Category: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III

The big boys are even bigger for this fight.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Friday came in at the heaviest weights of their careers for their pay-per-view bout Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fury weighed 277 pounds, four more than when he knocked out Wilder in seven rounds to take the American’s heavyweight title in February of last year. Wilder came in at 238, seven more than in the previous fight.

Thus, Fury weighed 39 pounds more than Wilder on Friday. He had a 42-pound edge in the previous fight and a 44-pound advantage for their first fight, a draw in 2018.

Fury had bulked up to 273 for the fight with Wilder last year, 18½ more than he weighed for his unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin five months earlier.

The idea was to bolster his size advantage over Wilder. And the strategy worked. He bullied Wilder from beginning to end, which made it difficult for the former champion to find space to land his big shots.

Wilder was asked on Friday about his decision to add bulk for the fight Saturday.

“I’m bench pressing a little over 350 [pounds] so whatever weight he comes in, I can lay on my back and lift him,” he said. “So it won’t be none of that rushing me and putting all his weight on me and different things like that.”

Fury also was asked about the significance of adding a few pounds.

“It means total obliteration for a dosser, total annihilation,” he said. “That’s what it means to me. 277 pounds. I’m going to put him in the royal infirmary after this fight. Don’t worry about that.”

And he wasn’t finished. He then was asked how he envisions the third chapter of the trilogy ending.

“With him severally hurt on the floor, smashed to bits, like he’s been run over by an 18-wheeler truck,” he said.

The weigh-in was largely uneventful aside from the fighters’ added bulk and some back and forth trash talk immediately after they weighed in.

Fury was greeted with boos from Wilder supporters as he stepped onto the scale. He responded by giving them his middle finger.

And organizers agreed to forego the traditional stare down for a second time, a cautionary measure to avoid any pre-fight violence that could jeopardize the event. The fighters also didn’t face-off after the final news conference on Wednesday.

The weights for the preliminary fights on the all-heavyweight card are as follows:

• Frank Sanchez (240) vs. Efe Ajagba (237)
• Adam Kownacki (258) vs. Robert Helenius (246)
• Vladimir Tereshkin () vs. Jerad Anderson (240)

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The big boys are even bigger for this fight.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Friday came in at the heaviest weights of their careers for their pay-per-view bout Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fury weighed 277 pounds, four more than when he knocked out Wilder in seven rounds to take the American’s heavyweight title in February of last year. Wilder came in at 238, seven more than in the previous fight.

Thus, Fury weighed 39 pounds more than Wilder on Friday. He had a 42-pound edge in the previous fight and a 44-pound advantage for their first fight, a draw in 2018.

Fury had bulked up to 273 for the fight with Wilder last year, 18½ more than he weighed for his unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin five months earlier.

The idea was to bolster his size advantage over Wilder. And the strategy worked. He bullied Wilder from beginning to end, which made it difficult for the former champion to find space to land his big shots.

Wilder was asked on Friday about his decision to add bulk for the fight Saturday.

“I’m bench pressing a little over 350 [pounds] so whatever weight he comes in, I can lay on my back and lift him,” he said. “So it won’t be none of that rushing me and putting all his weight on me and different things like that.”

Fury also was asked about the significance of adding a few pounds.

“It means total obliteration for a dosser, total annihilation,” he said. “That’s what it means to me. 277 pounds. I’m going to put him in the royal infirmary after this fight. Don’t worry about that.”

And he wasn’t finished. He then was asked how he envisions the third chapter of the trilogy ending.

“With him severally hurt on the floor, smashed to bits, like he’s been run over by an 18-wheeler truck,” he said.

The weigh-in was largely uneventful aside from the fighters’ added bulk and some back and forth trash talk immediately after they weighed in.

Fury was greeted with boos from Wilder supporters as he stepped onto the scale. He responded by giving them his middle finger.

And organizers agreed to forego the traditional stare down for a second time, a cautionary measure to avoid any pre-fight violence that could jeopardize the event. The fighters also didn’t face-off after the final news conference on Wednesday.

The weights for the preliminary fights on the all-heavyweight card are as follows:

• Frank Sanchez (240) vs. Efe Ajagba (237)
• Adam Kownacki (258) vs. Robert Helenius (246)
• Vladimir Tereshkin () vs. Jerad Anderson (240)

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The final news conference to promote the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Wednesday was largely uneventful until the final moments, when they exchanged harsh words and talked over one another.

The temperature was so hot that promoter Bob Arum decided it would be best if the fighters didn’t engage in the traditional stare down.

The trouble started when the outspoken Fury made his final remarks in Las Vegas, the site of the pay-per-view fight.

The titleholder, who won his belt by stopping Wilder in seven rounds 19-plus months ago, responded to Wilder’s repeated allegations that he cheated ahead of their second fight. Among Wilder’s assertions: Fury loaded his gloves.

Wilder refused to take back his claims on Wednesday.

“He knows what he’s saying are lies,” Fury said. “And deep down in his soul he knows why he lost. And he’ll lose again. He lost the first time (a draw in 2018). He lost the second time. And he’s going to lose the third time.

“And guess what? After this fight, he’ll be back working in that fast food chain he was working at early on in his career.”

That’s when Wilder responded directly to Fury’s comments and the back-and-forth exchange was on.

“You’re in denial and you’re going to get knocked out,” Fury said, driving home his earlier point.

“You don’t know nothing about knocking no one out,” responded Wilder, who was stopped on his feet in their last fight. “You don’t have knockout power. … I didn’t feel nothing. You don’t have power.

“You’re not a knockout artist. I’m a knockout artist.”

Then it became difficult to hear what either was saying because they shouted at the same time. However, the intensity of the exchange couldn’t have been more clear, which evidently is why Arum waved off the stare down and sent the fighters on their way.

The promoter didn’t want a repeat of the recent Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant stare down, during which the fighters exchanged blows.

Fury and Wilder will leave that for the ring.

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The final news conference to promote the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Wednesday was largely uneventful until the final moments, when they exchanged harsh words and talked over one another.

The temperature was so hot that promoter Bob Arum decided it would be best if the fighters didn’t engage in the traditional stare down.

The trouble started when the outspoken Fury made his final remarks in Las Vegas, the site of the pay-per-view fight.

The titleholder, who won his belt by stopping Wilder in seven rounds 19-plus months ago, responded to Wilder’s repeated allegations that he cheated ahead of their second fight. Among Wilder’s assertions: Fury loaded his gloves.

Wilder refused to take back his claims on Wednesday.

“He knows what he’s saying are lies,” Fury said. “And deep down in his soul he knows why he lost. And he’ll lose again. He lost the first time (a draw in 2018). He lost the second time. And he’s going to lose the third time.

“And guess what? After this fight, he’ll be back working in that fast food chain he was working at early on in his career.”

That’s when Wilder responded directly to Fury’s comments and the back-and-forth exchange was on.

“You’re in denial and you’re going to get knocked out,” Fury said, driving home his earlier point.

“You don’t know nothing about knocking no one out,” responded Wilder, who was stopped on his feet in their last fight. “You don’t have knockout power. … I didn’t feel nothing. You don’t have power.

“You’re not a knockout artist. I’m a knockout artist.”

Then it became difficult to hear what either was saying because they shouted at the same time. However, the intensity of the exchange couldn’t have been more clear, which evidently is why Arum waved off the stare down and sent the fighters on their way.

The promoter didn’t want a repeat of the recent Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant stare down, during which the fighters exchanged blows.

Fury and Wilder will leave that for the ring.

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