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Think: Fury (r.) Dominates Wilder.
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The beginning of the end: Fury sends Wilder on the boards.
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The second rainfall: Fury looks down on savage.
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Well-trained: 104-kilo-man Wilder while weighing on Friday.
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The first World Cup fight between Wilder and Fury was a hit. Spectacular rounds, two rainfalls, from which Tyson Fury recovered miraculously, in the end a draw – some observers believed that the Briton was even deprived of his fair wages: a madness what was offered there in December 2018.
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So it’s high time for the revenge! It was on the program during the night of Sunday. At the legendary MGM Grand in Las Vegas, she should go down in history like Ali vs. before. Frazier, Schmeling vs. Lewis, Tyson vs. Holyfield.
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On the one hand, the Americans Deontay Wilder (34). Undefeated in 43 fights, 42 knockouts, 1 draw, WBC World Champion, a brutally tough puncher. “He has the hardest blow in history,” says Fury’s ex-coach Ben Davison about him. When he hits his right fist, the lights go out. It may not look good, but it is effective.
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On the other the Briton Tyson Fury (31), the most complete heavyweight boxer of the present day. 30 professional fights, 29 wins, 1 draw. Fury may be 2.06 m tall and weigh 123 kg: he is agile, fast, technically strong, has a giant flap.
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And in the ring he delivers! The Klitschko vanquisher brings the American into trouble early on. The Briton dominated the first two rounds, in the third he sent the WBC heavyweight defender to the ground for the first time!
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In the 5th round, precipitation number 2 follows. Wilder bleeds from the ear, is standing knocked out, is beaten to a diaper. But: he survives for the time being. Prove what he can take, even if he stumbles through the ring.
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But Fury continues to dominate, shaking the American time and time again, astonishingly that Wilder can still stand.
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In round 7 it is over: fight abort! Fury wins through technical knockout, pushes the defending champion off the throne and makes himself king of the heavyweight division!
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It is the second time that Fury has become world champion after his victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. Back then, after the triumph, he fell, became depressed, fell into alcohol and cocaine. Now he has reached the top again.
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“Great praise to Deontay, he showed heart, he is a warrior, he will return,” said the self-proclaimed “Gypsy King” (“King of the Gypsies”) after the fight. “But the king is back on the throne!”
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And the king wants to sing. Fury does what he has often done in the past few years after his fights: he serenades.
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While still in the ring, he smashed Don McLean’s classic “American Pie” into the microphone, making the entire arena sing along. And provides a foretaste of what can be expected from him in the next few years: best entertainment.
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What’s next? Possibly the fight for the ultimate heavyweight crown: the union fight against furys compatriot Anthony Joshua, who holds the other three important titles in the division. Joshua’s manager Eddie Hearn sends a positive signal. “I’m there,” he tweets. «AJ wants it too. This fight must take place this year. »
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