Tyson Fury has dismissed the chances of a potential unification bout with Anthony Joshua as he wants a third instalment to his rivalry with Deontay Wilder.
Completing a redemption on Saturday night, Fury captured the WBC heavyweight championship after a lopsided victory against Wilder in their much-awaited rematch at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The British boxer proved his doubters wrong that he was out of shape for the titanic clash, weighing in 17 pounds heavier than the first fight, as he completely dominated the defending champ through seven rounds highlighted with a pair of knockdowns.
Following the victory, that saw Wilder suffered his first career loss, boxing fans are campaigning for another blockbuster heavyweight showdown this time between Fury and Joshua in what could be the biggest boxing fight ever in United Kingdom.
But the newly-crowned WBC heavyweight champ was quick to reject the idea, saying he wants a third fight with Wilder in a bigger venue.
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Stronger
Wilder admitted that Fury was the better boxer in the rematch but he vowed to bounce back from this stunning defeat in the trilogy bout.
“I’m doing good you know, things like this happen. The best man won on the night. But my coach, my side threw in the towel, and you know, I’m ready to go out on my shield,” he said in the post-fight interview.
“I had a lot of things going on coming into this fight, but it is what it is. My leg was already weak coming in due to other little things. But, I make no excuses tonight.”
“I just wish that my corner would have let me went out on my shield. I’m a warrior, that’s what I do.”
“But he did what he did, there’s no excuses and we come back and be stronger.”
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Bigger Venue
Fury has assured Wilder he will get his rematch and he wants it to happen at the 70 000-seater Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas.
“I expect he will want a rematch and I will have that,” Fury said while speaking BT Sport’s Steve Bunce after the fight.
“Great fights should have trilogies. And I want it here, just across the road, at the Raiders Stadium outdoors in front of 70,000.”
“I had my mental problems and issues and I was out of the ring three years. But he was fighting the real Gypsy King this time.”
“I told everyone the Gypsy King has returned to his throne. Last fight I was under weight and over trained. This time, how about pillow fists eh?”
“I told Deontay I am going for a knock out. Everyone said ‘oh stick to your boxing’.”
“I was knocking a 250 bag off his hooks every day, not padding around. Deontay is a hell of performer, dynamite in his fists and he will always be dangerous.”
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