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BRITISH boxing legend Lennox Lewis congratulated Tyson Fury on his victory in Las Vegas – just as The Gypsy King got out of the shower. Fury was speaking after knocking out Deontay Wilder, but spotted Lewis and shouted: “Come on Lennox get in here!”
Tyson Fury chatted with Lennox Lewis backstage having just gotten out of the shower
Fury had only just stepped out the shower after washing Wilder’s blood from his body when Lewis appeared.
The Gypsy King was wearing only a hat and shorts as the two heavyweight greats shared a few words after Fury’s epic knockout in his trilogy fight with the Bronze Bomber.
In a video posted to Frank Warren’s Twitter account, Lewis approaches Fury and says: “Unbelievable, great fight.
“You showed great heart, great determination and ring IQ. Great job, enjoy it.”
And Fury joked with the three-time world heavyweight champion: “You can’t go swimming and not get wet!”
He then thanked the 56-year-old saying: “Thank you Lennox I really appreciate it, God bless you.”

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Lewis won 41 out of his 44 bouts as a professional, beating the likes of Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in a glittering career.
And the London-born fighter liked what he saw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
He told Boxing Social: “Oh my God, what a fight. We saw the first fight and it was an amazing fight. We saw the second fight, even more amazing.
“The third was the cap. A great fight by both guys. Tyson Fury obviously came out the victor.
“Tough, back and forth, back and forth. I mean, you could tell they both wanted it, and you could tell they had a lot of heart and they’re both soldiers. Great fight, I’m really happy with it.”
Lewis then went on to label Fury the ‘king’ of the heavyweight division.
When asked about a potential unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk, Lewis gushed: “I think it would be a great fight. Tyson is really big and 6’9. How tall is Usyk?
“It’s going to be a difficult fight for him, but Tyson is a great fighter and a great champion. I think he’s the king of the division right now.”
Fury defended his WBC and Lineal heavyweight titlesCredit: Getty
And legend Lewis (L) was quick to praise the Gypsy KingCredit: Getty
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TYSON FURY stopped Deontay Wilder with a brutal eleventh round knockout in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Gypsy King also had Wilder down in the third and the tenth, and has claimed he nearly BROKE his ankle in doing so.
Fury’s knockdown in the third was the first of five in the boutCredit: Getty
But The Gypsy King tripped in doing so and nearly picked up a fight-ending injuryCredit: Getty
After dropping the Bronze Bomber to the canvas for the first time in the third round Fury tripped and almost fell over his huge 6ft 9in frame.
He seemed to roll his ankle nastily and was lucky not to end up on the deck next to the stricken Wilder.
And the 33-year-old has revealed the fight could have over barely before it started – but not because of a knockout blow.
Fury confessed, via iFL TV: “When I hit him with an uppercut, bang in the first [third] round, dropped him, I nearly broke my ankle.
“I went over on my ankle, my ankle’s hurt.”
Fury also went on to claim that he was far from his best in front of the 20,000 fans roaring him on at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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The Gypsy King admitted: “Today wasn’t my greatest night. Two years out the ring, wasn’t all there completely.
“But I still did enough to be victorious and showed heart and b****s like a lion again.”
The Manchester-born fighter had to twice pick himself up from the canvas in the fourth round and dust himself off to finally put an end to Wilder’s epic resistance in the eleventh.
Wilder showed heroic courage to withstand some mind-boggling blows from Fury but the Briton finally scored the deciding blow in the penultimate round of the bout.
And despite being put down twice in the fourth, Fury insisted he was not hurt at any point.
After winning Fury was asked what was going through his head when he was floored by Wilder.
The Gypsy King replied: “Not a great deal. You going swimming and you’re going to get wet.
“He caught me, he caught me twice in the fourth round. But I was never thinking ‘oh this is over’.
“I was thinking ‘okay good shot but I will get you back in a minute’ and I did.
“I was very conscious, saw the ref go three…four, and I was always there.”
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TYSON FURY’s brutal knockout of Deontay Wilder left the Gypsy King feeling sorry for his opponents. The 33-year-old remains unbeaten in 32 professional bouts and he labelled himself as the ‘best fighter’ of his day afterwards.
Fury beams after once again defeating WilderCredit: Reuters
He knocked down Wilder in both the third and the tenth, before finally finishing the job in round elevenCredit: Reuters
And he then made the claims in a post fight press conference alongside trainer Sugar Hill StewardCredit: Reuters
The Gypsy King defended his WBC and Lineal heavyweight titles in Las Vegas after twice getting up from the canvas in the fourth round to floor Wilder in the eleventh.
He will now be ordered to face the winner of Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin – meaning a fight for the ages against Anthony Joshua doesn’t seem close.
And Fury has claimed he ‘feels sorry’ for anybody who has to fight him following Saturday night’s textbook knockout.
In a video posted to Twitter by Top Rank Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions, Fury labels himself as a ‘generational’ fighter as he sits with barely a scratch on him.
The Gypsy King declared: “I can only be the best fighter of my day, and I’ve done that.
“I’m the best fighter of my era.

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“I’m the generation fighter, I actually feel sorry for all these guys who have had to fight me.
“Because I’m in the dressing room at home I’m not nervous – you know it’s a boxing fight to me.
“I feel sorry for them because they’re fighting the fighter of the generation, that’s for sure.”
His two wins against Wilder as well as his incredible victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 have confirmed Fury’s place in boxing’s history books.
And from the press conference Gypsy King Fury was quick to start partying.
He was seen dancing shirtless alongside brother Tommy Fury in a Las Vegas nightclub.
He wowed the crowd with a rendition of American Pie – a Fury favourite he performed in the ring following his last win against Wilder.
The Gypsy King then belted out Sweet Caroline and ACDC’s TNT to go with the rendition of Walking In Memphis he sang in the ring following his victory.
Fury had already proved he meant business pre-fight by giving Wilder the ‘crazy eyes’ seconds before the first bell sounded.
The chilling stare sent shivers down the spines of people watching at home, but backs up Fury’s post fight claims about his status in the sport.
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TYSON Fury’s savage knockout of Deontay Wilder has sent fans on social media into a frenzy. The Gypsy King stopped Wilder in the eleventh round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Fury finally stopped a resilient Wilder in the eleventh roundCredit: Getty
He had also sent the Bronze Bomber to the canvas in rounds four and tenCredit: Getty

The final blow sent Wilder sprawling to the canvas, with fans quick to use the image of him on the floor at his expense.
Creative fans have been crafting hilarious memes mocking the Bronze Bomber following Fury’s mammoth knockout punch.
One Twitter user edited a teddy bear inside Wilder’s arms as he lay sprawled out on the deck, poking fun at Fury sending his opponent to sleep.
Another ridiculed Wilder’s face after taking Fury’s punches, taunting the Bronze Bomber that the facial recognition on his phone is unlikely to work after the vicious knockout.
Meanwhile others created rib-tickling memes relating to the Netflix sensation Squid Game.
One showed Wilder being held up by the character Ali – in what is a hilarious recreation of one of the scenes from the show.

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The Bronze Bomber was taken to hospital as a precaution after the fight but didn’t have to stay overnight.
And reacting to a second defeat to Fury the 35-year-old has claimed he doesn’t know ‘what happened’.
He said: “I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight. 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.”
Some Wilder fans though have insisted the Bronze Bomber was ‘robbed’ after the referee seemed to allow Fury longer than ten seconds to recover after being knocked down in the fourth.
One 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.”
Another agreed: “If the ref didn’t give Fury 10-year count it would be a different story.”
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