![]() This does seem to be a different Deontay Wilder. So, now we wait a little more than 24 hours with something new to ponder. This is a huge difference from the 2nd fight’s weigh in whereīoth seemed to enjoy the jawing back and forth. Wilder remained calm and that could be telling. Wilder is not playing Fury’s games this time around it seems and it mightĮven be frustrating to Fury, who yelled louder and louder trying to get a reaction from his opponent. Wilder didn’t even acknowledge Fury until the socially-distanced face-off, when he yelled One other item of note: After the weigh-in, Fury attempted to engage Wilder with an expletive-laced He weighed only three pounds lighter than Friday. He did seem to be in shape the last fight when Isįury out of shape? Hard to tell since he kept his shirt on. That’s one pound heavier than his “comeback” fight back in 2018. Even for a man 6’9”, that’s a lot.īut here we are with Fury at 277. During his “retirement”, Fury claimed to have ballooned up to close to 400 pounds. After targeting this bout for so long and by all accounts having an intense fightįury, on the other hand, has always had problems with weight. ![]() The extra pounds Wilder added most likely do not mean he is in worse shape. The weight be a factor on Saturday night? But his crushing of the scales brings up another question in a week that’s full of them. That would be in the sweet spot of his previous two matches with Wilder, though he performed well inīoth bouts. He bragged on Tuesday he would be either 265 or 270. It certainly appears so after what was essentially two training camps in July, August, and September, some of the hottest months of the year at his home base in Tuscaloosa.įury’s weight gain is not what you would expect. Wilder notoriously has problems keeping weight on and it’s always a question after training in the intense Alabama heat if he indeed maintained weight. On Friday, that didn’t appear to be the case with Fury, but Wilder looked like he had bulked up and added muscle. Photo by SEAN MICHAEL HAM/TGB PROMOTIONS Muscle or fat? The other theory is that a fighter is now stronger than ever. That proved to be false, as Fury won in the seventh round and did not look tired at the time of the stoppage. In the first fight, there were rumblings that Fury gained too much weight and it might hinder him. The first line of thought is, if there’s an increase, that a fighter might have not taken training as seriously as he should have. Weight is normally the same you’ll see the night of the fight. Heavyweights are not limited, so you don’t have a weight cut or anything distorting the numbers. There are two lines of thought on weight in the heavyweight division. Will the added weight in the ring make a difference on Saturday night? Photo by Brandon Owens Added weight: A crucial factor? Both fighters weighed in the heaviest of their careers. ![]() Wilder looked extremely muscular whereas Fury, as he did in the 2nd fight’s weigh in, did not remove his shirt. Wilder’s numbers also increased from 212.5 to 231 to 237. (c) vs.256, 273, and 277 are not area codes, but are the escalating weights of Tyson Fury in his bouts againstĭeontay Wilder. Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news. Shields is the only boxer in history to be a four-belt undisputed champion in two weight classes simultaneously and looks to remain perfect as a professional in her first fight of 2023.Ĭan't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. The best pound-for-pound fighter in women's boxing history will be in action on June 3 when Claressa Shields defends her undisputed middleweight title against Maricela Cornejo, who steps in on less than 10-day's notice after Hanna Gabriels failed a pre-fight drug test. Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez both picked up recent wins while trying to stake their claim as "the face of boxing." Undisptued titles have also been on the line of late, with Devin Haney edging out Vasiliy Lomachenko in a fantastic bout to retain his undisputed lightweight title, and all-time great and undisputed women's lightweight champion Katie Taylor coming up short in her bid to become undisputed super lightweight champion against Chantelle Cameron. As summer draws near, the boxing schedule has been heating up with some of the sport's biggest stars in action. ![]()
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