Tyson Fury feels he more than deserved a victory over Deontay Wilder in their first fight. The Manchester native overcame two knockdowns in that bout, one in the ninth round and another in the 12th round, yet he settled for a split draw with Wilder in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Then in the second one he knocked out his rival cold.
Fury’s confidence from those two performances notwithstanding, the favoured fighter fully understands that Wilder’s pulverizing power very easily could change the complexion of their rivalry when they meet a third time October 9 at “T-Mobile Arena” in Las Vegas.
“I’ve only got one fight on my mind at the moment, and that’s Deontay Wilder,” Fury said. “He’s the most dangerous heavyweight on the planet, barring none, and can end your career with one punch in any round. So, I can’t be thinking about what happened in other fights.”
“I have no real concern about anything else, other than Deontay Wilder,” Fury said. “I’ve got a mammoth task ahead, a really, really dangerous fight that I’m not overlooking, that I’m giving a hundred-percent focus. And I don’t care who I fight after this.”
“Whoever the next challenger is, let me get through Wilder first. Then, on Sunday morning, you can speak to me, as you always do, and then we’ll talk turkey about who we’ll fight next. And quite frankly, I just don’t give a damn!”
Most Internet sportsbooks have installed Fury as a 3-1 favorite versus Wilder in advance of their third bout.
