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He knows my way of thinking is different
Deontay Wilder claims that John Fury is aware of the danger he faces and insists that he will knock out Tyson Fury in the trilogy.
Wilder will be looking to reclaim the WBC heavyweight title when he faces Fury for the third time in Las Vegas on July 24, with an official announcement expected this week after the referee ruled in the American’s favor just as it seemed It was learned that Fury was scheduled to fight unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Fury’s father John Fury has vented his frustration following the failure of the proposed fight against Joshua in: interview with BT Sport earlier this week and advised his son to vacate the WBC belt.
Wilder believes he wanted his son to avoid him, knowing his attitude had changed by their third meeting, while again accusing the Briton of cheating, having previously accused him of glove tampering.
“Clear bending” Wilder told Ray Flores on the Premier Boxing Champions Instagram.
“He’s basically trying to get his son to duck. He did the same shit twice. And he said, “Oh, he’s going to kill my son,” and so on until they figured out a way to cheat.
“Then he started betting on people, he even started betting on everything David Haye had. How does a man suddenly gain so much self-confidence in such a compact time?
“He went from one minute to the point of death and then to the point where he could bet his last dollar. Things will be different now that they’re under the microscope.
“Now he wants his son to start making obvious dodges. “Oh just throw the belt in the trash, go with Joshua” ’cause they know how hazardous I am, he knows I’m up here at the top, he knows my way of thinking is different, he knows now I’m I’m gonna dig out the shit that I didn’t have to mine.
“Of course, when you get into the habit of cutting these people’s heads off all the time, you know what you can do, I know where to hit you, I know what I can do, they knew it too, so they must have something to leisurely me down, they must have found something to leisurely me down.”
The ‘Bronze Bomber’ will go into the fight as the bookmakers’ underdog after the Briton stripped him of his belt in seven rounds in February 2020, following a draw in December 2018 and ten title defenses.
The 35-year-old, who fired co-trainer Mark Breland for throwing in the towel in the seventh round, insists he has changed his mindset and vowed to exact revenge in Sin City under novel coach Malik Scott.
Wilder also confirmed that long-time coach Jay Deas will remain part of his coaching staff.
“My mind is very violent,” Wilder added.
“Like Malik [Scott] they said we built the entire facility to commit legal murder and that’s what it’s all about.
“When you reflect and deliberately want to hurt a man, and when you see that person, what you were thinking and what you felt will come to delicate.
“The only thing is that at this point I will have to wait until I get in the ring to really release myself because I couldn’t do it outside, it would defeat the purpose, the baby has to eat.
“But once I get him in the ring, that’s what I love about it – I can let go of everything I’m feeling, everything I’ve been thinking, and I still get paid for it.
“I think their better chance was at the beginning of the year. In July, October, if they wanted to come and try to get me, but they let me heal 1000%.
“I take into account every little detail that was wrong with me. I did it, I took care of it. Like I said, I have a whole rehabilitation center and I have A1 doctors, a whole great team, it was amazing.
“Some of the most hazardous people, Ray, are those who have nothing to lose.”
Wilder suffered his first professional loss to Fury in February last year, and neither fighter has fought since.
The Alabama native has 41 knockouts in 42 wins and, like his co-manager Shelly Finkel, is confident he will force redemption in devastating fashion.
“What makes me so invigorating as a fighter and what people come to watch, they come to watch the knockouts and they know like of all the heavyweights, if they want a sure knockout, they’re going to come to fight Deontay Wilder, that’s who I am everything about.
“Ultimately this fight will end in a knockout and that’s what I’m looking forward to.
“They can expect a killer mentality in the ring. Don’t come to my fight if your stomach can’t digest what your eyes are about to see.
Natasha Jonas unified the welterweight division by defeating Ivana Habazin by clear points on Saturday to add the WBC title to her IBF crown at the Exhibition Center in Liverpool.
Jonas (16-2-1, 9 KO) was last seen defending her title in January in a hard-fought split decision over Mikaela Mayer, while Habazin (23-6, 7 KO) won the vacant WBC welterweight title in her home country. time out, winning by wide points over Kinga Magyar.
After a technical opening round, Jonas settled into a steady rhythm before landing a powerful right hand in the fourth round that crushed Habazin.
There was a rivalry, but the home favorite was much better in the rallies and seemed to be losing round after round.
This situation lasted until the final bell, when Jonas became the winner by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 99-92.
Price is closing in on Jonas’ match
Lauren Price definitely stayed on as a collision course with Jonas and easily defended her WBA and IBO welterweight titles after a third-round fight against Bexcy Mateus.
Mateus (7-1, 6 KO) was on board in the first round, after the Welshman landed a powerful left hand, and the Colombian struggled to match Price’s speed.
The same shot caused the 29-year-old to repeat the punch in the second round, and the round later ended when another stinging left hand stunned Meteus and she fell to the canvas, after which the fight was stopped.
Price (8-0, 2 KO) has agreed to face Jonas next, and promoter Ben Shalom revealed it could be announced next week.
Knife edge passes McKenna
Lee Cutler scored an upset victory to claim the silver WBC International welterweight title after winning a majority decision against Stephen McKenna.
McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) was eliminated in the first round, his knee touching the canvas after being tagged, and Cutler (15-1, 7 KO) took full advantage of his opponent’s weakness in the seventh round when his right hand plunged into his knee. The Irishman who ultimately fell once again.
