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Greg Evans
Oct 10, 2021
Saturday night in Las Vegas saw the thrilling conclusion to the Fury and Wilder boxing trilogy as Tyson Fury stood tall after knocking out Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight championship.
In what is already being called an ‘all-time classic’ by some fans, Fury managed to twice pick himself off the floor in the fourth round to rally himself and then knockdown Wilder twice himself, firstly in the tenth round, followed by the telling blow in the eleventh.
“It was a great fight, worthy of the best trilogies,” said The Gypsy King after the contest. “I will not make any excuses, Wilder is a top fighter, he gave me a run for my money. I always say I am the best fighter in the world and he is the second-best. Don’t ever doubt me. When the chips are down I can always deliver.”
This was the third time in 34 months the two boxers had clashed and signified a remarkable comeback for Fury whose career appeared to be on the rock for a few years following a public battle with fitness, addiction and mental health.
As is his trademark now, Fury celebrated his win with a song and serenaded the audience with his own version of ‘Walking in Memphis’ by Marc Cohn but changed the song to ‘Walking in Vegas.’
🎶 Walking in Vegas 🎶 🎶 Lancashire, la, la, la! 🎶 It's not a @Tyson_Fury victory until he serenades us 😅 https://t.co/q07DWf8rmt— Boxing on BT Sport 🥊 (@Boxing on BT Sport 🥊) 1633841718
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The overall reaction to the fight was one of awe and amazement as many realised they had just witnessed something very, very special.
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. A day the 🥊 books will not forget. @Tyson_Fury | #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/Yjwd6Or3cU— Top Rank Boxing (@Top Rank Boxing) 1633844164
Fury/Wilder was the fight of the year— Devin Haney (@Devin Haney) 1633847104
That was one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen. #1 #2 And #1 is undefeated going in. Congrats to my friend… https://t.co/MoqVzgUwyD— Dwayne Johnson (@Dwayne Johnson) 1633844430
Tyson Fury ends the trilogy with a RD11 KO of Deontay Wilder, successfully defending his WBC title in a heavyweight… https://t.co/KNe7y7JnhX— purproseful (@purproseful) 1633844003
The Gypsy King Tyson Fury is a great inspiration to anyone going through difficult periods in life. With his mental… https://t.co/ML9AuZ8o97— Victor Otengo (@Victor Otengo) 1633841653
HELLUVA FIGHT!!! CLASSIC #FuryWilder3 🥊— LeBron James (@LeBron James) 1633840930
What we just saw from Deontay Wilder is one of the gutsiest displays in a boxing ring in history, bar none. The man… https://t.co/Zr3jFxcSrM— Mike Coppinger (@Mike Coppinger) 1633841159
I’ve witnessed some fights from ringside in my time but THAT was the best of the lot. Wow #FuryWilder3— Adam Catterall (@Adam Catterall) 1633842262
Of course, there were plenty of memes and jokes.
When Anthony Joshua sees Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/qoCPZbiafh— ส้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้ Annonymous Spy👽 (@ส้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้้ Annonymous Spy👽) 1633851408
tyson fury went with Jesus, wilder went with benin juju once again Jesus >>>>>> https://t.co/dXXXjbfZ3d— Petu 🗽 (@Petu 🗽) 1633851136
When wilder sees Fury coming #wilderfury3 https://t.co/vstk2iK3Fm— Dikachukwu👁 (@Dikachukwu👁) 1633850711
Wilder from round 6 - 11 😩 #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/5ACPL8R7mG— King👑 (@King👑) 1633842762
Had to get my boy Ali to hold up the Wilder #FuryVsWilder3 #FuryWilder3 #FuryWilder https://t.co/4nNeolbP3y— Erdem Guler (@Erdem Guler) 1633842629
Wilder’s brain talking to him after round 5 #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/H7vOVaJcE5— JP 🦁 x 🎄❄️🎁 (@JP 🦁 x 🎄❄️🎁) 1633843505
I knew the fight was over when i heard Deontay Wilders trainer ask what round we in vs Tyson Fury.... #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/HpGiMe3cAQ— 🥶🔥 (@🥶🔥) 1633841445
Fury wasn't even hurt,he was just disappointed in himself #FuryWilderIII #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/L9GUKQlu5h— ⛓️Titanium_Conor⛓️ (@⛓️Titanium_Conor⛓️) 1633843164
Antony Joshua after he saw Fury get up from two Wilder right hands 😂😂 #FuryWilder3 https://t.co/g58IUi7ylY— Drew Cole (@Drew Cole) 1633842836
Celebrity boxer, Jake Paul is already hyping a fight between him and Wilder because of course, he is.
I think Tyson Fury might have finally earned the chance to fight me.— Jake Paul (@Jake Paul) 1633841922
What an astonishing journey it has been for Fury.
Tyson Fury sent this message to Deontay Wilder back in 2017… 350lbs, struggling with his mental health, and writte… https://t.co/lWTTa9vvx2— The Fight Bubble (@The Fight Bubble) 1633842815
Just take a moment to remember the journey that this man has had. There will never be another Tyson Fury.… https://t.co/K2iyCWbuD7— Frank Warren (@Frank Warren) 1633841510
Respect is all due to Wilder.
Deontay Wilder worked four jobs to support his daughter who was unwell and to give her better care. He began boxin… https://t.co/Hz1iSCiGk3— Big H. (@Big H.) 1633841131
Inevitably, Fury had the final say on the night.
Don’t ever doubt me, when the chips are down I always deliver!— TYSON FURY (@TYSON FURY) 1633841367
After the bout, Fury said that his trilogy with Wilder is done adding: “It was definitely a historic trilogy. It swung both ways, both fighters had the opportunity to seize the moment and it was just that I showed the initiative and dug deeper and I wanted it more. Because at the end of the day, when it comes down to that sort of fight, it’s who’s willing to push further.”
It remains to be seen who Fury will fight next but should Anthony Joshua beat Oleksandr Usyk in his rematch then a contest between the two biggest heavyweights in the current era of British boxing would be too good to pass up.