File: Deontay Wilder in action against Tyson Fury Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge The most-anticipated heavyweight showdown in nearly two decades will transfix the boxing world on Saturda
y when unbeaten WBC champion Deontay Wilder faces Tyson Fury in a long-awaited rematch.
Both men will be taking unbeaten records into the 12-round contest, with the 34-year-old Wilder looking to add Fury’s name to a tally which reads 42-0 with one drawn and 41 knockouts. Until that final knockdown, Fury had been on course to snatch victory, outfoxing Wilder with a defensive masterclass which had the 6ft 7in American unleashing wild haymakers at thin air.
The British fighter is not renowned for raw knockout punching power, and his likeliest path to victory remains via the sort of elusiveness which has marked his most significant career performances. Fury has since turned to Javan “Sugarhill” Steward, the nephew of the legendary late cornerman Emanuel Steward.He demolished Dominic Breazeale in one round last May and then scored a spectacular one-punch seventh-round knockout of Cuba’s Luis Ortiz in November.
“I don’t believe he’ll be able to develop , no matter what trainer he brings in. You just don’t develop power in a couple of weeks. It’s impossible.”
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