McKenna was relentless in his attacks and landed a huge number of punches.
The balance of 94-94 was surpassed by the scores of 95-93 and 96-92, which ensured the victory for Cutler.
Jeffers stopped Quartey
Mark Jeffers is on track for large fights in 2025 after defeating Joshua Quartey to defend his silver Commonwealth super middleweight title.
A pair of right hands put Quartey (10-1, 9 KO) on the board, and although he broke the count, a well-placed body shot after the restart by Jeffers (19-0, 6 KO) blew the guy away again.
A crazy attack after the restart forced a stoppage.
Riley secures Chamberlain’s face-off with a stoppage
Viddal Riley finished the heavyweight fight and stopped Dan Garber in the second of the scheduled six rounds.
Riley (12-0, 7 KO) hit Garber (7-4, 2 KO) with his right hand, and then his next attack forced the referee’s intervention.
Riley’s next match will be against Isaac Chamberlain on February 1.
Undercard remaining
Mason Cartwright (21-4-1, 8 KO) won all six rounds at super welterweight against Dzmitry Atrokhau (16-25, 7 KO), and Hope lightweight Frankie Stringer (9-0, 1 KO) did the same in the fight against Tatenda Mangombe (3-9-1).
In the flyweight division, Mikie Tallon (6-0) defeated Benn Norman (7-7) with a body shot in the first round of the match, and then settled for a 59-54 victory.
The only fighter to fight four rounds in the super featherweight division was Mason Devine (6-0, 1 KO), who won every session against Jayo Fernando Duran (15-34-1, 14 KO).
Dillian Whyte has revealed his predictions for the hotly anticipated rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on December 21.
Fury, who knocked out Whyte at Wembley Stadium in 2022, will seek revenge for the only defeat of his career in just 11 days, after losing to Usyk by split decision earlier this year.
Despite losing the night, “The Gypsy King” was a major success and many are struggling to pick a winner in his second battle against the imperious Ukrainian.
Some experts believe Fury needs to be more aggressive and take the lead if he is to win.
I’m talking to Social boxingWhyte revealed he shared that view, asking the Morecambe man to return to the game plan that saw him destroy Deontay Wilder in the return leg.
“It’s a great fight, man, I’m still trying to think – how will this fight go?
“Okay, Fury can make changes, but Usyk can make changes too. It’s a tough fight, a very, very tough fight for both fighters.
“If I were Fury’s coach, I would tell him he has to play aggressively.
“Fight him like you fought Wilder the second time.
“Bring back the aggression, bring back the tyrant!
“This is heavyweight boxing – you never know.”
It is unclear whether Fury will heed the advice of Whyte and others in the boxing world who have advised him to take the fight to Usyk, but looks noticeably heavier than before the first fight.
What are the changes? ❌@Tyson_Fury says he will exploit exactly the same game plan as the first time when he faces Oleksandr Usyk at the end of the month.
Thinks? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/VtpEwLJkWx
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 6, 2024
Win or lose, the 36-year-old could face a long-awaited home fight against Anthony Joshua, even though “A.J.” interrupted defeat against Daniel Dubois in September.
While it may not have been as great a spectacle as it once was, a clash between Joshua and Fury would still be by far the biggest all-British fight in recent memory.
As for Whyte, he returns to the ring next Sunday night and will face Ghanaian heavyweight Ebenezer Tetteh live on DAZN in Gibraltar.
The All-American fight between lightweight world champions Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson is one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing.
Both Davis and Stevenson are undefeated multi-weight champions and are staples on any respected pound-for-pound list.
With this in mind, you could be forgiven for assuming that the pair locking corners in their prime years is a given, but that doesn’t seem likely to happen in the near future.
“Tank” spoke to the media at the press conference inaugurating his performance March 1 fight with Lamont Roach, and when the prospect of fighting Stevenson arose, he didn’t seem particularly interested.
The Baltimore hitter even went so far as to question what his compatriot did to deserve him.
“What for? Who has Shakur [beat]? What did Shakur do?
“What has he achieved in sports? He didn’t do anything! Juvenile people look better than him!”
“Keyshawn [Davis] you look so much better than that nigga! Shout it out nigga, he ain’t done nothing!
I asked Gervonta about a possible fight with Shakur… #Box #TankRoach pic.twitter.com/T1eNFJ9iIO
— Dwa O Dwa Z.. (@Noo_Barzz) December 3, 2024
“Why the hell are you saying his name?”
Like Davis, Stevenson will also return to action in the first quarter of next year, fighting against up-and-comer Floyd Schofield on the February 22 Riyad season card.
The Newark southpaw has been sidelined since his July decision victory over Artem Harutyunyan after he had to withdraw from a proposed October fight with Joe Cordina due to injury.
Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh has expressed his willingness to have a fight between the two virtuosos, provided both are successful in their upcoming fights.
‼️ His Excellency Turki Alalshikh stated that he wants the Gervonta Davis vs Shakur Stevenson fight: “My plan for Shakur is this fight [vs Floyd Schofield]then William Zepeda, and then let’s see if Tank wants to come on our show.” [@DAZNBoxing] pic.twitter.com/Mmi6hO7Fjo
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBenson) December 3, 2024
While he undoubtedly has the talent to rival Davis, Stevenson is not as commercial a star as his rival, and some critics believe he needs to start giving more entertaining performances if he wants to get substantial names.
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