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TYSON FURY hit out at ‘sore loser’ Deontay Wilder for being an ‘idiot’ after he was snubbed post-fight by his bitter rival.Britain’s 33-year-old Gypsy King won one of the most iconic boxing bouts imaginable, surviving two knockdowns and a handful of further scares, to settle the WBC world title trilogy in the penultimate round.
Tyson Fury after his win over Deontay WilderCredit: Reuters
Deontay Wilder after defeat to Tyson FuryCredit: Getty
He left his corner – and the specially designed stool he sat on between rounds with Wilder’s face emblazoned on it – to congratulate and thank the fellow warrior he had done 30 brilliant rounds with.
But the battered and bruised American, 35 – who had restored so much of his reputation with the performance, after accusing Fury of cheating his way to the February 2020 win – blew his chance to turn the iconic rivalry into a fantastic fighting friendship.
And the two God-fearing men – with 14 children between them – no looked destined to be bitter enemies.
“I said, ‘Well done.’ And he said, ‘I don’t wanna show any sportsmanship or respect.’ I said, ‘No problem.'”
“I was very surprised by that but he’s a sore loser, an idiot.
“To be a top fighting man, you’ve got to show guts and respect and he couldn’t do it tonight. And that’s it.
“He couldn’t do it so I’ll pray for him. I’m just thankful we all got out the fight in one piece and go home to our lovely families.”

Despite the puddles of blood and pounds of flesh they have slashed and bashed out of each other over three years, Fury genuinely wanted to settle things respectfully.
“Wilder is a top fighter, he gave me a real run for my money tonight,” Fury somehow found the breath to say.
“It was a great fight tonight, worthy of any trilogy in the sport. I always said I am the best in the world and he is second.
“But I went over to show love and respect and he didn’t want it to so I will pray for him.
“Wilder has no lover for me because I have beaten him three times.
“But I am a sportsman and I went over to him to show him some love and respect and he did not want to give it back.
“That’s his problem, I will pray for him and hopefully God will soften his heart.”
Fury dropped Wilder in the third but then suffered two sickening knockdowns in the fifth.
In the tenth Fury equalised as he folded Wilder into the canvas again and he ended it violently in the next session – with uppercuts and right hand leaving no need for a final count.
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TYSON FURY won one of the greatest fights in the history of boxing by once again shaking off two Deontay Wilder knockdowns – and then knocking him out.The British star TWICE picked himself off the canvas and managed to put American Wilder down THREE times in total.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder go to war in Las VegasCredit: AP
Deontay Wilder dropped in round fourCredit: Getty
Fury’s position as the greatest heavyweight of this era was cemented for the ages.
He survived a terrifying fourth-round battering to KO his nemesis in round 11 in spectacular style on a wild Las Vegas night.
Wilder was battered down in the third and it looked like another early night for the American.
But the 35-year-old former WBC champion rallied incredibly to drop Fury twice in a magnificent fourth round.
Fury then combined skill with power to collapse Wilder again in round 10.
But when Fury scored the hat-trick in round 11 the game was over and he was secured the greatest big man of his era.
The victory is a massive boost for British boxing, after Anthony Joshua’s shock defeat to Aleksandr Usyk last month in London.
After the fight, a bruised Fury said: “Like the great John Wayne said I am made from pig iron and steel baby.
“I was down a couple of times and hurt and Wilder is a tough man too after he got up a few times too.
“It was a great fight tonight, worthy of any trilogy in the sport, I always said I am the first best and he is second.
“But I went over to show love and respect and he didn’t want it to so I will pray for him.”

