Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder result: Heavyweight fight ends in controversial split decision draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder battled to a controversial draw in a thrilling WBC heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles.
The British boxer returned from a lengthy lay-off due to drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health problems to the verge of becoming a two-time world champion after an expert display of tactical championship boxing
Wilder's two knockdowns, in the ninth and 12th rounds, dragged him back into a contest he looked all set to lose as he keeps his WBC strap after an eighth title defence. Follow the latest reaction below.
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It's not just about Fury and Wilder tonight (I know right, I can't believe it either).
There is actually quite a tasty undercard.
Luke Brown has done a lovely write-up on it.
You've not seen the BT Sport documentaries on Fury and Wilder, have you?
Don't worry. You've still got time. I've sorted you right out here. Give this a watch in a new tab (don't close this one that wouldn't be very nice). Firstly, here's the story of Deontay Wilder.
It's fair to say that Tyson Fury has got under the skin of Deontay Wilder over the last week or so.
From pushing and shoving at press conferences to tweeting angry words, the pair haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye. Will the anger just drive the American champion on or will it make him sloppy?
Tonight's fight poses so many big questions...
This is the man with the game plan that could see the Gypsy King walk away from the Staples Centre with the one belt in boxing he has failed to win.
Ben Davison is just 25-years-old but has worked with the likes of Fury and Billy Joe Saunders for little over a year, was the key man in Tyson's weight loss and thus far the pair's relationship has been fruitful.
Tonight is the real acid test though.
In the same arena that Fury risks his reputation and dares to achieve the unthinkable, our man at ringside this evening Luke Brown took a trip back in time for our long reads section, looking at the day Lennox Lewis gambled it all against Vitali Klitschko one last time.
Read it, it's incredible.
Speaking of Buncey, want to know his prediction for the big one?
Look no further.
Height, weight, records, net worth and how we got here. This is the tale of the tape.
Home advantage is a real thing when it comes to boxing. And despite this bout being in Wilder's home country of America, Fury actually believes he has the home advantage.
“I was in camp and a guy came over and said the Wladimir Klitschko fight was a great fight, and asked me what I was doing over here... I said I was training to fight Deontay Wilder. He said ‘Who’s that guy?’ I told him he was the American world heavyweight champion. He didn’t know him.
“Deontay Wilder, who? I believe Deontay’s thinking he needs to defeat me to give himself some gratification. And what better time to do it when he thinks I’m at my lowest?”
It never stops with Tyson.
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