Monday, December 9, 2019

Tyson Fury will beat Deontay Wilder in their February 22

Tyson Fury will beat Deontay Wilder in their February 22, 2020 rematch which could set up a historic heavyweight trilogy.
That is the opinion of Fury's promoter Frank Warren, who told Business Insider before Wilder defeated Luis Ortiz by seventh round knockout on Saturday that he expects his fighter to be the first to beat Wilder, unify all of the heavyweight championship titles, and even fight Wilder a third time to conclude their rivalry.
Fury vs Wilder have already fought once before, a dramatic 2018 bout which featured a masterclass in boxing by Fury but an exhibition of brutal power by Wilder, who knocked Fury down twice, earning a disputed draw by the judges at ringside.
The former two-weight world champion boxer Carl Frampton recently told Business Insider that Fury "won the fight convincingly the first time [and] most people think the same."
Warren agreed with Frampton, and said: "Fury won that fight, it was not a good decision at all time. I fancied the fight and fancied him to beat him.
"But he had to lose nearly 11 stone [since returning to boxing after a battle against depression]. He wasn't training to fight, he was training to lose weight. But now he's training to fight."
Warren is confident of success in the rematch, and anticipates a trilogy bout. "I believe Tyson beats Wilder. Who knows, there might be another fight there."

Wilder vs Fury 2 date could generate 2 million pay-per-view buys

Sources involved with the rematch negotiations had oft confirmed a rematch deal to Business Insider in the last few months, and on Wednesday the senior boxing writer Dan Rafael confirmed a February 22 fight on ESPN.