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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Tyson Fury in action against Deontay Wilder REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Tyson Fury in action against Deontay Wilder REUTERS/Steve Marcus
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder went to war inside the ring on Saturday night in Las Vegas. While the heavyweight title trilogy fight exceeded expectations in the ring, it did not do as well on PPV. This paints a different picture from the in-person attendance at the T-Mobile Arena, where the two heavyweights fought in front of a packed electric crowd.
Reports suggest that the WBC and Ring title collision did just under 600,000 PPV buys. It was a massive drop from the estimated 800,000 PPV buys that the second fight received in February 2020.
Yahoo Sports reporting they heard #FuryWilder3 did just under 600K PPV buys.
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 13, 2021
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Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury got the first knockdown when he dropped Wilder in the third round of the fight. However, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ turned the tide of the fight, knocking Fury down twice in the very next round. Fury and Wilder then went toe to toe for the next 6 rounds, with neither side willing to give up.
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Towards the last few rounds, Deontay Wilder’s tank was running on empty. Tyson Fury took advantage of this and raised his game. Wilder barely survived rounds, refusing to give up. However, in the 11th round, Fury connected with a right hand that sent Wilder to the canvas, resulting in a KO.
What’s next for Tyson Fury?
Tyson Fury will go on a well-earned break following his fight. After he comes back from his break, he will have to face the WBC’s mandatory challenger. Currently, Dillian Whyte holds the WBC interim heavyweight title of the world. He will face Otto Wallin next. The winner of that fight will then challenge ‘The Gypsy King’.
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Slow motion of @Tyson_Fury knocking out @BronzeBomber in the 11th round proving once and for all who the better man was🥊 pic.twitter.com/W0tVePVuV8
— Ross McCulloch (@Rossmac212) October 12, 2021
Tyson Fury has already fought Otto Wallin. Back in 2019, Fury beat Wallin via decision. Dillian Whyte has not fought Fury. If he gets past Wallin, he will finally get a shot at the WBC title.
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Who do you think will fight Tyson Fury next? Dillian Whyte or Otto Wallin? Let us know in the comments section.
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