Deontay Wilder's Fight Against Tyson Fury Ends In A Draw

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Wilder Vs. Fury Ends In A Controversial Draw

On Saturday night in Los Angeles, the very highly anticipated heavyweight championship fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury ended in a controversial split decision draw.

Despite some very encouraging moments with Wilder knocking down Fury twice, the Bronze Bomber didn’t get a W for the first time in his professional career.

“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,” Wilder the WBC heavyweight champion of the world said following the match. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight. I came out slow. I rushed my punches. I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”

The judges ended up scoring the fight 115-111 Wilder, 114-112 Fury, and a 113-113 draw. The thousands of fans at Staples Center weren’t too happy with the decision, loudly booing the final result right as it was announced.

Fury did his thing throughout the 12 rounds as well, most surprisingly when he somehow managed to get up after an intense knockdown in the final round that would have been the end for just about every other boxer in the ring.

“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” Fury said afterward. “I’m being a total professional here. I went to Germany to fight [Wladimir] Klitschko and I went to America to fight Deontay Wilder. God bless America. The Gypsy King has returned.”

Now, everybody is asking about when the next fight will come, which always happens with the disappointing nature of a draw. Whether we will see a rematch is unknown right now, but it was certainly entertaining enough to warrant another go sometime down the road.