Deontay Wilder went into Saturday night’s heavyweight championship bout against Tyson Fury with an undefeated 42-0-1 record. His lone draw was against Fury in 2018’s classic fight.
So, much of the expectation for Saturday’s fight in Las Vegas was for another classic fight.
Instead, boxing fans watched Fury absolutely dominate, knock Wilder down repeatedly, have Wilder bleeding for his ear (and proceeded to lick that blood). And then, Fury sang multiple verses of “American Pie.” It was as embarrassing for Wilder as it could have gotten.
Where their first meeting went the distance and nearly ended in a Wilder win by knockout, Wilder was out of sorts for much of this rematch. Wilder’s corner had to stop it in the seventh round out of concern for his safety.
TKO TYSON FURY WINS OVER WILDER!#FuryWilder2 pic.twitter.com/YKxcyyOmhm
— Adam Waybright (@WaybrightAdam) February 23, 2020
But given the immense buildup to this fight and all of Wilder’s pre-fight talk, boxing fans didn’t go easy on the Bronze Bomber. They came in strong with the jokes on Twitter.
Fury vs Wilder (2020) pic.twitter.com/b38fE0LWP6
— iMessage Games Be Cheating (@PrinceMarcus_27) February 23, 2020
If someone beats you up, licks your blood and sings American Pie after you have to go straight to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber right
— 🌑 (@Kofie) February 23, 2020
Bro he whooped his ass then sang all twelve stanzas of American pie lmfao
— Trilly X (@TylerIAm) February 23, 2020
Lets be honest with ourselves
How is Wilder gonna unlock his phone with his face recognition after what Tyson Fury did to him ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ pic.twitter.com/IBcDJPwDNp
— 🔥 CLAHSIQ 🔥 (@Clahsiq_) February 23, 2020
Deontay Wilder about to become the next Floyd Wetherton LMAO pic.twitter.com/T3P4JTmsFZ
— Matt C (@MattfromKC) February 23, 2020
Ouch 💥 #WilderFury2 pic.twitter.com/SaoC7UBqxN
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 23, 2020
— Ù‹ (@OnlyfansTrash) February 23, 2020
there's only one man who can defeat Tyson Fury pic.twitter.com/zNJGKkXxbo
— Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) February 23, 2020
every time fury started the next verse pic.twitter.com/A41OaJFRa1
— The Ringer (@ringer) February 23, 2020
How Deontay Wilder got the world feeling pic.twitter.com/hc54xk5vN0
— HaHa Davis (@HaHaDavis) February 23, 2020
Wilder: why didn’t you let me finish the round?
Wilder’s trainer: pic.twitter.com/SfIUrNg9g3
— BGN (@BullsGotNext) February 23, 2020
Summary of the fight last night between (Wilder & TYSON fury) #FuryWilder2 #FuryWilder pic.twitter.com/XfbwNyyvLb
— Hoeliest of hoelies (@Eonyeche) February 23, 2020
#FuryWilder Bobby shmurda, handle this man wilder he trynna take yo moves 😬 pic.twitter.com/7NTTR9UlWV
— $BTM Ricco💲 (@Riccohoncho) February 23, 2020
Fury just licked Wilders blood? pic.twitter.com/ISqtnyVJPr
— Stephen A. Smith Burner (@SASBurnerAcct) February 23, 2020
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