Tyson Fury had Deontay Wilder in troubleCredit: Reuters
Deontay Wilder beat the countCredit: Reuters
Tyson Fury was dropped himselfCredit: Getty
Tyson Fury picking himself up from the floorCredit: AP
The fight lived up the the hype from the first bell.
Referee Russell Mora wished them health and safety and then ordered them to go to war.
Wilder ran over started throwing long jabs to Fury’s long body and when he ventured upstairs with his huge right hand, the Traveller used the ropes to bounce out of the way first and then a shoulder roll to deflect the second.
Then right at the end of the opener, the Brit battled back with a booming right that seemed to wobble the American but was too close to the bell.
As soon as the second started, Fury – who had walked to the ring dressed as a Spartan warrior – clipped the challenger with a right hand but he looked in a far better state to absorb them than 20 months earlier.
Deontay Wilder celebrates his knockdownCredit: Getty
Tyson Fury lands a big left handCredit: AP
Wilder then landed a trademark right but it was a trigger for Fury to launch an instant attack.
And all of the Englishman’s combos ended with him grabbing and grappling the 17st man to use his 3st weight advantage to drain away his reserves.
An early third-round double jab from Wilder was punished by a check left hook from Fury, who was watched by wife Paris in the crowd.
Then the Alabama giant launched a blitz attack and fury looked hurt but then Fury turned the tables again and floored him with a giant riant hand
Somehow Wilder got up and survived the round.
A big right hand lands for Tyson FuryCredit: Getty
The thrilling action ensued in Las VegasCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal’s stunned reaction said it all as a photo of the star with his jaw dropping went viral.
But Wilder looked like a wounded man in the fourth and Fury kept clipping him with shots and then smothering and mauling him.
After every brain rattling punch was followed by a 20st rugby tackle – until Wilder stunned the world.
A massive right hand collapsed Fury into a heap for seven seconds but he incredibly climbed to his feet but was soon bundled over for another count of seven before the bell saved him.
In the fifth Fury defied everything we understand to land another crunching right hand but Wilder – roared on by an all US crowd shook it off.
Both men were on their last legs by the fifth, exhausted by the pressure and punishment they had absorbed and inflicted.
Deontay Wilder takes a massive right handCredit: Getty
Deontay Wilder knocked out in round 11Credit: Getty
In the sixth Fury utterly pinged Wilder with a one-two but he rebounded off the ropes and cracked a right hand back, it was breathless iconic action for the ages.
Wilder then knelt into the canvas as he struggled to handle the constant wrestling and leaning but it was rightly not scored a knockdown.
The spoiled crowd chose to boo the start of the seventh over too much hugging so Fury taught them some manners by brutalising their hero with right hands and a whip-lashing uppercut.
Wilder looked broken and beaten and bloody but he had vowed his corner would bring no white towel to the ring to allow for another surrender.
Wilder’s gangly legs were proving too lean to uphold the new muscle bulked onto his torso and he was stumbling around the ring under Fury’s Mexican-style pressure in round eight.
If respected former coach Mark Breland had not been sacked for saving his life last time out, he might have repeated his brave move again on Saturday.
Tyson Fury puts an end to his trilogy rivalry with Deontay WilderCredit: Getty
Tyson Fury celebrates his 11th round winCredit: AFP
Instead Wilder’s new team of friends and brothers kept sending their supposed sibling out for beatings.
The ringside doctor almost stopped the bout before round nine when Wilder’s savaged face looked as damaged as his legs.
But then he almost landed another life-changing punch that staggered Fury but failed to fold him.
And the Alabaman somehow ended the stanza on the front foot, with Fury held up by the ropes after taking a range of digs.
There were no marks on Fury’s bearded face but his brain had definitely been scrambled by some of Wilder’s howitzers.
Tyson Fury wheels off in celebrationCredit: Reuters
Deontay Wilder looks on in defeat with Tyson Fury celebrating on the ropesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
But then Wilder was on the floor after Fury’s genius defensive work allowed him to dodge a wild hook and then chin him to the canvas to make it 2-2 in floorings.
But, in another script switch too outrageous for any Rocky movie, Wilder slashed and slugged his way back into the round, wobbling Fury with looped blows around his temples. 
But in round eleven Fury landed a couple of sensational uppercuts to put the final nail in their three-fight rivalry.
Down the 6ft 7in American went and the referee didn’t even need to count.
Fury somehow still had the energy to race across the ring and scale the corner turnbuckles to celebrate winning of the great fights in the history of boxing.
The WBC champion celebrates on the ropesCredit: AFP
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STARS of sport and Hollywood flocked to watch the epic third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.Heavyweight star Andy Ruiz Jr, who recently revealed a massive tattoo over his back and bum, was in the crowd at the T Mobile Arena wearing a white leather jacket.
Magic Johnson joined the boxing fans to see Fury vs Wilder
Andy Ruiz Jr wore a white leather jacket to watch his rivals Tyson Fury and Deontay WilderCredit: BT Sport
NBA legend Magic Johnson, 62, was spotted joining in with the singing of the American national anthem before the main event.
His former LA Lakers team-mate Shaquille O’Neale, 49, was in the crowd of 20,000 in the arena.
One fan on Twitter joked you wouldn’t want to have bought a ticket a behind 7ft 1in Shaq – who was spotted with his jaw hitting the floor during the incredible bout.
Sports fan @wardy1700 wrote: “Could you imagine getting a seat, near ringside at the #FuryWilder3 fight and realizing you are directly behind @SHAQ?”
Fury’s wife Paris looked stunning as she took her seat.
Movie stars were also ringside for the biggest fight of the year which saw Fury win by KO in the 11th round.

Magic `Johnson is interviewed by talkSPORT before the fightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Shaquille O’Neal poses for a photo with Avengers star Jeremy RennerCredit: Getty
Tyson Fury’s wife Paris watches from ringside in Las Vegas
A fan took a quick photo of movie star Vince Vaughn taking his seatCredit: Twitter @NYForever777
Rapper Wiz Khalifa is seen in the stands T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas,Credit: Reuters
Jeremy Renner, 48, famous for playing Hawkeye in the Avenger movies, was also in Vegas for the big fight.
He posed for photos with Shaq before the main event got started.
Comedy actor Vince Vaughn, 51, – who starred in Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball – was spotted by another fan.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa was was also in the stands along with Cedric the Entertainer.
Fellow movie stars Michael B. Jordan and Michael J. Fox were reportedly among those to have bagged tickets for the T-Mobile Arena fight.
Fellow boxers Shakur Stevenson and Terence Crawford were watching their boxing counterparts battle it out. More