible accuracy of 39 per cent.
Wilder, who had the Brit down two times in round four, threw 355 but only connected with 355, giving him a 20 per cent accuracy.
Fury’s trainer Sugarhill Steward pleaded with the Gypsy King to ‘jab the motherf***er’ in order to offset Wilder’s attacks.
And the WBC champion finished the fight with 36 jabs landing from 117 thrown, with an accuracy of 31 per cent.
Wilder meanwhile, landed with only NINE jabs from the 102 thrown, meaning he connected with just nine per cent.

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Fury’s power punching is where the fight was decided, landing with 114 of his 268 attempts, ending with 43 per cent accuracy.
Wilder did land with 63 of the 253 he threw, with an accuracy rate of 25 per cent.
Only in the first round, with eight shots connecting for each, did the American, who was later rushed to hospital, equal Fury’s output.
Fury said: “It was a great fight, rarely do we see heavyweight trilogies but they never disappointed.
“Me and Wilder saga is done for good now, it swung both ways, we both had chances to win but I dug deep and wanted it more.
“It comes down to who pushes further but I was not willing to go to the judges.”
Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay WilderCredit: Getty More

TYSON Fury beat Deontay Wilder with a devastating 11th-round knockout to settle the WBC world title trilogy.And the Brit delivered the decisive blow with just a few minutes remaining, after Wilder had recovered from a battering earlier in the fight.

Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder in the 11th roundCredit: Getty

Fury dropped Wilder in the third but then suffered two sickening knockdowns himself in the fifth.
In the tenth Fury hit back as he sent Wilder down to the canvas again.
And the unbeaten Gypsy King ended it violently in the penultimate round – with uppercuts and right hand leaving no need for a count.
The final devastating blow caught Wilder on the left side of his head.
As he fell he tried to hold on to the ropes but his legs had gone and he collapsed to the ground.
Boxing fans hailed the devastating punch.
On Twitter @purbrooktony  wrote “Best knockout ever. Congratulations champ. #TysonFuryVsDeontayWilder #TysonWilder3″
David Haye said on BT Sport: “Wilder earned his money tonight, he surely did.
“He gave it everything he had. No one can say that his corner threw the towel in like he complained about in the second fight.
“I think he wanted to get knocked out like that. So he knows.”

Deontay Wilder slumps on to the ropes before hitting the canvasCredit: Getty
Deontay Wilder collapses after taking the decisive blowCredit: Reuters
Referee Russell Mora stops the fight in the 11th roundCredit: Getty
A doctor checks on Deontay Wilder after the fightCredit: Getty
After the fight, Fury said: “Wilder is a tough guy with a big heart to keep going, I think a doctor got in the ring and checked him.
“He took a lot of punishment and that puts miles on the clock – but so did I.”
Wilder said: “I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight,’ he said. ‘I’m not sure what happened.
“I know that in training he did certain things, and I also knew that he didn’t come in at 277 pounds to be a ballet dancer.
“He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded.”
Former WBC champion Wilder was bleeding from his ear at the end and was taken to a Las Vegas hospital for precautionary checks. More

TYSON FURY was given extra seconds to recover from his knockdowns according to Deontay Wilder fans.The Gypsy King was floored twice in the fourth round before recovering and landing a knockout blow in the 11th.

Tyson Fury took time to compose himself before getting back up off the canvas
He was initially floored after Deontay Wilder cracked him with a huge right hand
Wilder celebrates his knockdown after he was floored by Fury in the previous round
But fans of the American have claimed Fury was given a slow count.
It is not the first time such accusations have been made, with some suggesting the Brit received a slow count when he miraculously recovered from a 12th-round knockdown in the pair’s first meeting.
One video posted online appears to show Fury fall to the canvas and get up ten seconds later – with the referee only counting up to seven seconds in that period.
Fury took time to compose himself, lying flat on the ring, before getting back up.
Just a few seconds later he was caught again by Wilder and found himself needing to beat the count a second time.
He managed to do so and the bell intervened before Wilder was able to land a killer blow.

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After that it was mostly one-way traffic with Wilder barely holding on, but his fans believe he was robbed of a fourth-round knockout victory.
One of his supporters tweeted: “Fury down for 11 seconds?? Ref has the count at 7??? Wilder robbed once again.”
Another added in agreement: “If the ref didn’t give Fury 10-year count it would be a different story.”
A third said: “I understand Wilder got outboxed but are we all gonna ignore Fury’s 12 count. Ref says five, stops counting for three seconds, then says six.”
Some Wilder fans felt the count given by the referee for Fury was too slow
The Gypsy King was able to recover from the fourth-round onslaught to defend his WBC world title More

DEONTAY WILDER was taken to hospital after being knocked down three times by Tyson Fury but reportedly WON’T be staying in overnight.The American was dropped twice by the Gypsy King before finally being knocked out in round 11.
Deontay Wilder was knocked out in round 11Credit: Getty
Wilder was taken to hospital after the defeat but was not kept overnightCredit: Getty
And according to ESPN+, the brave and resilient former WBC champion was transported to a Las Vegas hospital for precautionary reasons.
However, the 35-year-old was not kept in overnight, according to boxing journalist Dan Rafael.
He tweeted: “Was texting with Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel.
“Said Deontay is OK and won’t be staying overnight at the hospital.”
Wilder was understandably absent at the post-fight press conference.
But it was there Fury, topless with his WBC and Ring Magazine belts, voiced his concern for Wilder.

He said: “Wilder is a tough guy with a big heart to keep going, I think a doctor got in the ring and checked him.
“He took a lot of punishment and that puts miles on the clock – but so did I.”
Wilder was dropped in round three and barely survived to make it to the corner.
As things looked to be heading towards an early night for Fury it was his turn to dramatically pick himself up from the canvas, but not once, twice.
The Gypsy King, 33, then took control down the stretch and a big right hand over the top had Wilder again on the floor in the tenth.
And in the following round Fury, who had won the rematch 20 months prior, closed the show and their rivalry with a devastating KO.
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He said: “It was a great fight, rarely do we see heavyweight trilogies but they never disappoint.
“Me and Wilder saga is done for good now, it swung both ways, we both had chances to win but I dug deep and wanted it more.
“It comes down to who pushes further but I was not willing to go to the judges.”
Tyson Fury at the post-fight press conferenceCredit: Reuters
Frank Warren reacts to Tyson Fury’s knockout victory over Deontay Wilder More