Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s all-time great trilogy took something from the British fighter, according to the American puncher’s former coach, Malik Scott, who talked to Action Network about his former pupil’s rivalry, and his return to the ring on Saturday, April 4 at the 02 Arena in London atop Misfits Pro card on DAZN.
Scott said:
“Tyson Fury caught the worst of Deontay Wilder.”
Wilder and Fury fought thrice from 2018 to 2021, sharing a disputed split draw in Los Angeles, before Fury took control with wins in the sequel and trilogy bout, and edging him 5-3 in combined knockdowns across the fights, too.
Since the last of their fights, Wilder is 2 (2 KOs) against 2 defeats (1 KO). Fury, meanwhile, is 3-2 (2 KOs). Neither has really bounced back with aplomb.
For Scott, the Fury from the Wilder saga was the not the same Tyson as the one who stepped through the ropes ahead of, and during, his two losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
“The power actually feels scary, and it’s a serious thing,” said Scott. “Tyson Fury felt it the worst because he had to deal with it with 10-ounce gloves on, being hit by Wilder, getting knocked down, getting up with his equilibrium disturbed, and continuing to fight, and then getting knocked down again. And that happened to him, not in just one fight, but in two fights, repeatedly got knocked down by Wilder. And that’s not even counting the punches that landed that he didn’t go down from.
“So he’s just not the same man, but I knew he wasn’t the same man when he gave Usyk two good fights. I knew he wasn’t the same man when he stopped Dillian Whyte.”
Wilder returns this weekend for his fight against Chisora riding the momentum of a win, having finished Tyrrell Anthony Herndon in the seventh round. Scott predicts another victory in England.
“I really believe that Chisora can bring the best out of him at this point in his career.”
He continued: “If Deontay, who’s the hardest puncher in the history of the sport in my opinion, cracked Derek coming in, Derek goes to sleep.
“If Derek can stay in Deontay’s chest and attempt to drown him and take him into deep waters and drown him, if Deontay doesn’t knock him out, then it could be a long night for Deontay,” said Scott.
“I think Deontay Wilder wins by knockout early.”
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