WBC heavyweight champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury 30-0-1 (21) is expecting history to repeat whe he takes on Deontay Wilder 42-1-1 (41) for the third time at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 9.
In their first fight in Los Angeles in December 2018, Fury twice had to rise from the canvas to hold on for a draw.
But the 33-year-old Brit sees their trilogy fight going down like the rematch in Las Vegas in February last year when American Wilder, 35, found himself on the deck twice before being stopped in the seventh.
“I’m very excited,” Fury said. “I’m looking forward to this fight. I’m very motivated, focused, and determined and I can’t wait for October 9. I wish it was this weekend. I have to wait one more week until I get these big hands on Wilder for a third time.
“It’s one of the few heavyweight trilogies since Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield. I’m going to go all guns blazing, full out attack, all in victory, straight out of the door from round one until it finishes.
“It’s either going to be me or Wilder. I’ve never had a bad training camp and I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m injury-free, which is the most important thing. I’m really looking forward to it, and I can’t wait.”
Wilder made some outlandish claims after his first professional loss to Fury, including that his water was spiked and that Fury boxed with loaded gloves. He also said that ringwalk costume was too heavy and affected his legs.
“I don’t really make much of the excuses that were flying around for so long,” Fury said. “I think they just made him a weaker character and less of a man and less of a fighter because when you get beat, you get beat. Shake the man’s hand and move on.
“Lots of fighters have lost. Muhammad Ali lost fights, Mike Tyson lost fights. It’s what they do after they lose that makes them who they are.
“I don’t really have a lot to say about what Deontay Wilder was saying. It’s none of my concern because when some people lose, they have to make up an excuse for why they lost and that’s what Wilder’s reason is for convincing himself about whatever happened.
“That’s up to him, so good luck to him in the fight and we’ll see if he can do anything better.”
Wilder sacked his co-trainer Mark Breland in the wake of his loss to Fury and replaced him with former opponent Malik Scott who works alongside Jay Deas.
“I don’t make much of his training videos because a lot of people speak a lot of words and nothing ever gets done about it, but we’ll see on the night,” Fury said.
“I hope he brings a better fight because [our] last fight was disappointing, to say the least. I trained for an absolute war and it was a one-sided beatdown, so hopefully he can give me a challenge.”
Fury is co-promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank and Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions.
“There is no heavyweight in the world that can beat Tyson Fury, period, end of story,” Arum said. “No heavyweight in the world, now and in the near future.”
Warren said that Fury is in tiptop shape.
“When I saw him [a few weeks ago] he was in extremely great physical condition and he was great mentally,” Warren said. “
“This is a dangerous Tyson Fury. When he’s like this, he’s a dangerous man and I think Deontay Wilder will have a real problem.”
Last weekend Fury’s rival Anthony Joshua 24-2 (22) lost his WBA, WBO and IBF titles to former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk 19-0 (13) on points in England.
Fury was expected to face Joshua in the northern summer before an independent arbitrator ruled he was contractually obliged to face Wilder for a third time.
Joshua’s loss to Usyk has taken some of the shine off a proposed Fury bout in the new year.
“It’s none of my concern about where the belts are as long as my belt is strapped around my waist,” Fury said.
“The rest of them, I don’t care where they go because there’s only one man that can bring them all back and that’s me. There only has ever been one and that’s me. I’m sick of saying it. There has only ever been one and there only can ever be one, and that is me, ‘The Gypsy King’.
“It’s nearly that time of the year again where I take over Las Vegas and it becomes the home of ‘The Gypsy King’ and just remember that I plan to smash Deontay Wilder to bits… and I will.”
